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Twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?Gilead's twice-yearly HIV prevention shot was 100% effective in women and almost as good in men. The company will offer cheap generic versi...- Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'The shots made by U.S. drugmaker Gilead and sold as Sunlenca are approved in the U.S., Canada, Europe and elsewhere, but only as a treatmen...
- Lancet report highlights 'massive global failures' in COVID-19 responseThe report noted that costly delays by WHO to declare a "public health emergency of international concern" and to recognise the airborne tr...
- In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of CovidTo date, there have been more than 21,000 monkeypox cases reported in nearly 80 countries since May, with about 75 suspected deaths in Afri...
- WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergencyDeclaring monkeypox to be a global emergency would mean the U.N. health agency considers the outbreak to be an "extraordinary event" and th...
- WHO: COVID-19 cases mostly drop, except for the AmericasIn its latest weekly assessment of the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said there were more than 3.7 million new infections and 9,000 deat...
- WHO: COVID continues to decline, except in Americas, AfricaThe WHO noted that cases rose by about a third in Africa and 13% in the Americas. There was also a nearly 70 per cent jump in deaths report...
- Concerns mount as South African COVID-19 infection rate doublesExperts pointed out that the projection by leading epidemiologist Dr Salim Abdool Karim on Monday that South Africa was likely to have 10,0...
- South African expert says vaccines likely effective vs severe COVID-19 from variantProfessor Salim Abdool Karim added at a news conference that it was too early to say whether Omicron led to more severe clinical symptoms t...
- Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disasterWhen the coronavirus first emerged last year, health officials feared the pandemic would sweep across Africa, killing millions. Although it...
- New strain of COVID-19 is driving South Africa's resurgenceThe new variant, known as 501.V2, is dominant among new confirmed infections in South Africa, according to health officials and scientists ...
- Bill Gates lauds Indian-origin scientist couple for pioneering work in fight against HIV, coronavirusThe Microsoft founder said the couple's motto has impressed him.
- South African Indian-origin couple wins top US award for AIDS researchSalim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim received the award from the Institute for Human Virology (IHV) in US.
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