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CHICAGO, United States (AP) - In a makeshift vaccination centre at a safety net Chicago hospital, a patient services aide ushers an older woman with a cane toward a curtained cubicle.'Here, have a seat right here,' Trenese Bland says helpfully, preparing the woman for a shot offering protection
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WHO: 'Premature,' 'unrealistic' COVID-19 will end soon
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Herb man touts COVID cure
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A New Way Coronavirus Might Be Showing Up In Children
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Getting control of COVID-19 will take more than widespread vaccination; it will also require better understanding of why the disease causes no apparent symptoms in some people but leads to rapid multi-organ failure and death in others. It will also require better insight into what treatments work
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UK hits target: Gives at least 1 vaccine shot to 15 million - Black News Channel
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