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  • COVID disrupts health services in over 90% of countries: WHO

    COVID disrupts health services in over 90% of countries: WHO0

    Disruptions in basic health services such as vaccination programs and treatment of diseases like AIDS were reported in 92% of 129 countries, a World Health Organization survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic showed on Monday. The survey, conducted in November-December 2021, showed services were “severely impacted” with “little or no improvement” from the

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  • Oil rises, headed for sixth weekly gain, amid supply concerns

    Oil rises, headed for sixth weekly gain, amid supply concerns0

    Oil prices rose on Friday, set for their sixth weekly gain, amid concerns of tight supplies as major producers continue their policy of limited output increases amid rising fuel demand. Brent crude futures climbed 49 cents, or 0.6%, to $89.83 a barrel at 0310 GMT, after falling 62 cents during the previous day. However, prices

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  • Annual Covid-19 vax preferred to frequent boosters, says Pfizer CEO

    Annual Covid-19 vax preferred to frequent boosters, says Pfizer CEO0

    Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla has said that an annual Covid-19 vaccine would be preferable to more frequent booster shots in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Pfizer/BioNtech’s Covid-19 vaccine has shown to be effective against severe disease and death caused by the heavily-mutated Omicron variant but less effective in preventing transmission. With cases soaring, some countries have expanded

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