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South African medics hope vaccine will stop variant | Africanews
About 80,000 Johnson and Johnson's vaccine would be delivered this week to kick off South Africa's covid immunization campaign. Healthcare workers at the Ndlovu Care Group in rural north eastern part of the country can't wait.
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MSF moves to support COVID-19 centres
BY VANESSA GONYE A LOCAL health organisation, Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) had begun preparations to support the country’s COVID-19 centres such as the Parirenyatwa Hospital Isolation Centre in a bid to fight a potential third wave of the pandemic and a further surge in infections. MSF confirmed
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Lamont loosens restrictions on larger events as vaccine supplies go up and COVID cases drop - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
With COVID-19 infection rates falling and the weekly supply of vaccines about to increase by 22%, Gov. Ned Lamont told the beleaguered restaurant and catering industry Tuesday they can plan on booking larger events beginning March 19.
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‘We Can’t Afford To Wait’: It’s Time Kern Prioritizes People Of Color During Covid-19 Vaccination Rollout
For all of us who live in Kern County, this is one of the most chilling headlines we can read: “How is vaccination going in Kern County? Good question.” The Bakersfield Californian published this just a few days ago, and it should make all of us very nervous.
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Elderly Man Dies Minutes After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
By Victor Omondi On the morning of Sunday, January 31, 2021, a 70-year-old man got his COVID-19 vaccine dose at the Javits Convention Center. According to a medical officer, the man passed out shortly afterward and later died in Manhattan. In a statement, the New York state health
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US$9-billion vaccine boost
LONDON, England (AFP) - Wealthy G7 powers yesterday ramped up health funding for poorer nations after accusations they are hoarding novel coronavirus vaccines, as US President Joe Biden and the rest of the leaders declared a 'turning point' from the psychodrama of the Trump era.
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40 Baragwanath healthcare workers receive Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine | News24
Addressing the media at the hospital, Gauteng Premier David Makhura says he will not be vaccinated and will instead join the queue with other residents in the province.
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Many African Americans wary of the vaccine - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
While many Americans — especially senior citizens — are thrilled that the COVID-19 vaccine is available, many communities are not ready to embrace the drug.  People of color can remember racist and dangerous times when health policies and scientific experiments focused specially on susceptibl
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How do the vaccines work? - Voice Online
THE APPROVAL of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine in December brought hope to many across the world that... The post How do the vaccines work? appeared first on Voice Online.
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Op-Ed: Governor Can and Should Stop Predatory Lending in Illinois with the Stroke of His Pen | The Crusader Newspaper Group
If we want to build economic stability in communities that have been devastated by the deadly COVID pandemic and its destructive economic wake, we must first shore up protections against practices that strip the meager wealth of those very communities. That’s why I call on Governor Pritzker to
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MDHHS Announces New Program to Boost State’s Vaccine Equity Strategy | The Michigan Chronicle
The Michigan Department of Health of Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Monday a new program to increase the state’s equity strategy to impact more Michiganders and their ability to receive the vaccine, according to a state press release. “I am excited to announce initiatives that will help
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Weather Delays COVID Vaccine Shipments to Georgia - The Atlanta Inquirer
Atlanta – Winter weather across the country is significantly impacting shipments of COVID-19 vaccine to Georgia. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) received notification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines that normally would
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Covid-19 vaccine rollout starts: Ramaphosa, Mkhize get first jab in Khayelitsha | News24
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize joined healthcare workers at the Khayelitsha District Hospital in being the first to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccines that will be rolled out across the country.
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Vaccine FAQs: Drive Thru and Second Doses - Garland Journal
Drive-Thru Questions: Where do I enter?Enter through Gate 2 and staff will direct you to the appropriate lane. There are separate lanes for first dose appointments, and those returning for …
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UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticised the 'wildly uneven and unfair' distribution of COVID-19 vaccines yesterday, saying 10 countries have administered 75 per cent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to get all people in every nation
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Church not discipled for vaccination crusade
The Government has failed to enlist the voice and muscle of the Church in amassing support for the proposed COVID-19 vaccination campaign, buy-in that could be crucial if the country aims to achieve herd immunity. Heads of local church groups,...
