Crowds of seals lie on the sand, some wriggling towards the water, on the northern French coast where they are staging a comeback. Drone images show around 250 wild grey seals, …
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Hotel Quarantine Under Scrutiny as Australian State Races to Contain COVID-19 Outbreak
As the Australian state of Victoria enters its third day of a snap COVID-19 lockdown, the national medical association is calling for urgent changes to infection control in hotel quarantine. …
your ads here!Britain Begins Quarantine for Travelers from ‘Red List’ Countries
Britain on Monday launched its quarantine program for travelers arriving from 33 “red list” countries determined to be a high risk for COVID-19, as part of its effort to keep …
your ads here!I Got Vaccinated Against COVID: What’s Next?
What happens after you received both doses of the COVID vaccine? Lesia Bakalets looked into how much life changes, if at all. Anna Rice narrates her story. …
your ads here!Post-COVID Symptoms Will Have Profound Impact on Global Health
The World Health Organization says debilitating post-COVID-19 symptoms in patients will have an impact on global health because of the magnitude of the pandemic. The World Health Organization is …
your ads here!Report: British Scientists Developing Universal COVID Vaccine
There are 108.5 million global COVID-19 infections, Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Sunday. The U.S. has the most cases at 27.5 million, followed by India with 10.9 million …
your ads here!Doctors, Selfie Points Help Fight Vaccine Hesitancy in New Delhi
Azhoni Marina had witnessed the havoc wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic up close as she nursed patients in a COVID ward for seven months at New Delhi’s Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. …
your ads here!More Than 50 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines Administered in US, CDC says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered more than 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and delivered about …
your ads here!Guinea Sees First Ebola Deaths Since 2016
Four people have died of Ebola in Guinea in the first resurgence of the disease in five years, the country’s health minister said Saturday.Remy Lamah told AFP that officials were …
your ads here!Australia Leading Race to Save Endangered ‘Hedge-Trimmer’ Fish
New research has shown that Australia is the “last stronghold on Earth” for four out of five threatened species of sawfish. With their serrated snouts, these predatory fish are one …
your ads here!CDC: Evidence Is Strong That Schools Can Reopen Doors Safely
The top public health agency in the U.S. said Friday that in-person schooling could resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies but that vaccination of teachers, while important, …
your ads here!Malawi Health Workers Face Harassment over COVID-19 Deaths
In Malawi, health care workers have come under attack several times recently while trying to bury victims of COVID-19 without spreading the coronavirus.Health care workers now want a review of …
your ads here!ICRC Calls for Africa to Get Fair Share of COVID-19 vaccines
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling on the world community to make sure Africa gets a fair share of COVID-19 vaccines. Ahead of a …
your ads here!Australian Open Begins Under COVID Lockdown
The Australian Open in Melbourne is underway, but without any spectators. Instead of enjoying the tournament, tennis fans and the millions of people who live in Victoria state are under a five-day snap shutdown, following a coronavirus outbreak at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne, Victoria’s …
your ads here!Experts Worry About Pandemic’s Impact on Malaria Progress in Nigeria
A warning by the World Health Organization that the COVID-19 pandemic could harm efforts to eradicate malaria appears to be coming true in Nigeria. Nigerian officials say people are refusing …
your ads here!Health Experts Urge Vaccine Equity: ‘No One is Safe Until Everyone is Safe’
Health experts say allocating and delivering adequate supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to the developing world will continue to be a challenge. They add that collective and cooperative solutions will be …
your ads here!Biden Asks for Patience While Ramping Up Vaccinations
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized his predecessor’s vaccination program and urged Americans to be patient as he fixed it.”My predecessor — I’ll be very blunt about it — …
your ads here!A Party on Mars Complete with Theme Song and Business of Space on Earth
It’s a busy time on the Red Planet as three Mars missions from three countries converge on their target. Plus, there’s money to be made on what space drops on our planet. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has the Week in …
your ads here!Fauci: COVID-19 Vaccinations Should Be Ready for All in US by Mid-April
Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that by April, anyone in the United States who wants a COVID-19 vaccination should be able to get one. …
your ads here!WHO Europe Office, EU, Cooperate on Vaccines for Eastern Europe
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) European office announced Thursday it will partner with the European Union to deploy COVID-19 vaccines in six eastern European nations.Speaking at his headquarters in Copenhagan, …
your ads here!WHO Panel OKs AstraZeneca Vaccine Against COVID-19 Variants
A World Health Organization panel of immunization experts Wednesday recommended the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for all ages and in regions where variant strains of the virus are …
your ads here!China Probe Becomes Second in Two Days to Reach Mars
Chinese state media reported Wednesday a spacecraft known as Tianwen-1 has successfully entered orbit around Mars, the first step in an ambitious mission that includes landing a rover on the …
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