Sun 01 August 2021: Britain’s state-run healthcare service warned Saturday that devices used by people with Covid to monitor blood-oxygen levels at home may give inaccurate readings for people with darker skin. The warning concerned pulse oximeters, currently being used by many of those at risk of severe Covid symptoms to check their blood-oxygen levels. […]
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Sat 31 July 2021: At least three police officers have been injured during protests against mandatory COVID-19 passes in Paris, the BFMTV broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing a law enforcement source. Tear gas and water cannons were also reportedly deployed as things turned increasingly violent. Riot police were seen swinging batons at marchers who descended […]
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Sat 31 July 2021: In an internal report, the US Centers for Sickness Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that the Delta COVID-19 variant can be passed on even by vaccinated people and that it may cause more serious disease than prior coronavirus strains. The variant requires a different way to educate the public about the […]
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Sat 31 July 2021: On Friday, local media reported that two Americans were fined around $20,000 each for presenting fake coronavirus vaccination documents when they arrived in Toronto, Canada. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, the two travelers also lied about undergoing a COVID-19 test prior to their departure last week, did not follow government-mandated hotel quarantine regulations, and refused to be tested upon arrival. The travelers received four fines that totaled at $19,720 each, the agency said. Canada eased quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated Canadians and foreigners provided they upload proof of vaccination on the ArriveCan application before they enter the country. Unvaccinated travelers are required to stay for three days at a […]
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Sat 31 July 2021: Coronavirus infections are up 80% in the past four weeks in five of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) six regions, the head of the UN’s health agency said Friday. In Africa, deaths have risen 80% in that period, mainly driven by the Delta variant found in at least 132 countries. “Almost […]
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Sat 31 July 2021: The count of COVID-19 vaccine shots administered worldwide topped 4.07 billion as of Friday, according to Our World In Data, a tracking website affiliated with Oxford University. China, where the coronavirus originated in late 2019, ranks first globally with more than 1.62 billion vaccine jabs given across the country. India follows […]
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Fri 30 July 2021: The Delta COVID-19 strain spreads as easily as chickenpox, with fully vaccinated people also transmitting the virus, The Washington Post reported, citing an internal document of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), expected to be published later on Friday. Transmissibility of Delta variant is almost as high as […]
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Fri 30 July 2021: Vaccinating the world against COVID-19 might be at least five times cheaper if pharmaceutical corporations didn’t profit from their COVID-19 vaccine monopolies, according to campaigners from The People’s Vaccine Alliance. According to a new analysis by the Alliance, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are charging governments up to $41 billion more than the […]
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Fri 30 July 2021: US President Joe Biden said individuals do not need to get a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine right now but it might be needed later. “The booster shot is not needed now, it’s possible that it’ll be needed later, science hasn’t dictated that yet,” Biden said on Thursday. Biden said […]
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Thu 29 July 2021: President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured citizens that the country is not going to run short of COVID-19 vaccines. “We now have a much more confirmed good supply of vaccines. We bringing in quite a lot of innovation in the vaccination process, and one of the innovations in drive through vaccinations where […]
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