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COVID-19 vaccine scheme for world’s poorest pushes for delivery slowdown

By Jennifer Rigby and Francesco Guarascio LONDON (Reuters) – Leaders of the global scheme aiming to...

22nd June, 2022

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Britain backs offering monkeypox vaccine to at-risk men

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -British authorities are recommending gay and bisexual men at hig...

21st June, 2022

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Bordeaux region bans outdoor events as heat wave hits France

PARIS (Reuters) – The Gironde department around Bordeaux banned outdoor public events and those at i...

17th June, 2022

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WHO looks into reports of monkeypox virus in semen

By Natalie Grover and Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The World Health Organisation is looking into...

15th June, 2022

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EU signs deal with Bavarian Nordic for supply of 110,000 monkeypox vaccines

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union signed on Tuesday an agreement with Bavarian Nordic for the s...

14th June, 2022

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In hottest city on Earth, mothers bear brunt of climate change

(Refiles with new link to photo essay in bullet points.) By Charlotte Greenfield and Gloria Dickie J...

14th June, 2022

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Conflict in Ukraine could aggravate drug problems, EU body warns

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could create “new vulnerabilities...

14th June, 2022

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EU agency sees risk of COVID deaths rising as Omicron subvariants spread

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Two new subvariants of Omicron, BA.4 and BA.5, are spreading m...

13th June, 2022

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Age to buy cigarettes in England should rise every year, review says

By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -The legal age of sale for cigarettes in England should be raise...

9th June, 2022

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Test makers target monkeypox market as cases surge

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – Diagnostic companies are racing to develop tests for monkeypox,...

3rd June, 2022

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Developing world should reap benefits of new monkeypox research, experts urge

By Natalie Grover and Mrinalika Roy LONDON (Reuters) – As cases of monkeypox in wealthier Western na...

2nd June, 2022

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In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

By Brenda Goh and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) -While a two-month COVID-19 lockdown is largel...

2nd June, 2022