vaccine equity
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Africa
COVID cases surging in Africa at fastest rate this year, but deaths remain low
An 83 per cent surge in COVID-19 cases during the past week in Africa, driven by the Delta and Omicron…
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Americas
Producing COVID-19 vaccines in Latin America will ease shortages, protect more people
A new platform launched on Wednesday by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will ease severe COVID-19 vaccine shortages and…
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Asia Pacific
Rohingya refugees receive first COVID vaccinations in Bangladesh
More than 4,000 Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots, as…
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Africa
COVID-19 vaccine shipments boost for Africa
After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in recent months, the UN health agency said on Thursday. According…
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Asia Pacific
Amidst COVID surge, Asia-Pacific region needs ‘immediate and stronger support’
With the coronavirus still raging in many parts of the world, the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday of…
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Middle East
Syria receives first COVID-19 vaccines, for most vulnerable
More than 250,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Syria on Thursday from the UN-backed COVAX initiative, to inoculate the…
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