US Wildfire Smoke in May Have Contributed to Excess COVID Cases and Deaths in 2020 13/08/2021 Raisa Santos While the US was contending with the COVID-19 pandemic, huge wildfires that swept across the country in 2020 may have contributed to thousands of COVID cases and deaths, according to a US study on fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) air pollution from wildfires and COVID-19. The study, conducted by researchers at the Harvard Chan School […] Continue reading -> Kenya Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for Civil Servants as Africa’s Vaccine Rollout Gathers Speed 13/08/2021 Paul Adepoju The Kenyan government’s decision to compel its workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has received the support of Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC). “I support policies that get citizens of Africa to go out there and get vaccinated whenever they have an opportunity to have access to vaccines. […] Continue reading -> PAHO to Help Members Buy Vaccines as Delta Variant Drives COVID-19 Across Americas 12/08/2021 Raisa Santos As the Delta variant continues to fuel COVID-19 cases and deaths across the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is becoming more proactive in procuring vaccines for its members. PAHO announced this week that its Revolving Fund, which provides access to vaccines at affordable prices, is now open for requests from member states for […] Continue reading -> Family Planning is Still Taboo Among Nomadic Communities in Kashmir 09/08/2021 Raihana Maqbool Gulshana Bano does not remember her exact age when she got married – probably aged 16 or 17, she recalls. Now 27 years old and 10 years into her marriage, a frail and petite Bano has four children aged between the ages of four and nine with gaps of less than two years between each […] Continue reading -> Africa Union’s 400 Million J&J Vaccine Order Starts to Arrive 05/08/2021 Chandre Prince Eleven African countries will this weekend start receiving their portion of the first batch of 400 million COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson and Johnson (J&J), the Africa CDC announced on Thursday. Recipients include Togo, Lesotho, Ghana, Tunisia, Angola, Cameroon, Egypt, Botswana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Mauritius, and they are part of pool purchasing facilitated by the African […] Continue reading -> COVID in NYC: Spending My Twenties in Isolation, Fearing Racial Attack 05/08/2021 Raisa Santos #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch global reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives – and the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. NEW YORK – I turned 24 […] Continue reading -> Boosters: Laboratory Evidence Needs to be Balanced with Field-based Data 03/08/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This article is the third in a three-part series on COVID-19 booster vaccines, which is an evolving discussion as more evidence emerges about the performance of vaccines against variants. Alongside the heated policy debate over the disproportionate consumption of COVID vaccines in rich countries, a handful of senior scientists are pushing back against the scientific […] Continue reading -> COVID in Delhi: ‘I was More Afraid of Suffocating Than of Dying’ 02/08/2021 Jyoti Pande Lavakare #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives as the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. DELHI – Despite the utmost care, bordering […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Finally Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, as More Doses Trickle into Africa 29/07/2021 Paul Adepoju Tanzania has finally started to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, amid a 16-fold increase in vaccine deliveries to Africa in this week alone in comparison to the whole of June. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu publicly received the vaccine on Wednesday, a sharp contrast to her predecessor, John Magufuli, who died in March after months of denying the […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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Kenya Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for Civil Servants as Africa’s Vaccine Rollout Gathers Speed 13/08/2021 Paul Adepoju The Kenyan government’s decision to compel its workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has received the support of Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC). “I support policies that get citizens of Africa to go out there and get vaccinated whenever they have an opportunity to have access to vaccines. […] Continue reading -> PAHO to Help Members Buy Vaccines as Delta Variant Drives COVID-19 Across Americas 12/08/2021 Raisa Santos As the Delta variant continues to fuel COVID-19 cases and deaths across the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is becoming more proactive in procuring vaccines for its members. PAHO announced this week that its Revolving Fund, which provides access to vaccines at affordable prices, is now open for requests from member states for […] Continue reading -> Family Planning is Still Taboo Among Nomadic Communities in Kashmir 09/08/2021 Raihana Maqbool Gulshana Bano does not remember her exact age when she got married – probably aged 16 or 17, she recalls. Now 27 years old and 10 years into her marriage, a frail and petite Bano has four children aged between the ages of four and nine with gaps of less than two years between each […] Continue reading -> Africa Union’s 400 Million J&J Vaccine Order Starts to Arrive 05/08/2021 Chandre Prince Eleven African countries will this weekend start receiving their portion of the first batch of 400 million COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson and Johnson (J&J), the Africa CDC announced on Thursday. Recipients include Togo, Lesotho, Ghana, Tunisia, Angola, Cameroon, Egypt, Botswana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Mauritius, and they are part of pool purchasing facilitated by the African […] Continue reading -> COVID in NYC: Spending My Twenties in Isolation, Fearing Racial Attack 05/08/2021 Raisa Santos #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch global reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives – and the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. NEW YORK – I turned 24 […] Continue reading -> Boosters: Laboratory Evidence Needs to be Balanced with Field-based Data 03/08/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This article is the third in a three-part series on COVID-19 booster vaccines, which is an evolving discussion as more evidence emerges about the performance of vaccines against variants. Alongside the heated policy debate over the disproportionate consumption of COVID vaccines in rich countries, a handful of senior scientists are pushing back against the scientific […] Continue reading -> COVID in Delhi: ‘I was More Afraid of Suffocating Than of Dying’ 02/08/2021 Jyoti Pande Lavakare #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives as the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. DELHI – Despite the utmost care, bordering […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Finally Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, as More Doses Trickle into Africa 29/07/2021 Paul Adepoju Tanzania has finally started to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, amid a 16-fold increase in vaccine deliveries to Africa in this week alone in comparison to the whole of June. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu publicly received the vaccine on Wednesday, a sharp contrast to her predecessor, John Magufuli, who died in March after months of denying the […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
