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Drugs and Vaccines That Might End the Coronavirus
May.01 -- More than 200 different programs have been launched to develop vaccines and therapeutics to combat Covid-19. From well-known industry giants such as Gilead Sciences Inc. to Johnson & Johnson, they're engaged in a global race to...
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WHO says new cases slowing in Liberia but disease spread still very unpredictable
The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday that the rate of Ebola infections in Liberia was "slowing", but warned of areas becoming reinfected if an "aggressive programme" was not taken to stop the spread of the virus.
There are...
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UK: GLASGOW: NEW AIDS DRUG
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Doctors and scientists say they're hopeful a new Canadian drug could help in the fight against AIDS.
The results of six months of research into the drug, 3TC, were the big talking point in Glasgow Sunday at an...
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Closures, layoffs mar St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick's Day was subdued across the world, even in party heavy cities like New Orleans, as residents were urged to hunker down at home to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Global Cost of Coronavirus Could Reach $4.1 Trillion: ADB
Apr.03 -- Yasuyuki Sawada, chief economist at Asian Development Bank, discusses the potential global cost of the coronavirus pandemic, how they came up with the total and which country is most at risk. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets:...
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EU Says AstraZeneca Must Meet Contractual, Moral Obligations
Jan.28 -- European Union health chief Stella Kyriakides says drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc needs to "engage fully to rebuild trust" amid a dispute over delivery of its Covid-19 vaccine. The company must "live up to its contractual societal...
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Election 2020: Vice Presidential Debate Highlights
Oct.08 -- Vice President Mike Pence and California Senator Kamala Harris square off in the vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City, Utah. Here are the highlights.
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How Vietnam Beat The Coronavirus
Despite sharing a border with China, Vietnam hasn't recorded a single COVID-19 death. How did it achieve such a feat?
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Analyst: Antibodies don't always mean virus immunity
The former leader of the Global Rapid Response Team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said serologic (antibody) testing for COVID-19 does not always mean "immunity."
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Will 'caution fatigue’ dent efforts to stay safe?
With stay-at-home orders dragging on in many U.S. states as they try to contain the spread of COVID-19, there is concern that some people's resolve to continue social distancing is flagging.
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Millions Tumble Out of the Middle Class
Apr.07 -- The emergence of a global middle class has been one of the most significant trends in the past few decades. But, that phenomenon has been upended by the Coronavirus pandemic. The demographic shrank last year for the first time...
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Will 'caution fatigue’ dent US efforts to stay safe?
With stay-at-home orders dragging on in many U.S. states as they try to contain the spread of COVID-19, there is concern that some people's resolve to continue social distancing is flagging.
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DC restaurant helps staff idled by coronavirus
A restaurant director of operations wonders how he can stay in business if he can't sell food and drink. Inside his temporarily shuttered eatery in Washington, D.C.'s Wharf District, Sean Alves rushes around plopping fresh produce into...
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COVID Cases Spiking Among U.S. Children
More than 70,000 children and teens reported COVID infections last week.
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U.S. Children Ages 5 To 11 Now Receiving COVID Vaccines
The White House is promising enough supply to protect the nation's 28 million children in that age group.
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VOICE: Free Hepatitis B jab given to newborn babies
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Scientists have created a new malaria-resistant mosquito. The genetically-modified mosquito fed on malaria-infected mice and had twice the lifespan of non-resistant mosquitoes.
HEADLINE: New mosquito could help stop malaria
CAPTION: Scientists have developed a malaria-resistant mosquito that could be the key in the fight against the deadly malaria virus ; nearly three million people die of malaria every year....
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WHO: Significant evidence for Zika and disorders
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Margaret Chan has said there's an urgent need for more funds to fight the spread of the Zika virus.Chan says the link between Zika and fetal malformations is still not yet...
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GAZA STRIP: 350 CASES OF MENINGITIS REGISTERED IN LAST 10 DAYS
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The Palestinian Authority has declared a state of medical emergency in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after officials registered 350 cases of meningitis in the last 10 days.
Most of those suffering from the potentially deadly...
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Donors flock to Iran's blood transfusion service
AP Television is adhering to Iranian law that stipulates all media are banned from providing BBC Persian or VOA Persian any coverage from Iran, and under this law if any media violate this ban the Iranian authorities can immediately shut...
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The Human and Economic Toll of the Ebola Virus
Sept. 18 -- Dr. Samir Koirala discusses the growing threat from the spread of the Ebola virus with Mark Crumpton on ""Bottom Line."" (Source: Bloomberg)
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South Africa AIDS
SHOWSS.AFRICA Meeting of doctors and witchdoctors at AIDS research Jo'burg institute: Sangomas (witchdoctors) throwing bones: the Witchdoctor's shop in central Jo'burg: monkey heads: store assistant commenting: test for AIDS at...
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Schools take measures against spread of MERS
Following the recent MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in South Korea, schools in Seoul have begun taking preventative measures to curb the possible spread of the disease among students. Many schools in Gyonggi Province...
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World Hepatitis Day warns of peril posed by virus
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