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    The Secret To Success? Having A Big Sister

    Dec 17, 2020
    A new study suggests big sisters have a powerful impact. (Sorry, big brothers, you don't make as much of a difference.) But there are also potential downsides for the sisters.
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    Shots - Health News
    A health care worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine doses at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Wednesday in Portland, Ore. Hospitals across the U.S. began getting their first doses of Pfizer's vaccine this week.
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    Without Resources, Vaccine Rollout Could 'Fall At The Last Hurdle,' Journalist Warns

    Dec 17, 2020
    Atlantic writer Ed Yong says the COVID-19 vaccination program will be the most complicated the U.S. has ever attempted: "It's going to be a slow process, and there are a lot of possible roadblocks."
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    Coronavirus Updates
    French President Emmanuel Macron will isolate himself for seven days after testing positive for the coronavirus.
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    French President Macron Tests Positive For Coronavirus

    Dec 17, 2020
    The Élysée Palace said President Emmanuel Macron will quarantine for seven days following his positive test results.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday that the government will purchase two new COVID-19 vaccines from pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Novavax. The advance purchase gives every New Zealander the ability to be able to be va
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    New Zealand Will Give Free Coronavirus Vaccines To Residents, Neighboring Nations

    Dec 16, 2020
    If the vaccines are proven to be safe and effective, the immunization campaign is expected to begin with border officers and other essential workers at the beginning of 2021.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Health care workers have been throwing out the excess vaccine, fearing it would be against FDA rules to use it.
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    Some Vials Of COVID-19 Vaccine Contain Extra Doses, Expanding Supply

    Dec 16, 2020
    "Given the public health emergency, FDA is advising that it is acceptable to use every full dose obtainable (the sixth, or possibly even a seventh) from each vial," the FDA said Wednesday.
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    Dr. Paul Farmer, an infectious disease specialist and cofounder of Partners In Health, is the 2020 recipient of the million dollar Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture.
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    A Million Dollar Prize For A Doc Who Believes In 'Accompaniment'

    Dec 16, 2020
    As the founder of Partners in Health, he seeks to bring modern medical care to all. Now he is the happy — if a bit surprised — to receive the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture.
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    Students wear masks at a school in Baghdad.
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    Coronavirus FAQ: Should I Wash My Kid's Clothes Every Day After School?

    Dec 16, 2020
    Plus: Can the virus make me sick many years later, like the chickenpox virus does?
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    Taking swab samples from agricultural products at the Xinfadi wholesale market in Beijing.
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    China Has A Theory About Its New COVID-19 Cases. Many Scientists Are Skeptical

    Dec 16, 2020
    The government is pointing a finger at imports of frozen foods. The consensus in the scientific community: "highly unlikely."
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    Coronavirus Updates
    A health care worker administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to personal support worker Anita Quidangen at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Canada, on Monday. Quidangen was one of the first people in Canada to receive the shot.
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    Canada Administers Its 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Shots

    Dec 14, 2020
    Canada joins the United Kingdom and the United States as the first Western countries to provide the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, as the coronavirus pandemic rages toward winter.
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    Dr. Chizoba Barbara Wonodi is director of Johns Hopkins University's International Vaccine Access Center for Nigeria.
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    Is Mass Vaccination The Best Strategy For All Countries? A Doctor's Surprising View

    Dec 14, 2020
    Dr. Chizoba Barbara Wonodi of Johns Hopkins University explains why a strategy to vaccinate everyone may not be the best approach to fighting the virus in lower-income countries such as Nigeria.
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    New York City Nurse Among The First To Get Coronavirus Vaccine In The U.S.

    Dec 14, 2020
    What may be the first coronavirus vaccine administered in the U.S. was given to a critical care nurse in New York City.
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    Two hurricanes destroyed bridges, roads, schools, health clinics and homes. Here is the aftermath in Protección in Honduras' Santa Barbara department on Dec. 11.
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    Even Disaster Veterans Are Stunned By What's Happening In Honduras

    Dec 14, 2020
    Back-to-back hurricanes have taken an unprecedented toll on the Central American nation and its neighbors.
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    Shots - Health News
    Howard Berkes (seated, front row right) volunteered to be part of a COVID-19 research study this year. He says his family, photographed here in the 1960s, had a history of stepping up during difficult times. That includes his grandparents (in middle), wh
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    Why I'm A Vaccine Volunteer: Doing What Needs To Be Done

