Sommige Peruvian medics are going on hunger strike to demand more funding as cases of Covid-19 spiral in the country, according to a statement from Peru’s Social Security National Medical Union (SINAMMSOP) published Wednesday.
Dolly Parton has received her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine
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Dolly Parton is showing everyone how it's done by receiving her first Covid-19 vaccination shot. The country music star got the shot at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and recorded the whole thing...
Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine given to first patients in Ohio
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The long-awaited, one-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has now been administered in the United States. Barbara Schmalenberger, 86, was the first to receive the vaccine at the Schottenstein Center, in Colu...
Louisiana ranks as the worst state for children during the Covid-19 pandemic, Save the Children says
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The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc for families across the US, as school closures and social distancing have made it difficult to provide for kids. But in Louisiana, families are faring worse than in an...
Trump’s surgeon general questions guidance about getting 2 Covid-19 vaccine shots
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Former US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on Monday questioned the Biden administration's current guidance on getting both Covid-19 vaccine shots for the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines -- which were tested an...
‘Moxie’ en ‘Genera + ioon’ sluit aan by 'n stroom golf van angsgeteisterde tienerdrama
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Afhangend van u standpunt, ons leef óf deur 'n goue era van angsbevange tienerdramas, of 'n oorvloed wat dit waag om hulle nie van mekaar te onderskei nie. Op die hakke van Netflix's "13 Redes W ...
Whole towns are refusing Covid-19 vaccines in Mexico
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For Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, vaccinating all Mexicans is a matter of responsible national health policy as well as social justice. "Vaccines will start arriving little by little," het hy gesê ...
Covid-19 vaccines needed to be rescued by boat as heavy rain caused flooding in Kentucky
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A batch of Covid-19 vaccines had to be rescued by boat after heavy rains threatened the power supply at a Kentucky health facility, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. The doses were rescued from the Lee County Health D...
Biden must balance the horror of Covid-19 with the hope to come
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It may not feel like it right now after a horrific winter, but America has never experienced a moment this hopeful since the pandemic began. The tantalizing promise borne by the quickening rollout of new vaccines, h ...
New Yorkers rally against wave of anti-Asian hate
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New York City Noel Quintana said he was slashed across the face. "When I was attacked on the subway, there were so many New Yorkers around me, but nobody came to my help, nobody made a video," the 61-year old Filipin...
New York Times: Second former aide accuses Cuomo of sexual harassment
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A second former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is accusing him of sexual harassment, according to the New York Times. The former aide, Charlotte Bennett, alleges that Cuomo asked her questions about her sex lif...
A family is trying to get ‘orbisculate’ into the dictionary to honor their dad who died of Covid-19
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You know when you dig into a grapefruit and, skielik, its juice squirts you in the eye? There's a word for it. Hallo, orbisculate. It's a word that the Krieger family of Boston is trying to get into the dictionary ...
Why Japan took so long to start Covid-19 vaccinations, even with the Olympics looming
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Tokyo With the Olympic games due to start in Tokyo in July, Japan had every reason to move quickly to approve a Covid-19 vaccine and begin inoculations. But the country only started inoculating its population of 126...