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Hospitals in crisis in least vaccinated state: Mississippi

As patients stream into Mississippi hospitals one after another, doctors and nurses have become all too accustomed to the rampant denial and misinformation about COVID-19 in the nation’s least vaccinated state. People in denial about the severity of their own illness or the virus itself, with visitors frequently trying to enter hospitals without masks. The […]

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WHO head calls for two-month vaccine booster moratorium

WHO chief calls for a two-month pause on COVID vaccine boosters because low- and middle-income countries are still struggling to get hold of enough shots Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, called for a two-month moratorium on vaccine booster shots on Monday He wants higher income nations to instead donate doses to other countries to get […]

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Russia targets 80% COVID herd immunity by November

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is aiming for 80% COVID-19 herd immunity by November, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Wednesday, despite its relatively slow vaccination rate.FILE PHOTO: People line up to receive vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in the Globus shopping mall in Vladimir, Russia July 15, 2021. Picture […]

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France should consider mandatory COVID shots for public in case epidemic worsens, says health body

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker administers a dose of the “Comirnaty” Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination center in Nantes as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane MahePARIS (Reuters) – France should consider whether to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for the general public so that […]

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Is the Delta Plus COVID-19 variant a new concern?

India, already hit hard by the Delta variant of COVID-19, has labeled a closely related new variant—dubbed “Delta Plus”—as a “variant of concern.” But some epidemiologists in India and abroad say there is not enough data yet to warrant broader cautions about the variant, CBS News reported. Delta Plus cases are rising in India, and […]

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Russia says Sputnik V production deals reached in key EU states

The developers of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said Monday they had reached production agreements in key European countries as the EU’s medical agency deliberates official approval for the Russian jab. The head of Russia’s Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said in a statement that his organisation had secured “agreements with companies from Italy, […]