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A survivor of the massive 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak almost certainly triggered an outbreak currently underway in Guinea, according to a new genetic analysis, news that has landed like a bombshell in the community of researchers who study the dangerous virus.

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Nearly 12 million women in poorer countries lost access to contraception in the pandemic

Sat, 2021-03-13 13:28 — mike kraft

Contraceptive cost of COVID: a million unplanned pregnancies Nearly 12 million women in poorer countries lost access to contraception in the pandemic, leading to 1.4 million unplanned pregnancies, the United Nations said on Thursday. Anastasia Moloney U.S.

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly 12 million women in poorer countries lost access to contraception in the pandemic, leading to 1.4 million unplanned pregnancies, the United Nations said on Thursday.

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OVERVIEW: U.S. and international coronavirus developments

Wed, 2021-03-10 17:44 — mike kraft

The Latest: SC nursing homes can open indoor visitation COLUMBIA, S.C. — A year into the coronavirus pandemic, more people can now spend time with family members and friends in South Carolina nursing homes and residential care facilities after state... AP NEWS

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A year into the coronavirus pandemic, more people can now spend time with family members and friends in South Carolina nursing homes and residential care facilities after state officials updated visitation guidelines Wednesday.

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Global Covid-19 recovery hampered by slow pace of vaccine deliveries to Africa

Tue, 2021-03-09 10:03 — mike kraft

Slow pace of vaccine delivery risks global COVID-19 recovery Jumbo jets carrying pallets of coronavirus vaccines touched down last week in Rwanda, Sudan, Kenya, the Gambia, the Philippines and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where pilots posed for happy, masked photographs with health ministers a Reid Wilson TheHill

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Antibodies from South African variant may offer cross-protection-- South African scientists

Wed, 2021-03-03 11:59 — mike kraft

South African scientists find antibodies from variant may offer cross-protection Research by South African scientists suggests that antibodies triggered by exposure to the country's dominant coronavirus variant can prevent infection by other variants, the scientists said on Wednesday. Alexander Winning U.S.

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COVID-19 pandemic tensions prompt some attacks on health workers overseas

Tue, 2021-03-02 10:48 — mike kraft

COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out and suffered a fracture. The second was beaten into a coma. Following the... AP NEWS

Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out and suffered a fracture. The second was beaten into a coma.

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