Tag: Vaccine

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South Africa SUSPENDS AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after study shows its ‘limited efficacy’ against local variant

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South Africa is putting on hold the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, after disappointing study results suggested the jab offers significantly less protection against the locally prevalent variant of Covid-19. … Read More >South Africa SUSPENDS AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after study shows its ‘limited efficacy’ against local variant

Categories World

Australian health minister says AstraZeneca vaccine still up to ‘fundamental task’ after South Africa halts rollout

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Australia’s health minister rushed to reassure citizens about the safety and efficacy of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, after a preliminary study in South Africa showed poor results against a local strain. … Read More >Australian health minister says AstraZeneca vaccine still up to ‘fundamental task’ after South Africa halts rollout

Categories EU

Italy ‘eagerly waiting’ for EU to register Sputnik V vaccine, head of group promoting Russian-Italian ties tells RT

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Italy is interested in the swift approval of Sputnik V by the EU and may not only purchase but could also produce the Russian vaccine, Antonio Fallico, the head of the Conoscere Eurasia Association, told RT. … Read More >Italy ‘eagerly waiting’ for EU to register Sputnik V vaccine, head of group promoting Russian-Italian ties tells RT

Categories Latin America

Cuba to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Arriving Tourists as Island Aims for Total Inoculation in 2021

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Cuban doctors have been hailed across Africa and Latin America for providing the “backbone” of numerous nations’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the US government has attacked the medical brigades, claiming they are engaging in human trafficking, and has encouraged nations such as Brazil and Bolivia to expel them. … Read More >Cuba to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Arriving Tourists as Island Aims for Total Inoculation in 2021

Categories Shows

Russia’s Sputnik V expected to protect from Covid-19 for at least TWO YEARS, vaccine developer says after Lancet publishes trial

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Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is expected to have a prolonged immunization effect, providing protection against the deadly disease for at least two years, the formula’s developer told journalists, on Tuesday. … Read More >Russia’s Sputnik V expected to protect from Covid-19 for at least TWO YEARS, vaccine developer says after Lancet publishes trial

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Dr. Hanan Ashrawi: Israel has shown its apartheid system by excluding Palestinians from Covid vaccine rollout!

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Iconic Palestinian Leader, Scholar and Activist. She discusses the exclusion of millions of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation from Israel’s Coronavirus vaccine program … Read More >Dr. Hanan Ashrawi: Israel has shown its apartheid system by excluding Palestinians from Covid vaccine rollout!