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How will Covid vaccines be shared with poorer countries

Serbia's US-educated prime minister was the first European leader to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The country's Russophile internal affairs minister rolled up his sleeve for an armful of Sputnik V. And the health minister happily posed for his injection with Sinopharm's coronavirus shot.

These photo-ops were a way of reassuring a sceptical Serbian population about the safety of vaccinations. But they also illustrated an omnivorous approach to procurement that has put Serbia at…

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Added by Greata on February 10, 2021 at 9:38am — No Comments

Japan: Submarine crew phone for help after crash

A Japanese submarine has collided with a commercial ship as it attempted to surface off the country's Pacific coast.

Three of the submarine's crew sustained minor injuries in the crash which…

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Added by Greata on February 10, 2021 at 4:09am — No Comments

Covid jab gives limited protection against mild disease

The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab gives limited protection against mild disease caused by the South Africa variant, the firm said early trials had suggested.

It also said it had not yet fully determined whether the vaccine protects against severe disease caused by the more transmissible coronavirus variant.

The preliminary findings from a small study of more than 2,000 people have not yet been peer-reviewed.…

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Added by Greata on February 8, 2021 at 3:50am — No Comments

Myanmar coup: How citizens are protesting through art

An atmosphere of fear and anger spread across Myanmar this week as millions of people awoke to find out the military had taken control, ousting the elected government.

But how do you fight back in a country where protests have been violently supressed before?

For some, it has meant putting pen to paper and taking the battle online.

Clanging pots and pans…

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Added by Greata on February 7, 2021 at 10:51am — No Comments

The UK Covid immunisation programme is well under way

The UK's Covid immunisation programme is well under way, using vaccines from Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech.

Although some people get mild side effects, both vaccines are extremely safe, the country's drug regulator says.

How do we know a vaccine is safe?

Safety trials begin in the lab, with tests and research on cells and animals, before moving on to human studies.

The principle is to start small and only move to the next stage of testing if there are no…

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Added by Greata on February 5, 2021 at 11:43am — No Comments

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