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YouTube Bans Coronavirus Vaccine Misinformation

Elizabeth Culliford and Paresh Dave 16/10/2020

The video platform said it would now ban any...

A schoolgirl walks among residents along the Kenya-Uganda railway line during the partial reopening of schools, in Nairobi

Africa: Giant Gap Between COVID-19 Death Predictions and What Actually Happened

Kevin Marsh and Moses Alobo 14/10/2020

Africa accounts for 17% of the global population but...

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A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Part 1 – Part 2 Will Be India’s Mighty Logistics Challenge

Vikram Mukka 13/10/2020

India plans to immunise 200-250 million people with 400-500...

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COVID-19: Brazil, UAE, Israel Join WHO’s Vaccine Subscription Programme COVAX

Reuters 28/09/2020

Brazil plans to use the COVAX facility, which gives...

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CSIR Announces Awardees of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for 2020

The prestigious CSIR Diamond Jubilee Technology Award for the...

FILE PHOTO: The drug hydroxychloroquine, pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump and others in recent months as a possible treatment to people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed by a pharmacist in Provo

COVID-19: Centre Admits It Has No Data on Usage Pattern of HCQ by Health Workers

The Wire Staff 23/09/2020

The drug was initially promoted as a possible way...

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WHO Says Russian Vaccine Is Not in Its Advanced Test Stages

A senior adviser to WHO's director-general said the organisation...