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What's Going On | New York Carib News
HOT TOPICS THE NATION: Not only is there a new sheriff aka President Biden, in the White House, but there also seems to be some new members of the Congressional Democrats brain trust, Congress members Stacey Plaskett and Joseph Neguse,  who were among the nine impeachment managers who were tasked
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Tunisia: Italian Waste Scandal - Ftdes Calls On Tunisian Authorities to Exert Pressure to Re-Ship Waste Containers Before March 9
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) on Monday called on the Tunisian authorities to make the most of the decision made by the Italian province of Campania on December 9, 2020, and to exert pressure on Italy to re-ship the...
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City of Arlington to Close Some Public Facilities, Services Tuesday, Feb. 16 Due to Extreme Winter Weather | Dallas Weekly
Arlington’s City Hall and Municipal Office Tower, Municipal Court, libraries and recreation centers will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, due to the extreme winter weather. This action is being taken to maximize energy savings at these City facilities as Oncor and ERCOT continue with rolling power
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Doctors race to find, vaccinate vulnerable homebound people - Black News Channel
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer A group of health care workers hurried out of a Boston hospital on a recent weekday morning, clutching small red coolers filled with COVID-19 vaccines. Their challenge: Beat traffic, a looming snowstorm and the clock. They had to get shots in the arms of their
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Volusia COVID-19 vaccine events continue at fairgrounds – Daytona Times
Volusia County and the Department of Health are providing 2,000 first dose COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday and Friday at the Volusia County Fairgrounds. Appointments are scheduled through Sharecare, the statewide preregistration system. Vaccine operations for first dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments
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Zinatha endorses COVID-19 vaccination programme
BY TATENDA SQUARE Traditional healers have endorsed the government’s COVID-19 vaccination programme which began yesterday, with health workers being the first to be inoculated. Zimbabwe received a donation of 200 000 Sinopharm COVID-19 doses from China on Monday which will vaccinate mostly
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Rwanda: Basketball - Rwanda Lose to Morocco in Second Friendly
[New Times] The Rwanda national basketball team was defeated 53-58 by Morocco in a last warm-up match that is meant to prepare for the upcoming Afrobasket qualifiers.
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JUST IN | First batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines arrive in the Eastern Cape | News24
The first batch of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines have arrived in the Eastern Cape.
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Introduction Budget Speech 2021 was presented by Dr. Ashni Singh, who recently returned to Guyana after a number of years in international employment following the 2015 elections. The article 2021 BUDGET appeared first on Stabroek News.
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An outstanding stateswoman and humanitarian - Stabroek News
In her capacity as both the Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and as Prime Minister of Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados, has drawn particular attention to her capabilities as a regional leader of
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Map: SA's new vaccines arrive TODAY - here's where the first ones will go
Johnson & Johnson to the rescue: The first batch of vaccines that can comprehensively crush the new variant of COVID-19 are landing in SA on Tuesday.
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Ebola: WHO alerts six African nations over new resurgence | Africanews
Between 2013 and 2016 more than 11,000 people died in the West Africa Ebola epidemic, which began in Guinea.
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16 sites on 17 February: 8 things you should know about SA's J&J vaccine rollout | News24
Eighty-thousand Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccination jabs will touch down at OR Tambo International Airport and be distributed to 16 sites across the country.
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What’s the White House Like? CNN, Biden Bask in Night of Banter
On Tuesday, CNN experienced nirvana as they held their first town hall with President Joe Biden, the candidate they backed in 2020. Unlike other liberal media town halls that featured President Donald Trump, it lacked an openly hostile host and audience members looking to exact pounds of flesh.
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