Afghan girls must not be excluded from school - UNICEF
“We are deeply worried”, UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore said in a statement, “that many girls may not be allowed back at this…
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WHO: COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’
“I think the Delta variant for me is the one that's most concerning because of the increased transmissibility,” said Dr.…
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BBC presenter’s death due to covid vaccine
A coroner’s report revealed that the 44-year-old mother, who died in May, suffered blood clots in the brain. The …
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EU Court of Human Rights upholds vaccine mandate
In a first major blow to anti-vaccine campaigners, a seven-judge chamber, ruled that the request from 672 full-time and voluntary members of…
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Boy suffers cardiac arrest after taking covid-19 vaccine, receives US$166,000 from Singapore Government
The name of the child and his family are being withheld due to privacy laws, however, the Singaporean Government disclosed in a …
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SVG union, nurses to strike in vaccine pushback
The decision comes in the wake of the Dr Ralph Gonsalves-led government’s amendment to the Public Health Act, local online-only daily…
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Italy imposes ‘Green Pass’ on unvaccinated
The new measure was announced Thursday by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi as the country battle resurging Covid-19 cases.
It…
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PAHO monitoring Delta and other variants in 43 countries
“So far, PAHO has found that the impact of variants of concern on the effectiveness of vaccines for COVID-19 has been minimal,”…
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Guterres among officials “deeply shocked” by murders of medical staff in Ethiopia
According to news reports, MSF lost contact with a vehicle that had been carrying workers from the Spanish branch of the agency, on Thursday…
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China shows more signs of opening up with completion of first PPP high-speed railway
The Hangzhou to Shaoxing to Taizhou intercity railway was completed on Tuesday and represents the first high-speed railway controlled by…
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Cayman Gov't resists Covid herd immunity label
The Caribbean country is reporting that 60 percent of its population of 65,000 have been fully (double dose) vaccinated against Covid-19,…
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US$5 million Covid vaccine lottery launched in US state
The move comes amid flagging take up among Ohians to take the jab, Governor Mike DeWine said.
Governor DeWine made the announcement…
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UN health expert not convinced about vaccination passports
“At this stage, we would not like to see vaccination passports as a requirement for entry or exit because we are not sure at this stage…
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AstraZeneca vaccine benefits ‘largely positive’
Dr Rogério Pinto de Sá Gaspar, Director for Regulation and Prequalification, was responding to a journalist’s question regarding…
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COVID infections drop 16% worldwide in one week
The number of coronavirus deaths also declined in all regions by 10 per cent over the same period, with 81,000 fatalities reported in the…
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UN peacekeepers injured in major attack
In a statement, MINUSMA said that the ‘blue helmets’ under fire were able to repel the attackers, who fled after delivering a…
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