PAHO to Help Members Buy Vaccines as Delta Variant Drives COVID-19 Across Americas 12/08/2021 Raisa Santos As the Delta variant continues to fuel COVID-19 cases and deaths across the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is becoming more proactive in procuring vaccines for its members. PAHO announced this week that its Revolving Fund, which provides access to vaccines at affordable prices, is now open for requests from member states for […] Continue reading -> Family Planning is Still Taboo Among Nomadic Communities in Kashmir 09/08/2021 Raihana Maqbool Gulshana Bano does not remember her exact age when she got married – probably aged 16 or 17, she recalls. Now 27 years old and 10 years into her marriage, a frail and petite Bano has four children aged between the ages of four and nine with gaps of less than two years between each […] Continue reading -> Africa Union’s 400 Million J&J Vaccine Order Starts to Arrive 05/08/2021 Chandre Prince Eleven African countries will this weekend start receiving their portion of the first batch of 400 million COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson and Johnson (J&J), the Africa CDC announced on Thursday. Recipients include Togo, Lesotho, Ghana, Tunisia, Angola, Cameroon, Egypt, Botswana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Mauritius, and they are part of pool purchasing facilitated by the African […] Continue reading -> COVID in NYC: Spending My Twenties in Isolation, Fearing Racial Attack 05/08/2021 Raisa Santos #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch global reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives – and the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. NEW YORK – I turned 24 […] Continue reading -> Boosters: Laboratory Evidence Needs to be Balanced with Field-based Data 03/08/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This article is the third in a three-part series on COVID-19 booster vaccines, which is an evolving discussion as more evidence emerges about the performance of vaccines against variants. Alongside the heated policy debate over the disproportionate consumption of COVID vaccines in rich countries, a handful of senior scientists are pushing back against the scientific […] Continue reading -> COVID in Delhi: ‘I was More Afraid of Suffocating Than of Dying’ 02/08/2021 Jyoti Pande Lavakare #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives as the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. DELHI – Despite the utmost care, bordering […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Finally Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, as More Doses Trickle into Africa 29/07/2021 Paul Adepoju Tanzania has finally started to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, amid a 16-fold increase in vaccine deliveries to Africa in this week alone in comparison to the whole of June. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu publicly received the vaccine on Wednesday, a sharp contrast to her predecessor, John Magufuli, who died in March after months of denying the […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Family Planning is Still Taboo Among Nomadic Communities in Kashmir 09/08/2021 Raihana Maqbool Gulshana Bano does not remember her exact age when she got married – probably aged 16 or 17, she recalls. Now 27 years old and 10 years into her marriage, a frail and petite Bano has four children aged between the ages of four and nine with gaps of less than two years between each […] Continue reading -> Africa Union’s 400 Million J&J Vaccine Order Starts to Arrive 05/08/2021 Chandre Prince Eleven African countries will this weekend start receiving their portion of the first batch of 400 million COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson and Johnson (J&J), the Africa CDC announced on Thursday. Recipients include Togo, Lesotho, Ghana, Tunisia, Angola, Cameroon, Egypt, Botswana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Mauritius, and they are part of pool purchasing facilitated by the African […] Continue reading -> COVID in NYC: Spending My Twenties in Isolation, Fearing Racial Attack 05/08/2021 Raisa Santos #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch global reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives – and the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. NEW YORK – I turned 24 […] Continue reading -> Boosters: Laboratory Evidence Needs to be Balanced with Field-based Data 03/08/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This article is the third in a three-part series on COVID-19 booster vaccines, which is an evolving discussion as more evidence emerges about the performance of vaccines against variants. Alongside the heated policy debate over the disproportionate consumption of COVID vaccines in rich countries, a handful of senior scientists are pushing back against the scientific […] Continue reading -> COVID in Delhi: ‘I was More Afraid of Suffocating Than of Dying’ 02/08/2021 Jyoti Pande Lavakare #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives as the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. DELHI – Despite the utmost care, bordering […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Finally Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, as More Doses Trickle into Africa 29/07/2021 Paul Adepoju Tanzania has finally started to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, amid a 16-fold increase in vaccine deliveries to Africa in this week alone in comparison to the whole of June. