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Draft WHO deal eyes on equity to avoid COVID ‘failure’ repeat

February 2, 2023

A health worker prepares a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a health center in Jakarta on Feb 1, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) LONDON / GENEVA - Governments may have to reserve drugs and vaccines for the World Health Organization to distribute in poorer countries to avoid a repeat...

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Draft WHO deal pushes for equity to avoid COVID ‘failure’ repeat

February 2, 2023

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COVID hits HIV detection in Europe, risking eradication goal

December 1, 2022

A volunteer lights candles forming the shape of a red ribbon during an awareness event organized on the eve of the World AIDS Day in Kathmandu on Nov 30, 2021. (PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) LONDON - The number of people in Europe with undiagnosed HIV has risen as testing rates...

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Over 14.8m US children infected with COVID-19

October 19, 2022

People make their way through Times Square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Manhattan, New York City, US, May 07, 2021. (EDUARDO MUNOZ / REUTERS) LOS ANGELES / NEW YORK / MOSCOW – Over 14.8 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset...

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West criticized for downplaying pandemic amid virus warning

October 2, 2022

Medical workers treat patients in the COVID-19 ward at the US Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare system campus and medical center in West Roxbury, Massachusetts on Jan 11, 2022. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP) BEIJING - Claims by some Western leaders that the COVID-19 pandemic "is over" has drawn criticism...

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WHO: ‘Blood on your hands’ if world steps back on COVID-19

September 25, 2022

A picture taken on May 8, 2021 shows a sign of the World Health Organization at the entrance of their headquarters in Geneva amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) LONDON / MOSCOW - If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that...

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US CDC expects Omicron boosters for kids by mid-Oct

September 22, 2022

This photo, provided by Office of the Governor of New York, shows Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Boriken Neighborhood Health Center, in New York on Sept 7, 2022. (DON POLLARD / OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK VIA AP) COPENHAGEN / NEW YORK - The US Centers for Disease Control...

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EU health regulator says COVID-19 pandemic not over

September 21, 2022

This file photo dated April 20, 2021 shows an exterior view of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (PETER DEJONG / FILE / AP) FRANKFURT / PARIS / LOS ANGELES - An official at the European Union's drugs regulator said on Tuesday the COVID-19 pandemic was not over, contradicting...

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Biden says ‘the pandemic is over’ even as death toll mounts

September 20, 2022

A 6 year-old child is comforted by her mother as she receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by a medical assistant at the Child Health Associates office in Novi, Michigan on Nov 3, 2021. (JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden said in an...

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WHO chief: End of COVID pandemic is ‘in sight’

September 15, 2022

The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) is pictured on the facade of the WHO headquarters on Oct 24, 2017 in Geneva. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said on...

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WHO chief: End of COVID-19 pandemic is ‘in sight’

September 15, 2022

Photo taken on Jan 22, 2020 shows an exterior view of the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. (LIU QU/XINHUA) FRANKFURT/ LONDON / LISBON -The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said...

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US CDC admits falling short in response to COVID-19

August 19, 2022

In this April 23, 2020 file photo, a sign is seen by the entrance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. (TAMI CHAPPELL / AFP) LOS ANGELES / ROME / OTTAWA - The chief of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday acknowledged that the...

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US daily COVID-19 cases remain close to 130,000

July 29, 2022

Masked patrons wait to order at a food stand inside Grand Central Market on July 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. (MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ / AP) WASHINGTON / LIMA - Newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases in the United States remain close to 130,000 daily, the highest level since February, MarketWatch reported on Wednesday....

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AstraZeneca says EU approves its COVID-19 shot as booster

May 24, 2022

In this Feb 11, 2021 file photo, a health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be administered at a vaccination center set up in Fiumicino, near Rome's international airport. (ALESSANDRA TARANTINO / AP) FRANKFURT / WASHINGTON / WINDHOEK / BUENOS AIRES / HAVANA - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on...

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US life expectancy fell by 2 yrs in 2020 amid pandemic

April 15, 2022

People have their temperature checked before attending The Metropolitan Museum of Art on their first day open since closing due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, Aug 27, 2020. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN) ATHENS / NEW YORK / MEXICO CITY / MILAN / HARARE...

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WHO suspends UN supply of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 jab

April 4, 2022

Healthcare workers administer a dose of Bharat Biotech Ltd Covaxin vaccine for coronavirus at Sanjeevan Hospital in Daryaganj, New Delhi. (PHOTO / BLOOMBERG) SAO PAULO / NEW YORK / COPENHAGEN - The World Health Organization said on Saturday it has suspended supply through United Nations agencies of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin,...

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Canada eases border measures amid new COVID-19 variant

April 3, 2022

A protester hauls away a wagon of garbage in front parked trucks as demonstrators continue to protest the vaccine mandates on Feb 17, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. (DAVE CHAN/AFP) OTTAWA / ROME / LONDON / LOS ANGELES - Border measures were eased in Canada on Friday as fully vaccinated travelers...

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Virus fueled population drop in 73% of US counties in 2021

March 25, 2022

A person looks at a billboard showing a man wearing a mask in Times Square, New York, Jan 21, 2022. (TIMOTHY A CLARY / AFP) LISBON / NAIROBI / DAR ES SALAAM / NEW YORK / LONDON / WARSAW- The toll of the COVID-19 pandemic was reflected in a natural decrease...

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Germany reports record COVID-19 incidence before easing curbs

March 16, 2022

People are seen after the partial relaxation of the Corona measures, in a shopping area in Berlin on Feb 18, 2022 during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (MICHELE TANTUSSI / AFP) ATHENS / WASHINGTON / / TUNIS / LONDON / BERLIN - Germany reported a record high seven-day incidence of the...

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Mandatory masking in US schools reduces COVID-19 cases

March 12, 2022

In this file photo taken on Jan 19, 2022, a nurse administers a pediatric dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a girl at a LA Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College in the Sylmar neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. (ROBYN BECK / AFP) PARIS / BERLIN / WASHINGTON...