People of color have been vastly underrepresented in US-based vaccine trials for the last decade, according to a new study released Friday by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Harvard, Emory and other institutions.
Ecuador’s health minister resigns after vaccine access scandal
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Ecuador's health minister Juan Carlos Zevallos stepped down Friday, after his department allowed a university official receive a Covid-19 vaccine ahead of other priority groups. President Lenin Moreno announced Zev...
Why women should monitor blood pressure differently, according to a new study
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When you visit the doctor, often the first order of business is wrapping a blood pressure cuff around your arm and looking to the display screen for the magic number. What's that number, you ask? Less than 120 over ...
India’s groundwater crisis threatens food security for hundreds of millions, study says
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Hundreds of millions of people in India face a serious threat to their livelihoods and food security due to overexploitation of vital water supplies, according to the authors of a new study. India is one of the worl...
Talking on the phone for 10 minutes could make you feel less lonely, study says
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Talking to someone on the phone for 10 minutes multiple times a week -- if you're in control of the conversation -- can decrease loneliness, a new study revealed. Half of the 240 study participants were selected to...
Australian Open fans criticized for booing Covid-19 vaccine announcement
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Australia's government has condemned the "disgusting" behavior of spectators at the Australian Open tennis tournament Sunday, after sections of the crowd loudly booed a speech praising the rollout of the Covid-19 va...
A 90-year-old Seattle woman walks six miles in snow to get her Covid-19 vaccine
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Many people in the US are determined to get their Covid-19 vaccine, but a 90-year-old Seattle resident showed just how motivated she was by walking six miles in snow to make her appointment. Fran Goldman told CNN t...
Trudeau warns of a dangerous third wave as Canada copes with a vaccine ‘drought’
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Ottawa Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Canadians that public health measures, including restrictions on indoor social gatherings, would have to continue for weeks to comes as new Covid-19 variants, and a slow va...
Taiwan blames ‘external forces’ for blocking BioNTech vaccine deal. China says it had nothing to do with it
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Hong Kong The Chinese government has denied it obstructed Taiwan's coronavirus vaccine purchase from BioNTech, after the island's health minister revealed that its deal with the German drugmaker fell through at the l...
Biden to announce billions in aid for global vaccine effort at G7
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President Joe Biden will unveil a $ 2 billion US contribution to a global coronavirus vaccine initiative when he speaks with the leaders of the world's leading market economies on Friday, according to senior admini...
Bad weather causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House says
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The extreme weather in parts of the country, including a hard-hit Texas, is causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday. The White House is workin...
My baby and I are safer with the Covid-19 vaccine than without it
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Caroline Nyczak is an English teacher at Zeeland East High School in Zeeland, Michigan. She was a monthly contributor to the post calvin blog, a platform for Calvin University graduates, for seven years, and her writ...