Health
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Sweden ends COVID-19 testing as pandemic restrictions lifted
February 10, 2022 By Associated Press STOCKHOLM — Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms…
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Kenya Government Fighting Vaccine Hesitancy
February 1, 2022 By VOA While Kenya has seen the percentage of people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus gradually increase…
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South African president launches vaccine manufacturing plant
January 20, 2022 By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has opened a new vaccine manufacturing facility…
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South African Scientists Find Omicron Less Virulent, Boosts Population Immunity
Janauary 20, 2022 By VOA
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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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