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[ad_1] For weeks like reports continuous trickle that the NBA and its players were considering after all, hosting an impromptu All-Star Game, many experts and fans were wondering: Why? Whether concerns about the health and safety ramifications of All-Star Weekend were significant enough to suspend the mid-season festivities in November, …

[ad_1] (CNN) – African nations are lagging behind in sourcing COVID-19 vaccines as richer countries stockpile vaccines and prioritize their own populations, despite an increase in cases and a new variant affecting the continent. On Monday, South Africa received its first million doses of the Oxford / AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) reported eight additional cases of the most infectious variant of the new coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number to B.1.1.7. Variant cases in the country to 25. Three of the additional cases are from Bontoc, Mountain Province, according to DOH. …

[ad_1] Health workers participate in a vaccination simulation at Pedro P. Cruz Elementary School in the city of Mandaluyong on January 27, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ​​ABS-CBN News MANILA – Some 116,000 healthcare workers in Metro Manila were initially included for COVID-19 vaccination, the Health Department said on Friday, as the …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Manila city government may offer free Covid-19 swab tests for students attending face-to-face classes at local medical schools, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said on Friday. Moreno said he would prefer that students have swab tests while attending physical classes for their peace of mind. …

[ad_1] Iran’s ambassador to Russia previously said that the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines would consist of 10,000 doses. Iran has received its first batch of foreign-made coronavirus vaccines, as the Middle East’s worst-hit country in terms of deaths seeks to stop the pandemic. “The first shipment of vaccines from …

[ad_1] A trial will test a two-shot vaccine regimen that uses two types of COVID vaccine.Credit: Ben Hasty / MediaNews Group / Reading Eagle / Getty UK researchers have launched a study that will mix and match two COVID-19 vaccines in an attempt to ease the overwhelming logistics of immunizing …

[ad_1] THE APPRENTICE: ONE Championship Edition is scheduled to air in Asia in March with two Filipinos vying to emerge as the winner. THE ONE Championship edition of the worldwide successful television reality show The newbie is scheduled to air in Asia in March with two Filipinos vying to emerge …

[ad_1] REUTERS SOUTH KOREA returned to first place in the latest Bloomberg Innovation Index, while the US came out of a top 10 presented by a group of European countries. Korea regained the crown from Germany, who fell to fourth place. The Asian nation has led the index for seven …

[ad_1] (CNN) – The COVAX Initiative for Equitable Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines has announced its plan to distribute more than 330 million doses to developing countries in the first half of 2021. In an interim distribution plan released Wednesday, the COVAX vaccine exchange facility said the doses will cover …