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'Everything is on course' - Mkhize assures SA that 1 million vaccines will arrive later this month | News24
South Africa is on track for rollout of the second phase of vaccinations in May, and the government is expecting the arrival of around one million vaccines later this month.
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Ellis: Up your Health Literacy Game
By Glenn Ellis Do you understand what’s going on with all the research for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments? If you’re like most people in this country, based on a 2019 Harris Poll, more than two in five, or 45 percent of all Americans are concerned about the safety of vaccines in general. So, as
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COVID-19 In Maryland: More Than 1.8K New Cases Reported, Hospitalizations Up Again - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Maryland added 1,840 new COVID-19 cases Friday and hospitalizations and the state positivity rate increased, according to data from the State Department of Health.
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Africa: WHO and UNICEF Warn of a Decline in Vaccinations During COVID-19
[WHO] Geneva -- WHO and UNICEF call for immediate efforts to vaccinate all children as new data shows that, before the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine coverage stalled at 85 per cent for nearly a decade, with 14 million unvaccinated infants yearly
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COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall Meeting Separates Myths From Facts | The Madison Times
By Karen Stokes The Milwaukee Health Department hosted a COVID-19 vaccine virtual town hall meeting Wednesday night. The panelists included: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; Marlaina Jackson, MPA, interim commissioner of City of Milwaukee Health Department; Julia Means, a registered nurse at Ascension
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JMDA concerned about the use of ‘connections’ to get vaccines
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Mindi Fitz-Henley, the president of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), says she is alarmed by reports that persons are using their connections with hospitals to get COVID-19 vaccines ahead of persons with legitimate...
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Teachers struggle with new vaccine eligibility - The Bay State Banner
The administration of Gov. Charlie Baker has decided to follow the fed’s advice and prioritize K-12 educators for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Massachusetts. But the plan lacks specificity, according to the Massachusetts Teachers
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Fort Bend County receives vaccine shipment, as regional demand outpaces supply - DefenderNetwork.com
Fort Bend County has received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine and has started vaccinating front line health care workers, and some of those most at risk for COVID-19. Right now, 5,000 qualified people are registered in the county’s system to receive vaccines when more become
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Positive result for first U.S vaccine trial | Africanews
It’s the result scientists were hoping for. The first covid-19 vaccine trial in the United States revived people’s immune system, researchers reported
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Bulawayo rolls out COVID-19 vaccination awareness campaign
By PRESTIGE MUNTANGA Bulawayo City Council (BCC) in collaboration with the Health and Child Care ministry has launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign in an effort to increase uptake of the inoculation programme. The campaign comes amid reports that some residents were sceptical about the programme
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UK says new study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine shot - Black News Channel
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain's health chief said Wednesday that a new study suggesting that a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks supports the government's strategy of delaying the second
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Uganda: Government Confirms New Strain of Coronavirus
[Monitor] Government yesterday confirmed a new strain of coronavirus in the country.
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Covid-19 Live Updates: Restaurant Dining and Lack of Mask Mandates Are Each Linked to U.S. Virus Spread, C.D.C. Says
The world needs up to 10 billion syringes for coronavirus doses, and manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to meet the demand. The pandemic’s racial disparities persist in the U.S. vaccine rollout.
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Pfizer requests FDA approval of vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 - TheGrio
Pfizer is working to expand the vaccine to tweens. On Friday, the drug company put in a request to the... View Article The post Pfizer requests FDA approval of vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 appeared first on TheGrio.
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Nigeria: Measles - Adamawa to Vaccinate More Than 280,000 Children - Official
[Premium Times] Governor Fintiri says the introduction of the second dose vaccine was part of renewed efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality rate from measles
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No one will pay for a Covid-19 vaccine - here is how the health dept will cover the costs | News24
The health department's technical adviser, Dr Aquina Thulare, said people who do not belong to medical aid schemes will be funded through the fiscus.
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A no-bid contract to track vaccinations leads to frustration and a cease-and-desist letter.
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France recommends 1-shot vaccine for people who had virus
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest health authority recommended Friday that people who have had COVID-19 receive only one dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus. The High Authority of Health, or HAS, said that since recovered individuals...
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Memphis on track for state’s first federally-run mass vaccination site - TSDMemphis.com
Memphis received more good news on the COVID-19 vaccination front Wednesday (March 31) morning when White House officials announced that a new federal mass vaccination site will be opened in Memphis next week. In a press briefing, Andy Slavitt, White House senior advisor for COVID-19 Response, said
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Lesotho: Covid Vaccine - Health Workers to Be Prioritised
[Lesotho Times] Health workers will be prioritised when Lesotho receives its consignment of the Covid-19 vaccine in April this year Ministry of Health expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) nurse, 'Mamonaheng Posholi has said.
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How Seattle Is Attempting To Ensure Racial Equity In Access To COVID-19 Vaccines
Seattle is trying to ensure equitable access to vaccines by setting up clinics in communities of color. Nationwide, not all jurisdictions even track racial and ethnic data about vaccine distribution.
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Vaccine rollout confirms public health officials' warnings - Black News Channel
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and CANDICE CHOI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Public health officials sounded the alarm for months, complaining that they did not have enough support or money to get COVID-19 vaccines quickly into arms. Now the slower-than-expected start to the largest vaccination
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Brazilians protest mandatory COVID-19 immunization, Chinese vaccine - Stabroek News
SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) - More than 300 Brazilians gathered on São Paulo’s main commercial thoroughfare yesterday to protest state Governor João Doria’s support for mandatory COVID-19 immunization and testing the potential vaccine developed by
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Targeted Community Events Aim to Increase Vaccine Outreach to Communities of Color - Texas Metro News
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California throws open COVID vaccines to anyone 65 and older — The Sacramento Observer
(CALMATTERS) - California is opening COVID-19 vaccines to all residents 65 and older — an announcement that comes amid a slower-than-expected vaccination rollout and growing frustration among seniors most vulnerable to the virus. State health officials had previously declared that California would
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Tamron Hall Sued For $16 Million Over Anti-Vaccination Episode
Former guest Jeannie DiAngelo is suing Tamron Hall over her comment during a 2019 episode on vaccinations on her talk show.
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Africa Struggles With Logistical Hurdles As Covid-19 Vaccines Roll Out
[Vanguard] With the approval of the COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, and Mordena Inc., mass vaccinations have since commenced in the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
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Ethiopia: The Politics of Vaccine Conspiracies and Controversies
[Ethiopian Herald] For a long, vaccines have been considered as one of the important human discoveries and reliable ways of preventing deadly diseases; equally true, these discoveries have been surrounded by contentious controversies and conspiracies. The digital era has only intensified the
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Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church vaccinates about 80 at pop-up site - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… primarily African-American neighborhood of Covington and it’s no secret many Black Americans …
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COVID-19 vaccine policy on cards
BY RICHARD MUPONDE GOVERNMENT is in the process of coming up with a national COVID-19 vaccination policy, amid calls by a top health expert that the country must also embrace COVID-19 vaccines that meet international standards and get approximately 10 million people vaccinated to curtail the
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