Vaccine Equity
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COVID-19: Toronto announces funds to vaccinate vulnerable youthThe move is part of the City of Toronto's plan to reduce barriers to vaccination and increase uptake in communities where it has stalled.HealthMar 15, 2022
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WHO announces second hub to help lower income countries produce COVID vaccinesThe World Health Organization has announced a new biomanufacturing hub set up to train low- and middle-income countries to produce their own COVID-19 vaccines.WorldFeb 23, 2022
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Donated COVID-19 vaccines should have shelf life of 3-6 months, Africa urgesAfrica's top public health bodies called for donated COVID-19 vaccines to come with a longer shelf life so countries could avoid a situation where doses expire.HealthJan 20, 2022
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Millions of COVID-19 vaccines shared by rich countries went to waste. Why?Poorer nations rejected 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in December alone, according to UNICEF, mainly because of their rapid expiry date.CanadaJan 13, 2022
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COVID-19 pandemic could end in 2022 if global vaccination increases, WHO saysIf every country can vaccinate at least 70 per cent of its population, the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic could end in 2022, the World Health Organization says.WorldDec 29, 2021
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Western University researchers developing rVSV COVID-19 vaccineResults of pre-clinical studies in mice suggest the rVSV vaccine out of Western University produces a powerful and possibly long-lasting antibody response.ScienceDec 21, 2021
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Why just Africa? Health experts question Canada singling out continent with COVID travel rulesCanada expanded travel restrictions for 10 African countries after the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was discovered -- but experts warn vaccine inequity is the real threat.CanadaDec 1, 2021
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As Trudeau heads to COP26, a new analysis gives his climate plan a good gradeTrudeau has substantially upped the ante in his climate plan over the last year, including promising to end the sale of gas-powered cars and create an emissions-free power grid.CanadaOct 28, 2021
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U.S. focused on easing vaccine patents, creating greater access to technologyThe United States and many other countries want to see increased production of vaccines and more equitable access to them.PoliticsOct 14, 2021
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Germany, France will give COVID-19 vaccine boosters despite WHO call for pauseFrance and Germany have so far given at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to 64.5 per cent and 62 per cent of their respective populations.WorldAug 5, 2021
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