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Peru COVID-19: Healthcare workers strike, demanding better conditions
Doctors and health workers go on strike in Peru as the Latin American nation records the highest coronavirus death rate per capita in the world.
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'Very positive': UK vaccine prompts immune response in
Early results indicate Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and triggers immune response.
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Vaccine trial results good news but there's a long way to go: WHO
Dr. Michael Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization's emergencies program, is encouraged by the most recent coronavirus vaccine data and says large-scale, real world trials will come next.
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Sam Rainsy interview on Cambodia's mass opposition trial
Mass trial on treason charges - Cambodian opposition members back in court accuse the government of political persecution.
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Infectious disease specialist on China's early vaccine test and a possible influenza threat
'I really, really hope they're collecting detailed data,' Dr. Isaac Bogoch says of China's jump to try out a coronavirus vaccine on its soldiers. The vaccine is approved for human trials in Canada.
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South Africa to start continent's first coronavirus vaccine pilot
African country with highest number of confirmed COVID-19 infections to begin trial of vaccine involving 2,000 people.
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WHO gives update on vaccine development for COVID-19
The World Health Organization's chief scientist says AstraZeneca appears to be in the lead in the effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine, but Chinese companies are making significant strides.
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Toronto respirologist explains excitement about drug dexamethasone for treating COVID-19 patients
'This drug seems to be effective in the sickest patients,' says Dr. Samir Gupta, but doctors are still waiting to see the details of the study.
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Johnson & Johnson Developing COVID-19 Vaccine, Expects Approval By Early 2021
Johnson & Johnson's chief scientific officer, Dr. Paul Stoffels, talks rapid development of a COVID-19 vaccine and steps the company is taking to meet its 2021 deadline for an approved drug.
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How well will COVID-19 vaccines work in the real world?
Infectious disease specialists answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines including if results from clinical trials will hold up in the real world.
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Moderna Begins Coronavirus Vaccine Trials
Moderna announces the first rounds of its coronavirus vaccine have been given to patients. They will receive another round of treatment in 28 days and will be monitored for a year.
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First Covid-19 vaccine trials set to get underway in Canada
Dalhousie University's Scott Halperin, director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology, discusses the trials that will take place in Canada on a vaccine being developed by China's CanSino Biologic.
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Infectious disease specialist tackles key topics related to COVID-19
Dr. Isaac Bogoch says a small, new vaccine trial by a U.S. company has passed some preliminary hurdles, but notes 'it's very, very early' on the path to finding a safe vaccine.
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Toronto respirologist explains significance of Health Canada's approval of antibody test for COVID-19
'In some ways I'd call it a game changer,' because it's one of the first steps in figuring out the level of immunity from the coronavirus, said Dr. Samir Gupta.
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Vital Kamerhe, top aide to DRC president, on trial for corruption
President Felix Tshisekedi's chief of staff and two other defendants accused of embezzling more than $50m.
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Asian countries want more scrutiny of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Some seek more proof it is safe and effective before they approve it, others are pushing forward with their roll-out.
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Canadian vaccine candidate shows promising results
A University of Saskatchewan lab says its vaccine candidate has induced a strong immune response in ferrets. The lab is targeting human clinical trials in the fall. Power & Politics speaks to Dr. Volker Gerdts, director at VIDO-InterVac.
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Senegal trials begin for $1 COVID-19 test kit
Trials have begun in Senegal on a coronavirus testing kit that gives results in 10 minutes.
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Antiviral drug remdesivir shows promise as COVID-19 treatment
The antiviral drug remdesivir is showing promise as a COVID-19 treatment in early U.S. clinical trials, though other research hasn’t seen as much success.
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COVID-19 vaccine trials starting in UK
Scientists at Oxford Jenner Institute began a trial involving 1,100 people last week, which they will expand to 6,000 in May.
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World's first Syria torture trial opens in Germany
Two ex-military members accused of torture had been living in Germany as refugees and were arrested over a year ago.
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China approves COVID-19 vaccine for military use
A vaccine developed by a Chinese company in collaboration with the Canadian government will skip a final phase of texting and will be used on Chinese soldiers. "I really, really hope they're collecting detailed data," says infectious...
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COVID-19 vaccine shows positive results in first phase of human trials
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and scientists at Oxford University in the U.K. are seeing early signs of success in the first human trial for a COVID-19 vaccine. Phase 1 of the trial had more than 1,000 participants between the ages...