Covid 19 coronavirus: When will vaccines be widely available globally?
14 May, 2021 04:08 AM
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A nurse prepares a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a vaccination clinic in Vermont, US. Photo / AP
A nurse prepares a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a vaccination clinic in Vermont, US. Photo / AP
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By: Victoria Milko
The United States, Israel and the United Kingdom are among the nations where about half or more of the population has had at least one Covid-19 vaccination shot.
In some countries, including South Africa, Pakistan and Venezuela, less than 1 per cent of people have been vaccinated.
In nearly a dozen countries mostly in Africa there have been no jabs at all.
Theatre review: Blindness, Auckland Writers Festival
14 May, 2021 03:15 AM
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By: Ethan Sills When you think of the Auckland s Writers Festival, you probably think of a relaxed day spent listening to authors talk about their work, where the only drama comes when that one person with an essay rather than a question gets their hands on the mic at the Q&A after.
Perhaps that relaxed air is what makes the festival s choice of theatrical production this year such an unexpected shock.
AWF s production of Blindness is the latest iteration to travel the world since London s Donmar Warehouse adapted Jose Saramago s 1992 book last year. The audiovisual production has been designed with heightened Covid alert levels in mind, with pairs of seats socially distanced in a rigid format that feels like it has a purpose, but it s one you won t discover until halfway through the show.
Papua New Guinea boy saved by Auckland surgeon dreams of becoming doctor
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Papua New Guinea boy saved by Auckland surgeon, now dreams to become a doctor.
Emma Russell is a health reporter for the New Zealand Heraldemma.russell@nzherald.co.nz
At age 14, he was expected to die in Papua New Guinea. Instead, an Auckland surgeon operated to save his life when no one else could. Kevin Tavir shares his story of hope with the Weekend Herald.
Kevin Tavir lay on a concrete veranda, severely ill, for six months. Some days he would shiver, others he would sweat profusely - his mum holding his hand for comfort.