    Dec 13, 2020
    The power of family history can lead a person to do lot of things. For Howard Berkes, the family tradition of facing crises head-on led him to sign up for experimental testing of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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    Global Causes Of Death: Significant Shifts From 2000 To 2019

    Dec 11, 2020
    The No. 1 and 2 causes of death remain the same, but there have been a number of notable changes. And now there's a new disease to assess on the global landscape: COVID-19.
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    Even With COVID-19, Heart Disease Is The World's Most Deadly Killer

    Dec 10, 2020
    A new report by the World Health Organization shows the Top 10 leading causes of death globally. Heart disease remains at the top of that list.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    A nurse prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at Croydon University Hospital in London.
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    'The Perfect Storm': How Vaccine Misinformation Spread To The Mainstream

    Dec 10, 2020
    False claims about COVID-19 vaccines are spreading widely on social media, researchers warn. They could undermine public health efforts to curb the pandemic.
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    Latin America Is Facing A Hunger Pandemic

    Dec 09, 2020
    A new report describes a region where hunger and malnutrition are sharply increasing — and only likely to get worse as COVID-19 pushes more people into poverty.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    The United Arab Emirates announced Wednesday that the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine provides 86% protection from the virus. The UAE said it has registered the vaccine following analysis by health officials.
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    Chinese Vaccine 86% Effective, UAE Health Ministry Says

    Dec 08, 2020
    The Sinopharm vaccine, developed by a Chinese pharmaceutical company, has already been approved for emergency use in a few countries.
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    Coronavirus FAQs: Are Playgrounds Too Risky? Do I Need A Mask For Outdoor Exercise?

    Dec 04, 2020
    States are closing down playgrounds again as case counts rise. Is that a good idea? Also: What's the deal with masks and outdoor exercise?
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    After singing for soldiers, Felicidad delos Reyes (right) was selected to "receive a gift" at the garrison behind her school. She was locked in a room; later five soldiers jumped on her, held her down and beat her into submission as they took turns rapin
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    PHOTOS: There Still Is No Comfort For The 'Comfort Women' Of The Philippines

    Dec 04, 2020
    They were forced into a system of sexual slavery created by the Japanese army during World War II. The survivors — now in their 80s and 90s — are still demanding justice.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    The U.K. will begin a mass vaccination against COVID-19 on Tuesday, as hundreds of thousands of doses of Pfizer's vaccine reach the public. Here, a temperature-controlled cold storage truck leaves a Pfizer facility in Belgium Thursday.
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    U.K. Will Start Immunizing People Against COVID-19 On Tuesday, Officials Say

    Dec 04, 2020
    Mass vaccinations will start less than a week after the U.K. approved the new drug. Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford says it could start "a long path back to normality."
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    Coronavirus Updates
    South Koreans pray for their children taking the College Scholastic Ability Test at Chogey temple, in Seoul on Thursday. New coronavirus infections in the country have spiked in recent days.
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    S. Korea Considers Tighter Coronavirus Restrictions As Cases Spike

    Dec 04, 2020
    Amid criticism of the government's recent handling of the pandemic, the country is seeing more cases than at any time in the past nine months.
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    How Rich Countries Are 'Hoarding' The World's Vaccines, In Charts

    Dec 03, 2020
    Experts say low-risk people in the U.S. will likely be immunized before many high-risk people in poor countries.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    As governments around the world prepare to approve the first coronavirus vaccines, social media companies are cracking down on hoaxes and conspiracy theories.
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    Facebook Bans Debunked Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines

    Dec 03, 2020
    The new ban is an expansion of the social network's rules against misinformation that could lead to imminent physical harm. It comes as governments prepare to roll out the first vaccinations.
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    Goats and Soda
    Syrians buy bread at a shop in the town of Binnish in the country's northwestern Idlib province in June. Nowadays, people say they're waiting up to six hours in line for a meager government bread ration.
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    Imagine Waiting 6 Hours To Buy A Couple Of Bags Of Bread

    Dec 03, 2020
    That's the situation in Syria, where bread shortages are now widespread — and the queues for daily rations stretch on and on. The same goes for gasoline.
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