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, volgens 'n nuwe studie
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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? Minder as 120 verby ...
Indië se grondwaterkrisis bedreig voedselsekerheid vir honderde miljoene, studie sê
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Honderde miljoene mense in Indië staar 'n ernstige bedreiging in vir hul lewensonderhoud en voedselsekerheid as gevolg van oorbenutting van lewensbelangrike watervoorrade, volgens die outeurs van 'n nuwe studie. Indië is een van die wêreld ...
Talking on the phone for 10 minutes could make you feel less lonely, studie sê
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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 "walglik" 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 kondig miljarde hulp aan vir die wêreldwye inenting teen G7
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President Joe Biden sal a $ 2 miljard Amerikaanse bydrae tot 'n wêreldwye inentinginisiatief vir koronavirus wanneer hy Vrydag met die leiers van die wêreld se voorste markekonomieë praat, volgens senior admin ...
Slegte weer wat vertragings veroorsaak met die vervoer en aflewering van Covid-19-entstowwe, White House sê
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Die uiterste weer in dele van die land, insluitend 'n swaar getref Texas, veroorsaak vertragings met die vervoer en aflewering van Covid-19-entstowwe, Die perssekretaris van die Withuis, Jen Psaki, Donderdag gesê. Die Withuis werk ...
Ek en my baba is veiliger met die Covid-19-entstof as daarsonder
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Caroline Nyczak is 'n Engelse onderwyseres aan die Hoërskool Zeeland-Oos in Zeeland, Michigan. Sy was 'n maandelikse bydraer tot die post calvin blog, 'n platform vir afgestudeerdes van die Calvin Universiteit, sewe jaar lank, en haar skrywe ...