Wed 24 February 2021: The European Union is preparing the ground for vaccine passports. A common approach for mutual recognition of vaccination documentation is of the “utmost importance,” the commission said earlier this month, adding that it wants “an appropriate trust framework” to be agreed upon by the end of January — “to allow member states’ […]
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Tue 23 February 2021: Argentina’s government has published a list of 70 influential figures who have received preferential vaccine treatment, receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of others at the Posadas Hospital in Buenos Aires. The decision to transparently publish a list came after a meeting between the Cabinet Chief, Santiago Cafiero, and the new Minister […]
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Tue 23 February 2021: A single dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine can reduce coronavirus transmission in the wider population as well as infection in an individual, research has revealed for the first time. The vaccine provides up to 70 per cent protection against asymptomatic infection in working age adults, and cuts the chance of hospital admission […]
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Mon 22 February 2021: After visiting the Pfizer manufacturing plant in Michigan, US President Joe Biden on Sunday (local time) thanked the company’s workers for their tireless efforts and said because of their hard work Americans are going to beat COVID-19. “On Friday, I visited Kalamazoo, Michigan to tour a Pfizer manufacturing plant. I had […]
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Mon 22 February 2021: According to the World Bank report the Palestinians’ COVID-19 vaccination plan faces a $30 million funding shortfall, Reuters reported. The Palestinians began vaccinations this month and have received small donations from Israel, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. Israel, a world leader in terms of vaccination speed, could perhaps consider donating […]
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Sun 21 February 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on Tanzanian authorities to release COVID-19 data and implement public health measures to break the chain of transmission of the deadly virus. Magufuli has long downplayed the seriousness of COVID-19, which has killed more than 2.1 million people worldwide. He has previously questioned the efficacy of […]
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Sun 21 February 2021: We are all angry. Things from ‘why didn’t I say this clever thing during that fight that day’ to ‘why am I not getting to go on that vacation’ make us crazy mad. Soon, one thing leads to another (the bad sort!) and all that anger and frustration spills into other […]
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Sat 20 February 2021: Argentine President Alberto Fernandez asked Minister of Health Gines Gonzalez García to resign after it was reported that he offered “VIP vaccination” access to the coronavirus vaccine to a journalist without registering online like other Argentinians. The scandal, which emerged after a veteran journalist said he had received a jab after […]
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Sat 20 February 2021: London, United Kingdom – COVID-19 vaccine uptake among ethnic minority Britons is lower than among white people, according to recent data, a development that is fuelling concerns that the coronavirus could continue to disproportionally affect some communities and prompting calls for government action. As of February 11, 86 percent of white […]
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Fri 19 February 2021: The world-renowned economist explains how tech companies and the pandemic have made the rich richer and poor poorer. A recent Oxfam study found that since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s richest 10 billionaires have seen a wealth increase of half a trillion dollars – enough to pay for […]
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