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COVID-19: Website for free virus tests is here. How does it work?

YoopyaJanuary 22, 2022June 30, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 22, 2022June 30, 20230380

Under criticism after weeks of shortages, President Joe Biden’s administration is working to make COVID-19 rapid test kits more available and accessible to Americans by...

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Tips and tricks to make 2022 the year you quit tobacco for good

YoopyaJanuary 18, 2022June 22, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 18, 2022June 22, 20230160

For many, the past year has been a reminder that they can take important steps in taking charge of their own health and well-being. Now...

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US COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine drive

YoopyaDecember 15, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 15, 2021June 13, 20230103

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives...

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U.S. donates 17 million J&J doses to African Union

YoopyaOctober 16, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2021June 13, 202309

President Joe Biden told visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday that the United States will make a one-time donation of more than 17 million...

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New Johnson & Johnson data shows second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19 – but one dose is still strong against delta variant

YoopyaSeptember 25, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 25, 2021June 13, 2023052

On Sept 22, 2021, Johnson & Johnson released data that answers two questions many people have likely been wondering about its vaccine: How good is...

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Covid-19: Police break up fake vaccine network in China and South Africa

YoopyaMarch 3, 2021June 30, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 3, 2021June 30, 2023037

Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of doses of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests, Interpol says. In China, police...

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Merkel says COVID variants risk third virus wave, must proceed carefully

YoopyaFebruary 24, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 24, 2021June 13, 202308

New variants of COVID-19 risk a third wave of infections in Germany and the country must proceed with great care so that a new nationwide...

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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine works well in big real world test

YoopyaFebruary 24, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 24, 2021June 13, 2023018

A real-world test of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in more than half a million people confirms that it’s very effective at preventing serious illness or death,...

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Biden aims to distribute masks to millions in equity push

YoopyaFebruary 24, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 24, 2021June 13, 2023021

President Joe Biden plans to distribute millions of face masks to Americans in communities hard-hit by the coronavirus beginning next month as part of his...

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Ghana 1st nation to receive coronavirus vaccines from COVAX

YoopyaFebruary 24, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 24, 2021June 13, 2023015

Ghana received the world’s first delivery of coronavirus vaccines from the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative on Wednesday — the long-awaited start for a program that has thus...