SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will provide funding to build new institutions and infrastructure to fight infectious diseases and improve healthcare, the state planning body said in a “five-year plan” for the sector.FILE PHOTO: Residents receive vaccines against the coronavirus disease…
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Tuskegee Relatives Promote COVID-19 Vaccines in Ad Campaign
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Tuskegee is the one-word answer some people give as a reason they’re avoiding COVID-19 vaccines. A new ad campaign launched Wednesday with relatives of men who…
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India's Cipla gets regulator nod to import Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine – CNBC-TV18
FILE PHOTO: Employees and security staff work at the reception area of Cipla at its headquarters in Mumbai, India June 17, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui(Reuters) -India’s Cipla Ltd has received approval from the country’s drugs regulator to import the COVID-19 vaccine…
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China reports 18 new COVID-19 cases vs 21 a day earlier
FILE PHOTO: People line up at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mobile vaccination unit in Beijing, China, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas PeterBEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 on June 28, compared with 21 a day earlier,…
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Smart Bed May Detect, Track COVID-19 Symptoms
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Smart-bed technology may help predict and track symptoms of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections, new research suggests. Real-world biometric data obtained from a consumer smart-bed platform…
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San Francisco to Require Vaccinations for All City Employees
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. San Francisco city workers will be required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus when a vaccine receives full federal approval. The policy covering 35,000 municipal workers…
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School COVID-19 Cases Spur Israeli Parents to Vaccinate Kids
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – A weak link in Israel’s world-beating COVID-19 vaccination rollout until now, adolescents have found themselves on the frontline of the campaign with fears of the Delta variant prompting reluctant parents to get their children vaccinated. About…
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At Texas border, pandemic’s high toll lays bare gaps in health and insurance
Alfredo "Freddy" Valles was an accomplished trumpeter and a beloved music teacher for nearly four decades at one of the city's poorest middle schools. He was known for buying his students shoes and bow ties for their band concerts, his…
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Vietnam to receive 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine weekly from July
FILE PHOTO: A health worker holds a vial of the vaccine as Vietnam starts its official rollout of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for health workers, at Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hai Duong province, Vietnam, March 8, 2021….
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Pakistan to receive 13 million doses of Pfizer vaccine – minister
FILE PHOTO: A vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen at Movistar Arena in Bogota, Colombia June 16, 2021. Picture taken June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa GonzalezISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has made an agreement to procure…
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