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EU Court of Human Rights upholds vaccine mandate
Posted: Thursday, August 26, 2021 - 14:27
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In a first major blow to anti-vaccine campaigners, a seven-judge chamber, ruled that the request from 672 full-time and voluntary members of...
Boy suffers cardiac arrest after taking covid-19 vaccine, receives US$166,000 from Singapore Government
Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 - 19:56
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The name of the child and his family are being withheld due to privacy laws, however, the Singaporean Government disclosed in a ...
SVG union, nurses to strike in vaccine pushback
Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 - 19:58
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The decision comes in the wake of the Dr Ralph Gonsalves-led government’s amendment to the Public Health Act, local online-only daily...
Italy imposes ‘Green Pass’ on unvaccinated
Posted: Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 15:44
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The new measure was announced Thursday by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi as the country battle resurging Covid-19 cases.
It...
PAHO monitoring Delta and other variants in 43 countries
Posted: Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 14:27
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“So far, PAHO has found that the impact of variants of concern on the effectiveness of vaccines for COVID-19 has been minimal,” Dr. Etienne...
Guterres among officials “deeply shocked” by murders of medical staff in Ethiopia
Posted: Saturday, June 26, 2021 - 18:28
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According to news reports, MSF lost contact with a vehicle that had been carrying workers from the Spanish branch of the agency, on Thursday...
China shows more signs of opening up with completion of first PPP high-speed railway
Posted: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 - 14:19
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The Hangzhou to Shaoxing to Taizhou intercity railway was completed on Tuesday and represents the first high-speed railway controlled by...
Cayman Gov't resists Covid herd immunity label
Posted: Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 21:35
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The Caribbean country is reporting that 60 percent of its population of 65,000 have been fully (double dose) vaccinated against Covid-19,...
US$5 million Covid vaccine lottery launched in US state
Posted: Friday, May 14, 2021 - 08:52
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The move comes amid flagging take up among Ohians to take the jab, Governor Mike DeWine said.
Governor DeWine made the announcement...
UN health expert not convinced about vaccination passports
Posted: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 17:05
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“At this stage, we would not like to see vaccination passports as a requirement for entry or exit because we are not sure at this stage that...