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In Covid's shadow, HIV on march in Eastern Europe
Sep 29, 2021 (AFP)
Three times a week, Alina Schiau and colleagues from the Romanian anti-AIDS Association (ARAS) go out to the rougher parts of the city to hand out syringes and ...
Algeria begins Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine production
Sep 29, 2021 (AFP)
Prime Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane, who attended the launch of the production process at a factory in the eastern city of Constantine, called it a "big achie...
COVID-19 lockdowns revealed significant, cliche gender differences
Sep 28, 2021 (UPI)
According to a new study, published Tuesday in the journal Scientific Reports, women made longer phone calls and more faithfully abided by lockdown orders durin...
AI could help scientists ID the next virus to jump from animals to humans
Sep 28, 2021 (UPI)
To increase the odds that researchers can identify the next virus to jump from animals to humans -- before it can spark a global pandemic -- scientists are enli...
Suspects identified in Macron vaccine data leak
Sep 22, 2021 (AFP)
The details of his "health pass", a QR code that acts as proof of vaccination or immunity and allows access to cafes and cultural life, has been shared on socia...
Shots in the dark: China sends Covid aid to Myanmar rebels
Sep 22, 2021 (AFP)
Beijing has already handed over nearly 13 million doses to the generals, who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi in February and plunged Myanmar and its healthcare system i...
Princeton scientists find 'unique' way to encourage vaccinations, masking
Sep 21, 2021 (UPI)
Across much of the United States, vaccination rates have seemingly plateaued, despite aggressive outreach campaigns by public health officials, politicians and ...
Research links COVID-19 to increased risk of Alzheimer's diagnosis
Sep 17, 2021 (UPI)
"People with COVID-19 were at significantly increased risk for new diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease within 360 days after the initial COVID-19 diagnosis," the s...
China fully vaccinates more than 1 billion people
Sep 16, 2021 (AFP)
The country where the virus was first detected has mostly curbed the virus within its borders, but is racing to get the vast majority of its population vaccinat...
China races to squash new Covid-19 cluster among schoolchildren
Sep 14, 2021 (AFP)
Putian, a city of 3.2 million in coastal Fujian province, ordered testing of all residents on Tuesday after Delta variant cases linked to a returnee from Singap...
U.S. Army sets deadline for COVID-19 vaccination
Sep 14, 2021 (UPI)
After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in August, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed all service bra...
Testing times: Borneo orangutans get Covid swabs
Sep 13, 2021 (AFP)
The antigen tests on 30 of the red-haired creatures in Sabah state on Borneo island were conducted last Tuesday, and all came back negative, wildlife officials ...
Iraq receives over 100,000 coronavirus vaccine doses
Sep 12, 2021 (AFP)
More than four million people in Iraq, or around 10 percent of its 40 million inhabitants, have received at least one coronavirus vaccine jab, according to the ...
Genetic engineering tech promises to sterilize disease-spreading mosquitoes
Sep 10, 2021 (UPI)
The so-called "precision-guided sterile insect technique," or pgSIT, relies on gene alterations that disrupt fertility in males and flight in females. Gene-alte...
Sinovac opens global pediatric vaccine trial in S.Africa
Sep 10, 2021 (AFP)
The study is testing the efficacy of Sinovac's two-dose CoronaVac on 14,000 children aged between six months and 17 years in Chile, Kenya, Malaysia, the Philipp...
French ex-minister faces court over Covid handling
Sep 09, 2021 (AFP)
Buzyn, who resigned from her post in February last year weeks after the first Covid cases were confirmed in France, will be grilled on Friday over her role in t...
Meningitis epidemic in DR Congo kills 129
Sep 08, 2021 (AFP)
A total of 261 suspected cases have been recorded so far, amounting to a "high case fatality ratio of 50 percent," the WHO's Africa branch said in a statement. ...
DoD increases COVID-19 restrictions at Pentagon amid case surge
Sep 08, 2021 (UPI)
The move to Health Protection Condition Bravo Plus was announced Tuesday in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the region. The restrictions apply to t...
Nanofibers improve face mask filtration, but must be replaced often
Sep 07, 2021 (UPI)
With COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates spiking across the United States, health officials are once again encouraging people to wear face masks indoors, re...
Covid has 'devastating' impact on fight against HIV, TB, malaria: Global Fund
Sep 07, 2021 (AFP)
"To mark our 20th anniversary, we had hoped to focus this year's report on the extraordinary stories of courage and resilience that made possible the progress w...
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