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COVID-19 vaccination development and delivery has been "quite extraordinary," says the World Health Organization's public health physician Margaret Harris, who pointed to the big strides made in understanding the virus in such a short amount of time. The numbers are gr...
John was a staunch supporter of vaccination, eager to get his COVID jab to protect elderly relatives and help end the pandemic. But two weeks later, he suffered rapidly progressive paralysis that swept up his body. He was admitted to intensive care where he was given a tracheostomy, ...
"Export bans and vaccine hoarding have a chokehold on vaccine supplies to Africa. As long as rich countries lock COVAX out of the market, Africa will miss its vaccination goals," said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa. The num...
WHO: COVID-19 Cases Rose by More Than 50%, Deaths Stable More The Associated Press FILE - A worker wearing a protection suit sprays disinfectant as residents wearing face masks to protect from the coronavirus line up for the coronavirus test during a mass testing in north China's Tianj...
Britain has ordered 40 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine - enough for just under a third of the population as two shots of the jab are needed per person to gain immunity. Below are details on the manufacturing and storage process, and the British vaccination program...
Meanwhile, the WHO Emergency Committee also recommended that proof of vaccination not be required as a condition of international travel, maintaining its stance on the issue under growing debate. The independent experts cited limited evidence on whether vaccination against COVID-19 redu...
Ontario has released its new ‘recalibrated’ vaccine rollout schedule that shows when people can expect to get at least a first shot against COVID-19. Article content Public health officials have adopted a plan that seeks to ensure those most likely to die are protected first, followed by pe...
Dr. Hans Kluge said at a media briefing that there is a “singular opportunity” for countries across Europe to take control of COVID-19 transmission due to three factors: high levels of immunization due to vaccination and natural infection, the virus’ tendency to spread less in warmer...
“These vaccines have been found to be safe and highly effective in reducing severe COVID-19, hospitalizations and mortality; however, despite available evidence on effectiveness reported COVID-19 vaccination coverage among older adults has not yet come close to the...