GOOGLE LAUNCHES $3 MLN FUND TO FIGHT MISINFORMATION AROUND COVID VACCINE

Wed 13 January 2021: The Google News Initiative on Tuesday launched a global open fund to fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, worth up to $3 million.  The “COVID-19 Vaccine Counter Misinformation Open Fund” aims to support journalistic efforts to effectively fact-check misinformation about the COVID-19 immunization process, the initiative belonging to Alphabet’s Google said in […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: SEVERAL GORILLAS AT SAN DIEGO ZOO TEST POSITIVE, CHINA WILL GIVE MYANMAR SOME VACCINES

Tue 12 January 2021: COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Last updated: January 12, 2021, 19:58 GMT Coronavirus Cases: 91,740,517 Deaths: 1,963,368 Recovered: 65,612,144 Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ India’s approval of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin draws Criticism India’s Bharat Biotech has signed an agreement with a medicine distributor to supply its vaccine to Brazil, it has said, even as the shot’s […]

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BRAZIL REPORTS DISAPPOINTING 50.4% EFFICACY FOR CORONAVAC VACCINE

Tue 12 January 2021: A coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac showed “general efficacy” of 50.4% in a late-stage trial in Brazil, researchers have said, barely enough for regulatory approval and far short of earlier indications. The latest results are a major disappointment for Brazil, as the Chinese vaccine is one of two that the […]

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NEW TOOL WILL HELP PREDICT WHICH COVID-19 PATIENTS ARE LIKELY TO DETERIORATE

Tue 12 January 2021: COVID-19 pandemic causes so many problems for healthcare systems it is actually incredible. Resources became scarce and even the personnel was stretched thin. Having so many infected patients in hospitals means that making decisions about individual treatment is extremely hard. But now UK’s NHS workers will be able to use an […]

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SAFE AND EFFECTIVE: WHO HOPES TO ROLL OUT VACCINES FOR ALL IN FEBRUARY

Tue 12 January 2021: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called Monday for a collective commitment so that within the next 100 days, coronavirus vaccination for health workers and those at higher risk in all countries can begin, with one official saying the hope is for a rollout during February.  At a bi-weekly […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: FAKE VACCINES SALE ON DARK WEB, HALF A MILLION PLACED UNDER LOCKDOWN IN BEIJING

COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Last updated: January 11, 2021, 19:34 GMT Coronavirus Cases: 90,990,108 Deaths: 1,948,269 Recovered: 65,007,883 Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Fake vaccines for COVID-19 selling for $2,000 on dark web: Experts The slow rollout of vaccines has left long waiting lines for the life-saving drugs, leaving an opening for traffickers and criminals to exploit, often with light […]

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SOUTH AFRICA WILL REMAIN ON LEVEL 3 LOCKDOWN: PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA

Ramaphosa said the country would remain on an adjusted level 3 lockdown, but announced additional measures to contain the virus President Ramaphosa said, The pandemic in our country is now at its most devastating. The number of new infections, hospital admissions and deaths is higher now than it has ever been since the first case […]

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PALESTINIANS APPROVE RUSSIAN VACCINE FOR USE IN SELF-RULE AREAS

Mon 11 January 2021: Palestinian Authority has approved the main Russian vaccine against Covid-19, known as Sputnik V, for use in Palestinian self-ruled territory, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has said. In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila confirmed that her ministry had granted “emergency approval” for the Russian vaccine to be administered […]

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AT LEAST 250,000 SMALL UK FIRMS SEEN CLOSING WITHOUT MORE FINANCIAL AID

Mon 11 January 2021: Lobby groups say the 4.6 billion pounds ($6.2bn) announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak as emergency aid at the start of the lockdown is not enough. An industry group says at least 250,000 small firms in the United Kingdom could close unless the government gives them more financial help. The Federation of […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: MICRONESIA RECORDS ITS FIRST-EVER CASE OF COVID-19, INDIA IS PREPARING FOR A MASS VACCINE ROLLOUT

Mon 11 January 2021: Monday marks a year since the first coronavirus death was announced in Wuhan. China announced the first death from a new virus in Wuhan on 11 January 2020. Twelve months later, Covid-19 has claimed 1.9 million lives worldwide. COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Last updated: January 11, 2021, 10:02 GMT Coronavirus Cases: 90,750,054 Deaths: 1,944,418 […]

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