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UN urges people to avoid vaccine mistrust – The Manila Times

[ad_1] NEW YORK: As the world celebrates the advances in vaccines against the new coronavirus, a leading expert from the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in an interview with Agence France-Presse that public mistrust ran the risk of rendering even treatments useless more effective against the pandemic. “A vaccine that …

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COVID-19 pandemic hits new highs and new lows

[ad_1] This week, COVID-19 headlines were torn between cautious optimism and abject despair. On the bright side, Monday morning brought us a shred of hope: claims from Pfizer and BioNTech that their vaccine candidate was very effective. Its tests so far showed it to be around 90 percent effective, although …

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How a human rights angel lost her halo

[ad_1] When Daw Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from years of house arrest a decade ago, never having used a smartphone or Facebook, held court in the office of her banned political party, the musty smell emanated from the stacked human rights reports. on the floor. . Armed with nothing …

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