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu publicly received the vaccine on Wednesday, a sharp contrast to her predecessor, John Magufuli, who died in March after months of denying the […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Africa Union’s 400 Million J&J Vaccine Order Starts to Arrive 05/08/2021 Chandre Prince Eleven African countries will this weekend start receiving their portion of the first batch of 400 million COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson and Johnson (J&J), the Africa CDC announced on Thursday. Recipients include Togo, Lesotho, Ghana, Tunisia, Angola, Cameroon, Egypt, Botswana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Mauritius, and they are part of pool purchasing facilitated by the African […] Continue reading -> COVID in NYC: Spending My Twenties in Isolation, Fearing Racial Attack 05/08/2021 Raisa Santos #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch global reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives – and the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. NEW YORK – I turned 24 […] Continue reading -> Boosters: Laboratory Evidence Needs to be Balanced with Field-based Data 03/08/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This article is the third in a three-part series on COVID-19 booster vaccines, which is an evolving discussion as more evidence emerges about the performance of vaccines against variants. Alongside the heated policy debate over the disproportionate consumption of COVID vaccines in rich countries, a handful of senior scientists are pushing back against the scientific […] Continue reading -> COVID in Delhi: ‘I was More Afraid of Suffocating Than of Dying’ 02/08/2021 Jyoti Pande Lavakare #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives as the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. DELHI – Despite the utmost care, bordering […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Finally Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, as More Doses Trickle into Africa 29/07/2021 Paul Adepoju Tanzania has finally started to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, amid a 16-fold increase in vaccine deliveries to Africa in this week alone in comparison to the whole of June. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu publicly received the vaccine on Wednesday, a sharp contrast to her predecessor, John Magufuli, who died in March after months of denying the […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
COVID in NYC: Spending My Twenties in Isolation, Fearing Racial Attack 05/08/2021 Raisa Santos #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch global reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives – and the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. NEW YORK – I turned 24 […] Continue reading -> Boosters: Laboratory Evidence Needs to be Balanced with Field-based Data 03/08/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This article is the third in a three-part series on COVID-19 booster vaccines, which is an evolving discussion as more evidence emerges about the performance of vaccines against variants. Alongside the heated policy debate over the disproportionate consumption of COVID vaccines in rich countries, a handful of senior scientists are pushing back against the scientific […] Continue reading -> COVID in Delhi: ‘I was More Afraid of Suffocating Than of Dying’ 02/08/2021 Jyoti Pande Lavakare #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives as the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. DELHI – Despite the utmost care, bordering […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Finally Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, as More Doses Trickle into Africa 29/07/2021 Paul Adepoju Tanzania has finally started to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, amid a 16-fold increase in vaccine deliveries to Africa in this week alone in comparison to the whole of June. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu publicly received the vaccine on Wednesday, a sharp contrast to her predecessor, John Magufuli, who died in March after months of denying the […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Boosters: Laboratory Evidence Needs to be Balanced with Field-based Data 03/08/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This article is the third in a three-part series on COVID-19 booster vaccines, which is an evolving discussion as more evidence emerges about the performance of vaccines against variants. Alongside the heated policy debate over the disproportionate consumption of COVID vaccines in rich countries, a handful of senior scientists are pushing back against the scientific […] Continue reading -> COVID in Delhi: ‘I was More Afraid of Suffocating Than of Dying’ 02/08/2021 Jyoti Pande Lavakare #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives as the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. DELHI – Despite the utmost care, bordering […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Finally Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, as More Doses Trickle into Africa 29/07/2021 Paul Adepoju Tanzania has finally started to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, amid a 16-fold increase in vaccine deliveries to Africa in this week alone in comparison to the whole of June. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu publicly received the vaccine on Wednesday, a sharp contrast to her predecessor, John Magufuli, who died in March after months of denying the […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
COVID in Delhi: ‘I was More Afraid of Suffocating Than of Dying’ 02/08/2021 Jyoti Pande Lavakare #COVIDReporting: For the past 18 months, Health Policy Watch reporters have covered the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have not been immune from its impacts on their personal lives as the virus has wreaked havoc with their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will bring you their stories. DELHI – Despite the utmost care, bordering […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Finally Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, as More Doses Trickle into Africa 29/07/2021 Paul Adepoju Tanzania has finally started to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, amid a 16-fold increase in vaccine deliveries to Africa in this week alone in comparison to the whole of June. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu publicly received the vaccine on Wednesday, a sharp contrast to her predecessor, John Magufuli, who died in March after months of denying the […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Tanzania Finally Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, as More Doses Trickle into Africa 29/07/2021 Paul Adepoju Tanzania has finally started to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, amid a 16-fold increase in vaccine deliveries to Africa in this week alone in comparison to the whole of June. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu publicly received the vaccine on Wednesday, a sharp contrast to her predecessor, John Magufuli, who died in March after months of denying the […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts