As India continues to see record COVID-19 case counts, Dr. Prabhat Jha said Canada could have done more to strengthen the global distribution of vaccines.
Emily Anthes, Madeleine Ngo and Eileen Sullivan, The New York Times
Published: 20 Apr 2021 06:55 PM BdST
Updated: 20 Apr 2021 06:55 PM BdST A woman waits in her car to receive a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a clinic run by Skippack Pharmacy as cases rise in the state in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, US, Apr 18, 2021. REUTERS
All adults in every US state, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, meeting the April 19 deadline that President Joe Biden set two weeks ago. );
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“For months I’ve been telling Americans to get vaccinated when it’s your turn. Well, it’s your turn, now,” Biden said Sunday on a programme called “Roll Up Your Sleeves” on NBC. “It’s free. It’s convenient and it’s the most important thing you can do to protect yourself from COVID-19.”
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Through Reach Alliance, U of T students explore struggle for women’s economic equality in Mexico Women operate a stall at an outdoor market in Jalisco, Mexico (photo by Skyhobo via iStockPhoto)
Student researchers from the University of Toronto’s Reach Alliance have released an in-depth study of Mexico’s Co-Meta Initiative, which aims to support the economic empowerment of women. It’s work the students hope will inform the design of other programs globally that seek to break down barriers to women’s economic participation.
Under the mentorship of
Erica Di Ruggiero, an associate professor of global health and director of the Centre for Global Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, the Reach Alliance researchers dug deep into the Co-Meta Initiative’s approach to collaboration with a network of economic and social actors.
âGraphs I never madeâ: Trumpâs virus adviser says misinformation and denial rife
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New York: Dr Deborah Birx, the Trump administrationâs coronavirus response co-ordinator, said on Sunday that crucial statements from the White House about the coronavirus pandemic were shaped by misinformation, denial about the severity of COVID-19 and the shadow of an upcoming election.
In an interview on the CBS program
Face the Nation, Birx said that from the outset, progress against the virus was impeded by inconsistent and inept public messaging that played down the gravity of the pandemic and the immediate need for safety precautions. In the White House, she said, âthere were people who definitely believed that this was a hoaxâ.