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Preliminary Israeli study shows fourth vaccine not enough to stop omicron

Views: 1 A preliminary study in Israel, believed to be the world’s first, found that a fourth COVID-19 vaccine is not enough to prevent omicron infections. © AP-Matt Rourke Preliminary Israeli study shows fourth vaccine not enough to stop omicronGili Regev-Yochay, director of Sheba Medical Center’s Infectious Diseases Unit, said the trial studied the effect of […]

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Zinc helps fight infections, but many people are deficient in this vital mineral

Views: 13 Walk down the cold-remedy aisle of a pharmacy and you’ll see a shelf full of zinc supplements. Clearly, people must be worried that they’re not getting enough zinc, a nutrient often touted for its ability to quash the common cold and other respiratory illnesses. But do many of us really need more zinc?

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COVID-19 concerns force U.N. to prepare tsunami-hit Tonga relief aid at a distance

Views: 2 By Michelle Nichols, Kirsty Needham and Tom Westbrook (Reuters) -The United Nations is preparing to carry out relief operations for Tonga at a distance to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak in the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption and tsunami, an official said on Wednesday.© Reuters/TONGA GEOLOGICAL SERVICES Eruption of the underwater volcano

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Uganda’s Kajjansi Aquaculture Services Centre focuses you into the Aquaculture subsector in Uganda to date.

Views: 32 By Julius Mugaga/ KMA Updates. Fish ponds constructed by Kajjansi Aquaculture services centrein Zambia/Courtesy Photo. Kampala, Uganda: Fish farming is seeing a stretch in development compared to how the sub sector was portrayed before hence increased growth of the entire sector. Aquaculture subsector did not exist until 1953 with the establishment of a

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Jill Biden: I didn’t expect ‘healing role’ as first lady

Views: 5 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Her husband campaigned to help unite the country, but Jill Biden says “healing” a nation wounded by a deadly pandemic, natural and other disasters and deep political polarization is among her chief roles as first lady, too. © Provided by Associated Press FILE – First lady Jill Biden reacts to a

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Australia has record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under stress

Views: 0 MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, and its second-largest state declared an emergency in hospitals to cope with surging patient admissions and a staffing shortage due to the coronavirus. © Provided by Associated Press Masked spectators watch first round matches on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian

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Sudan: Seven dead after security forces open fire during protest

Views: 1 Sudanese security forces on Monday have been accused of killing at least seven people during anti-coup protests in the capital Khartoum. An advocacy group, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD), said in a statement posted on social media that “seven civilians were killed by the live ammunition of security forces during today’s

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Biden administration to launch website for free 500 million COVID-19 testing kits on Wednesday

Views: 2 WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Wednesday will launch a website where Americans can order up to four free COVID-19 testing kits per person, according to a senior administration official. The tests, part of the Biden administration’s purchase of 500 million tests last month to help tackle a record surge in infections, will be available at

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China halts Winter Olympics ticket sales as omicron arrives in Beijing

Views: 3 China has announced that tickets to the Winter Olympics will no longer be sold to the general public, as the country’s capital recorded its first case of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus. © Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters People line up to take nucleic acid tests at a testing site outside a hospital

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Local factories key to Kenya’s industrialization, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta says

Views: 2 First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, accompanied by her visiting Hungarian counterpart Anita Herczegh when they made an extensive tour of Maramba Tea Factory in Limuru, Kiambu County. Her Excellency First Lady Anita Herczegh is accompanying her spouse, President János Áder on a four-day State Visit of Kenya. NAIROBI, 17th January 2022 (PSCU) – First Margaret

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