PHOTOS: The World's Biggest Vaccine Campaign Has Begun In India
They've got to reach urban dwellers as well as the two-thirds of Indians living in rural areas — and deal with vaccine hesitancy. Here's an early progress report.
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Global Initiative To Start Shipping Vaccines To Africa, Where Supplies Are Low
Dr. Katherine O'Brien of the World Health Organization says poor countries are able to get their populations vaccinated — they just need the doses.
Coronavirus FAQ: I'm Afraid Of Needles. Does The COVID-19 Vaccine Hurt?
There are those among us who are needle-phobic. So what's the verdict on the vaccine? And are there any techniques for easing any potential pain?
Africa's Hit Science Show For Kids Is Coming To The U.S.
African TV execs say it's unlike any show for kids that's been produced and broadcast on the continent — especially with its focus on women presenters and scientists.
A Doc Was Mad That People Die From Preventable Diseases. So He Wrote A Book About It
Harvard professor Dr. Eugene Richardson explores colonialism's impact on global health in Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health.
In Gaza, Pandemic Forces Tough Choices And Health Care System Hangs By A Thread
Vaccines have yet to arrive. Residents, fearing loss of income, continue to work while infected. And medical professionals including one of Gaza's few remaining heart surgeons have died from COVID-19.
In Vaccine Race, Middle Income Nations Are At A Disadvantage. Just Ask Peru.
As wealthier countries horde doses, the Latin American nation is struggling to obtain an ample supply for its population while dealing with a daunting caseload.
How The Pandemic Has Upended The Lives Of Thailand's Sex Workers
Many of them left rural areas to earn their living in the sex trade and send money home to help their families. COVID-19 restrictions have changed all that.
China's Vaccine Campaign Hits A Few Bumps
Their vaccine rollout in this nation of 1.4 billion citizens is happening more slowly than anticipated. Why the delays?
India Has COVID-19 Vaccine Doses. But Will The Country's Population Take Them?
By July, India aims to vaccinate 300 million of its 1.4 billion people. But with COVID-19 infections already declining, some Indians don't see the need — and clinics have more doses than recipients.