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Africa Is Running Out Of Oxygen As COVID surges, so does demand for oxygen. And oxygen manufacturing plants simply can't keep up. That's bad news not only for severely ill COVID-19 patients but others in need, including newborns. NPR.org

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Africa faces severe oxygen shortages to treat patients

Thu, 2021-06-24 16:24 — mike kraft

Hospital wards across Uganda are filling with COVID-19 patients as the country faces an aggressive surge in cases. One of the biggest issues have: a serious shortage of oxygen.

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Foundation to spend $1.3B to vaccinate Africans for COVID One of the world's largest foundations will spend $1.3 billion over the next three years to acquire and deliver COVID-19 vaccines for more than 50 million people in Africa. It’s a first-of-its-kind effort for a Western nonprofit to bolster Africa’s lagging vaccination campaign amid widespread fears of a third wave of infections on the continent. AP NEWS

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Mastercard Foundation to spend $1.3B for COVID vaccinations for Africa \

Tue, 2021-06-08 20:34 — mike kraft

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Third wave sweeps across Africa as Covid vaccine imports dry up WHO says continent urgently needs more jabs as eight countries report rise of 30% in cases in a week the Guardian

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Africa: Third wave hits continent as Covid vaccine imports dry up

Tue, 2021-06-08 11:53 — mike kraft

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In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Some Africans are hesitating to get COVID-19 vaccines amid concerns about their safety, alarming public health officials as some countries start to destroy thousands of doses that expired before use. Malawi and South Sudan in recent days have said they will destroy some of their doses, a concerning development on a continent where health officials have been outspoken about the need for vaccine equity as the world's rich nations hold the bulk of shots.

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Africa: coronavirus vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses

Wed, 2021-04-28 16:49 — mike kraft

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WHO: Vaccine rollout unaffected by concerns over AstraZeneca The U.N. health agency says its global rollout of coronavirus vaccines remains unaffected even as a growing number of countries have suspended use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine amid concerns about blood clots in some people who received it Jamey Keaten | AP Washington Post

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WHO says it will continue its rollout of AstraZenca vaccine, downplaying concerns

Tue, 2021-03-16 09:08 — mike kraft

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Stunning analysis traces new Ebola outbreak to survivor of W. Africa crisis The analysis suggests that a survivor of the historic Ebola outbreak continued shedding the virus at least five years after being infected. Helen Branswell STAT

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Current Ebola outbreak is shockingly traced traced to survivor of West Africa crisis 5 years ago

Sat, 2021-03-13 18:34 — mike kraft

A survivor of the massive 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak almost certainly triggered an outbreak currently underway in Guinea, according to a new genetic analysis, news that has landed like a bombshell in the community of researchers who study the dangerous virus.

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