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Goats Help Build Community Prosperity and Solidarity in Haiti

Last Monday it was as if a bank was operating in the remote farming community of Sarrasin in Haiti’s Central Plateau. But instead of 11…

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More countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations over blood clot fears: What we know so far

Thailand on Friday became the first Asian country to halt the use of the jab over safety concerns, shortly after Denmark announced a two-week pause…

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Biden announces plans to purchase 100 million more Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine doses

  Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is directing the US Department of Health and Human Services to purchase an additional 100 million…

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Covid vaccines: How fast is progress around the world?

However, there are vast differences in the pace of progress in different parts of the world. Some countries have secured and delivered doses to a…

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Covid: Biden promises vaccines for all US adults by end of May

The US will have enough coronavirus vaccines for every adult by the end of May, President Joe Biden has said. This will be two months…

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Escape and Containment vs Unity in Haiti

Two items stood out in last week’s coverage of Haiti’s deepening crisis: the escape of more than 400 prisoners (and the deaths of at least…

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Biden to announce ‘historic partnership’: Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, officials say

The arrangement, which was brokered by the White House, was reached amid concerns about Johnson & Johnson production delays By Laurie McGinley, Christopher Rowland Washington Post…

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Fauci says U.S. must stick to two-shot strategy for Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines: paper

(Reuters) – The United States must stick to a two-dose strategy for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, top U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci…

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It Doesn’t Matter if We Can Vaccinate the U.S. We Need to Vaccinate the World

AS seen in TIME news As global mass vaccination against COVID-19 begins, it’s one thing to live in a place like the United States, which…

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More than 80,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine expected to arrive in North Carolina this week

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Here are the latest updates about COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in North Carolina. 10 a.m. More than…

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Fauci says all three Covid vaccines highly effective, urges people to take shot most available

Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he would take the newly approved Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine and urged Americans to take whichever shot is available…

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Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab

US regulators have formally approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the third jab to be authorised in the country. The vaccine is set…

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Johnson and Johnson vaccine: FDA finds the single-shot jab safe

A review by US regulators of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine has found it is safe and effective. It paves the way for…

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L’épidémie de gale actuelle en Haïti. Pourquoi a-t-elle été difficile à identifier ?

Dans un avis émis le 28 janvier 2021, le ministère de la Santé publique et de la Population avait attiré l’attention de la population sur…

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Debate heats up over vaccinating more people with just one dose

The Hill- Debate is intensifying over the idea of accelerating the U.S. vaccination campaign by giving people just one dose instead of two for the…

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Opinion WSJ- We’ll Have Herd Immunity by April Covid cases have dropped 77% in six weeks. Experts should level with the public about the good news.

  Amid the dire Covid warnings, one crucial fact has been largely ignored: Cases are down 77% over the past six weeks. If a medication…

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Israeli studies find Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduces transmission

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine greatly reduces virus transmission, two Israeli studies have found, shedding light on one of the biggest questions of the…

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White House looks at domestic travel restrictions as COVID mutation surges in Florida

The Biden administration is considering whether to impose domestic travel restrictions, including on Florida, fearful that coronavirus mutations are threatening to reverse hard-fought progress on…

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CDC recommends double masks to help protect against COVID-19

After months of demands for federal health officials to update mask recommendations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new guidelines Wednesday that include…

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New virus variants raise concern over COVID-19 reinfections

How long immunity lasts from natural infection is one of the big questions of the pandemic. Recent global developments have scientists worried that the calculation…