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OTTAWA, May 2, 2021 /CNW/ – This past week was National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW), an annual event that serves to highlight the importance of immunization, and which I discussed in some detail in last week’s Sunday Edition. Over the course of this week, I have had the opportunity to participate in a number of…

WorldPosted As India’s healthcare system teeters on the verge of collapse during a brutal second wave of the novel coronavirus, Rohan Aggarwal, is the doctor who must decide who will live and who will die when patients come to him gasping for breath. Emily Wither reports.

A health worker gets a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiOne dose of COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L) and Pfizer (PFE.N) was 86.6% effective in preventing infections among people aged 60 and older, real world data released by…

LUXEMBOURG, May 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tenaris S.A. (NYSE and Mexico: TS and MTA Italy: TEN) announced that its annual general meeting of shareholders held on May 3, 2021, in accordance with applicable regulation on the holding of corporate meetings adopted in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, approved all resolutions on its agenda. Among…

Nurses from Humber River Hospital’s mobile vaccine clinic administer the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a Toronto Community Housing building, as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos OsorioAs Canada’s vaccination campaign ramps up, people at higher risk of transmitting COVID-19 often lack…

Health and ScienceIndia accounts for 1 in 3 new Covid cases being recorded. Here is its second wave in 5 chartsPublished Mon, May 3 20211:41 AM EDTUpdated 1 Min AgoSaheli Roy Choudhury@sahelircShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailKey PointsCases started rising in February, when India reported an average of…

PoliticsU.S. to discuss wider Covid vaccine licensing as India calls to waive patent protectionsPublished Sun, May 2 20211:14 PM EDTUpdated Sun, May 2 20219:14 PM EDTAmanda Macias@amanda_m_maciasShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailKey PointsThe Biden administration is looking to distribute the coronavirus vaccine to India and other countries now…

Tourists sunbathe near a pool in a hotel, as Costa Rica tourism industry braces for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Heredia, Costa Rica March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate/File PhotoCosta Rica’s internationally renowned green escapes are likely to suffer through a second year of costly tourist hesitancy as the spread of the pandemic intensifies in…

OSLO (Reuters) – Staff at Norway’s $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund will only be asked to come to work at the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, its CEO said on Monday.FILE PHOTO: Nicolai Tangen speaks during a press conference on his employment contract as he has been appointed new…

FILE PHOTO: A health official draws a dose of the AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File PhotoAdar Poonawalla should be a walking advertisement for India’s pharmaceutical prowess. Instead the billionaire owner and chief executive of the Pune-based Serum…