Africa pins hopes on ‘breakthrough’ malaria vaccine
A ground-breaking vaccine against malaria has stoked hopes in Africa of rolling back a disease that claims hundreds of thousands
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North Africa virus cases plummeting after summer spike
Weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases overwhelmed intensive care units across North Africa with severe oxygen shortages sparking public
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South Africa announces ‘vaccine passport’ plans, eases restrictions
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced plans to introduce COVID-19 “vaccine passports” amid widespread scepticism of the jab,
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Olympics-Athletics-Pole vaulters Kendricks, Chiaraviglio hit by COVID, sending chill through Games
TOKYO (Reuters) – Pole vaulters Sam Kendricks of the United States and German Chiaraviglio of Argentina have been ruled out
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Africa Covid deaths surge 43% in a week: WHO
Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43 percent in the space of a week, driven by a lack of intensive-care
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Waiving patents alone won't solve COVID-19 vaccine access: developers
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker in this illustration taken, October
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Battling COVID-19, South Africa prepares for first vaccines
Battling a COVID-19 resurgence driven by a more infectious variant, South Africa is preparing to roll out its first vaccines
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South Africa testing whether vaccines work against variant
Scientists in South Africa are urgently testing to see if the vaccines for COVID-19 will be effective against the country’s
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To deal with COVID-19, the US should look to countries in Asia and Africa
Contrary to common sense, wealth has played a smaller role in determining a country’s ability to manage the pandemic. Some
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WHO sounds the Alarm: More than 6,000 Deaths due to measles in Congo
A measles outbreak in the Congo has led the world health organization (WHO) suggests that, in the meantime, to more
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