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A team of investigators and researchers at the University of California Berkeley’s School of Public Health have launched a new study to better understand the current spread of SARS-CoV-2 (the Novel Coronavirus) in the Bay Area, and the effects of social and physical distancing
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Slave Introduces Smallpox Vaccination
The ravages of smallpox were lessened in the 1700s because Onesimus, a slave to Cotton Mather in Boston, introduced an African vaccination practice that had made his body immune to the smallpox virus. Dr. Zabdiel Boylston of Boston inoculated some 240 people, following Onesimus's description of
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Mozambique: Nyusi Extends State of Emergency for Third Month
Maputo — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday night announced the extension of the state of emergency, decreed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, for a further
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Covid-19 vaccine tested in Wuhan safe: report
The findings were published on Friday, days after an American biotechnology company announced that it had also developed a vaccine that has been found to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response in the human body against the
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Another potential dark side of COVID-19 affecting children
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Kenya: Give Us Your Farm Throw-Aways; We'll Give Back Black Gold
Mwea Ngurubani County, Kenya — Whether volunteering at local high schools in her community, educating boys about the importance of speaking out and building self-confidence or taking a summer course at Oklahoma State University in the United States as a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow – Kenyan
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Ghana coronavirus: jumbo recoveries, prez assents to 'People's Vaccine'
April 16: 5,530 cases, jumbo recoveries
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Azar praises U.S. response as 'historic,' suggests comorbidities to blame for COVID death rate
Azar backed up Donald Trump’s insistence that the nation will reopen with or without a vaccine, saying “not everything depends on
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Half Of Oklahoma’s Reported Coronavirus Deaths Come From Care Facilities Such As Nursing Homes | The Oklahoma Eagle
In a recent one-week period, Oklahoma reported 18 deaths and 114 new cases of COVID-19 at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, bringing the total number of residents and staff who have died to 155 as of May
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The Trifecta of Black Disempowerment: Poverty, Pollution, and the Pandemic
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NNPA Exclusive: Iconic Entertainer and Entrepreneur, Ice Cube, Speaks to the Black Press of America
A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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FACT CHECK | No, Nigeria has not found Covid-19 vaccine - but the hunt is on
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Ghana coronavirus: 7,117 cases as Accra hits 5,000; MPs infection controversy
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US autoworkers return, while possible vaccine shows promise
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and
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Kenya: As Focus Turns to COVID-19, TB Patients Suffer
Lockdowns meant to protect people from Covid-19 have now turned against patients and TB treatment seems to be suffering the greatest
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US Autoworkers Return, While Possible Vaccine Shows Promise
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and
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Africa: COVID-19 Threatens Important Progress in Africa
Secretary General António Guterres — As COVID-19 spreads across the continent, Africa has responded swiftly to the pandemic, and as of now reported cases are lower than
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Herb man touts COVID cure
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NZUKI: Covid-19 makes a strong case for urban farming
Cities and town, where people live and work in close proximity, are among the worst hit in light of how the disease spreads
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Uganda: Pandemic Accelerates Shifts in Office Designs, Limits Face to Face Interactions
Willis Otto Olanya employs people at Owel Architecture Limited and warns employers about the potential for liability should employees fall sick at the
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Brazil coronavirus deaths surge
Brazil saw its highest number of coronavirus deaths yet Tuesday as, more than four months after Covid-19 first emerged in China, the force of the pandemic was beginning to hit hard in Latin
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MobileDerm addresses disparities in skin health
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The choice in America—death, coronavirus or the economy
(NNPA)—Under the direction and management of President Donald Trump and his coronavirus pandemic task force, there has been mass
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Coronavirus immunity 'probably significantly higher' than tests suggest
Research from Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital shows that many people with mild or asymptomatic Covid-19 demonstrate so-called T-cell immunity to the
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PRESS ROOM: U.S. Bank Offers Financial Support and Demonstrates Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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