Health
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Africa CDC in talks with Pfizer for COVID treatment pill
January 14, 2022 By Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal — The director of Africa’s Centers for Disease Control said the organization…
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WHO: Record weekly jump in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths
January 7, 2022 By Associated Press GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Thursday that a record 9.5 million COVID-19…
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WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast
December 19, 2021 By Associated Press VIENNA — The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 89 countries,…
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Tanzania’s key medical outfits enter into a rare partnership to spearhead medical tourism
FRIDAY December 10, 2021 By Adam Ihucha The Tranquility News Correspondent, Tanzania Better days for chronic disease patients are in…
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Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant
December 6, 2021 By Associated Press U.S. health officials said Sunday that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is…
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WHO Chief: Barriers to Vaccination Goal are ‘Politics and Profit’
October 27, 2021 By VOA The director-general of the World Health Organization said Sunday that unless countries use existing tools…
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India celebrates 1B vaccine doses, hopes to speed 2nd shots
October 22, 2021 By Associated Press NEW DELHI, — India celebrated giving its billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose on Thursday, a…
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WHO: COVID-19 vaccination triples in Africa but still low
August 27, 2021 By Associated Press, LAGOS, Nigeria — COVID-19 vaccinations in Africa tripled over the past week, though protecting…
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To boost vaccinations, South Africa opens jabs to all adults
August 22, 2021 By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — At the busy taxi stand near Soweto’s Chris Hani Baragwanath…
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EXPLAINER: What do we know about booster shots for COVID-19?
August 19, 2021 By Associated Press U.S. health officials plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots to vaccinated Americans to shore up their…
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Tunisia vaccinates more than half a million people in a day
August 10, 2021 By Reuters TUNIS, TUNISA – More than half a million Tunisians received vaccinations on Sunday as part…
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Research looks for possible COVID tie to later Alzheimer’s
July 30, 2021 By Associated Press Researchers are trying to unravel why some COVID-19 survivors suffer “brain fog” and other…
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