Norway removes AstraZeneca from COVID-19 vaccination program
ShareCOPENHAGEN, May 13 — The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines will cease to be part of Norway’s mass vaccination program, Prime Minister Erna Solberg told a press Continue Reading
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China to provide Zambia Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines
ShareLUSAKA, May 13 — China has offered to provide Zambia Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines towards the southern African nation’s vaccination program, a senior government official said Continue Reading
Mongolia plans to vaccinate children as young as 12
ShareULAN BATOR, May 13 — Mongolia plans to vaccinate children aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19 before the start of the 2021-2022 school year, Minister Continue Reading
Vietnam reports 33 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Share HANOI, May 13 -- Vietnam reported 35 new COVID-19 cases from 6:00 p.m. local time Wednesday to 6:00 a.m. Thursday, including 33 locally transmitted Continue Reading
Scientists trying to convert paralyzed people’s brain activity into text
ShareCHICAGO, May 12 — Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) designed to restore the ability to communicate in people with spinal cord injuries and Continue Reading
South Africa nurses hardest hit by COVID-19: union
ShareJOHANNESBURG, May 12 — Nurses in South Africa were among the hardest by the coronavirus, said the Democratic Nursing Organization of South Africa (DENOSA) on Continue Reading
Delhi chief minister urges Indian gov’t to share vaccine formula to ramp up production
ShareNEW DELHI, May 12 — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday urged the federal government to share the COVID-19 vaccine formula with other vaccine makers Continue Reading
Colombia’s president warns of rise in COVID-19 cases due to national strike
ShareBOGOTA, May 12 — Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday warned that protests could lead to a rise in COVID-19 cases, shortly before sitting down Continue Reading
WHO chief urges global cooperation in COVID-19 vaccine sharing as “only choice”
ShareGENEVA, May 12 — Global cooperation, instead of competition and confrontation, is the only choice to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) Continue Reading
Zambia to revise COVID-19 surveillance guidelines
ShareLUSAKA, May 11 — The Zambian government said Tuesday that it was working on revised points of entry surveillance guidelines in hopes of preventing the Continue Reading
