Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Mon, 10 May 2021 14:41:52 GMT
More than a third of Americans say they won’t get vaccinated, while nearly 80 percent of Canadians say they’ll get jabbed, according to Ipsos.
Read moreCredit to Author: Mohanad Moetaz| Date: Fri, 07 May 2021 09:00:43 +0000
As more and more Canadians are receiving vaccines for COVID-19, it may be time to look at what is needed to safely reopen the border for international travel. Health Minister Patty Hajdu says that Canada is looking to come up with a form of certification that may allow vaccinated Canadians to travel abroad. In an […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Red Mendoza| Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:09:38 +0000
PHILIPPINE Muslims are urged to get vaccinated even during the holy month of Ramadan for protection. During a media forum organized by the Department of Health (DoH), Dr. Bashary Latiph, minister of health of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), said that based on the guidance of Abuhuraira Udasan, the Mufti or juris of the office of the Darul Ifta’ or […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Associated Press| Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 01:58:42 +0000
WASHINGTON: The US will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months. The move greatly expands on the Biden administration’s […]
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Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:21:59 GMT
Because sex workers are essential workers.
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Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:11:24 GMT
Blood clots following AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson doses have sparked fear. But experts say vaccines are safe—and those in charge are working hard to keep it that way.
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:13:54 +0000
PARIS: Some 170 former country leaders and Nobel prize laureates have called on the US to waive intellectual property rules for Covid-19 vaccines to give poorer countries faster access to inoculations. In an open letter to President Joe Biden published late Wednesday, the group said it was “gravely concerned by the very slow progress” in […]
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Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:14:58 GMT
Worse yet, Canada has detected more than double the number of cases caused by the P1 variant, which is more contagious and could affect vaccine effectiveness.
Read moreCredit to Author: Associated Press| Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:51:02 +0000
Are some Covid-19 vaccines more effective than others? It’s hard to tell since they weren’t directly compared in studies. But experts say the vaccines are alike on what matters most: preventing hospitalizations and deaths. “Luckily, all these vaccines look like they’re protecting us from severe disease,” said Dr. Monica Gandhi of the University of California, […]
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Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:08:57 GMT
Doctors, scientists, and local officials have pleaded with provinces for paid sick days and other supports all along. But politics trumped science, taking lives in the process.
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