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Zimbabwe pulls-out of $367 million health funding talks with US over 'sensitive data' sharing concernsZimbabwe has halted talks on a major health deal with the United States. The nation expressed concerns over sharing sensitive health data w...- The alarming new COVID threat terrifying doctors across the globe todayCOVID cases are rising again as cold weather comes, making people spend more time indoors. Vaccine rules are confusing, and not everyone ca...
- Pandemic prognosis: Where does it go from here?One nightmare scenario envisions the Covid pandemic left to rage out of control amid a steady barrage of new variants, even as a separate s...
- Timid Leadership At Rome G20 SummitThe G20 agreed on the tax accord reached by 136 countries, for a minimum rate of corporate tax across nations and the right of countries to...
- ILO revises upwards estimate for loss of work hours globally in 2011 due to CovidAccording to ILO, the loss of working hours in 2021 because of the pandemic are significantly higher than previously estimated largely due ...
- Inequality, inflation hurting pandemic recovery: IMFWhile the Washington-based crisis lender has hundreds of billions of dollars in new firepower to help countries recover from the catastroph...
- Useful protection or not warranted? Third jab debate ragesRecently, UK's health regulator has approved Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines for booster doses against Covid-19, even as the country's deci...
- France sending 10 million vaccine doses to AfricaThe jabs "will be allocated and distributed in the framework of the (African Union's) African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) and Covax," ...
- Vaccine nationalism could lead to increase in coronavirus variants: StudyThe researchers noted that allocation of COVID-19 preventives between countries has so far tended towards vaccine nationalism, wherein coun...
- WHO warns of 'early stages' of COVID-19 third wave amid Delta variant surgeOn Wednesday, the head of WHO said that Delta variant's spread, along with increased social mobility and the inconsistent use of proven pub...
- Economy recovering due to targeted fiscal relief, rapid vaccination: Finance MinistryTo stimulate the economy and ease the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman last mo...
- UN-backed program trims forecast to supply COVID-19 vaccineGavi, the Vaccine Alliance, says it now projects that the COVAX program can supply just under 1.9 billion doses this year -- including abou...
- WTO panel considers easing protections on COVID-19 vaccinesOn the table for a two-day meeting of a WTO panel opening Tuesday is a revised proposal presented by India and South Africa for a temporary...
- Recent surges of COVID-19 in India, South America left people gasping for breath before our eyes: UN chief Antonio Guterres"From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I warned that no one is safe until everyone is safe....Grossly unequal access to vaccines, tests,...
- IMF says ending COVID-19 pandemic possible at cost of some $50 billionThe proposal, drafted by IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath and staff economist Ruchir Agarwal, builds on efforts already under way by the A...
- Vaccine nationalism is threatening WHO’s 2021 goal of 2 billion doses, says Adar PoonawallaMany manufacturers, including Serum, already have missed timelines and commitments, Poonawalla said in an interview. It will take two to th...
- Joe Biden urged to stop blocking of COVID-19 WTO waiver suggested by IndiaThe vaccines must be made available everywhere to defeat this virus anywhere. The US has a moral imperative to act and support this waiver ...
- China, India's COVID-19 vaccinations to stretch to late 2022: StudyWhile rapid development of vaccines has raised hopes for an end to the year-long pandemic, concerns over unequal distribution have also mou...
- There will be a price to pay for making vaccines too expensiveIt is in everyone’s interest — including the residents of the world’s poorest countries, who depend upon innovation in the world’s richest ...
- Festival related demand may be impacted by resurgence in Covid cases: Dun & BradstreetThe researchers believe that the resurgence of the virus where community transmission was not eliminated in the second quarter, alongside u...
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