Mistrust in local, national governments is slowing down child vaccination progress in Africa

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Mistrust in local and national governments is slowing down child vaccination progress in Africa, which has half of the world's unvaccinated and undervaccinated children, a study shows. Read Original...

Does cross-immunity exist between SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.28 and P.1 variants?

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A team of researchers recently cross-tested severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies to assess their neutralization activity against different variants. The team recently released their findings as a preprint on the medRxiv* server. Read...

SARS-CoV-2 variant spread study in France shows B.1.351/V2 variant outgrowing B.1.1.7/V1 variant

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A recent study by researchers in France has compared the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern. The team found a significant transmission advantage of V2 (from lineage B.1.351) over V1 (from lineage B.1.1.7). A...

Stark racial disparities persist in vaccinations, state-level CDC data shows

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Black Americans’ covid-19 vaccination rates are still lagging months into the nation's campaign, while Hispanics are closing the gap and Native Americans show the highest rates overall, according to federal data obtained by KHN. Read Original...

Seed money: Black entrepreneurs hope pandemic gardening boom will grow healthier eating

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Ietef Vita had planned to spend most of 2020 on the road, promoting "Biomimicz," the album the rapper had released on his #plantbasedrecords label in January. Read Original...