Nurith Aizenman

Nurith Aizenman appears in the following:

Biden Announces A New Goal To Vaccinate 70% Of The World's Population Within A Year

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

President Biden announced an effort to vaccinate 70% of the world's population against COVID by this time 2022. Health officials from lower income countries say they need more than donations of doses.

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The Taliban Swore To Kill An Afghan Doctor For Giving Birth Control To A Child Bride

Thursday, August 19, 2021

She's had to flee Afghanistan for her life. And she's one of many whose experience offers a window into what the Taliban takeover may hold for the country's women.

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Afghan Gynecologist Said She Fled Country Because The Taliban Sent Her Death Threats

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

The Taliban say they'll guarantee the rights of Afghanistan's women, but their actions are already throwing that into doubt. One gynecologist fled the country 10 days ago because of death threats.

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This Teen Is Being Pushed To Wed Because Of The Pandemic. Her School Helps Her Resist

Thursday, August 12, 2021

She's one of 110 girls in a boarding program run by the Veerni Institute in India. When lockdowns hit, they were sent home to their villages, where child marriage is rampant.

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The Downs And Ups Of Africa's Current COVID Surge

Friday, July 23, 2021

The World Health Organization has reported a downturn after 8 weeks of increasing cases. But the good news comes with a large dose of caution.

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Africa Faces A 3rd Wave Of COVID-19 Driven By The Delta Variant

Friday, July 09, 2021

Africa just marked its worst pandemic week ever and its third wave of COVID-19 — largely driven by the delta variant. Vaccine shipments to the continent are moving slowly.

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Protecting The Immuno-Compromised Against COVID Could Be Key To Ending The Pandemic

Monday, June 28, 2021

Vaccines may not be as effective for those who are immuno-compromised. Protecting them needs to be made a top priority, says researchers — to keep them safe and to slow the emergence of variants.

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Experts Warn Lag In Global Vaccinations Could Lead To Dangerous Variants

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Thanks to widespread vaccinations, the U.S. is reopening. Meanwhile, countries without similar access to doses are angry and fearful — amid signs the COVID-19 catastrophe in India could spread.

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20 Million Africans Are Due For Their 2nd COVID Shot. But There's No Supply In Sight

Friday, May 21, 2021

African nations had been counting on Serum Institute of India for nearly all their COVID vaccines. Now the company says it won't be sending any more for months. And African officials are scrambling.

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'So This Was All For Nothing': Indian Vaccine Export Halt Leaves Africa Without Doses

Thursday, May 20, 2021

India's freeze on AstraZeneca exports is upending Africa's already limited vaccination progress, as the Africans who got their first dose are coming due for their second with no supply in sight.

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They Desperately Need COVID Vaccines. So Why Are Some Countries Throwing Out Doses?

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

How the chaotic system for distributing the world's vaccine supply is wreaking havoc in places that can least afford it.

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Africa Faces Vaccine Shortage, Challenges Administering Doses

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

While many African countries need more COVID-19 vaccines, others are struggling to administer the shots they have. Malawi and South Sudan have even had to throw out unused and expired doses.

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Can Vaccines Stop Variants? Here's What We Know So Far

Friday, April 09, 2021

One of the hottest areas of research right now: studies to determine how well current vaccines work against emerging coronavirus "variants of concern."

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COVID-19 Vaccines Vs. COVID-19 Variants

Thursday, April 08, 2021

It's one of the hottest areas of COVID-19 research: How well do the various vaccines work against the variants? New findings are coming out daily. Here's what's known so far, and what's pending.

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Gun Violence Deaths: How The U.S. Compares With The Rest Of The World

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The mass shootings in the Atlanta area and Boulder, Colo., cast a spotlight on this type of violence in the U.S., where the death rate is nearly 100 times higher than in the United Kingdom.

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He Hoped He Could Get His Mom A Vaccine. Then Came The Call: She Had COVID

Sunday, February 28, 2021

For this health expert based in Boston, the effort to get vaccines to his native South Africa was intensely personal.

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A Look At The Inequities Around The COVID-19 Vaccine In South Africa

Friday, February 12, 2021

South Africa is a case study of the inequities around the coronavirus vaccine. It has one of the world's worst outbreaks, fueled by a new variant. Yet officials are struggling to buy enough vaccines.

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South Africa Halts AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Monday, February 08, 2021

New results from a COVID-19 vaccine trial in South Africa suggest the vaccine that was developed by AstraZeneca may not be as effective against the variant found there.

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Why The Pandemic Is 10 Times Worse Than You Think

Saturday, February 06, 2021

Not everyone gets tested. A new model estimates how many infections are missed because of this and how many people are actively shedding the virus. The results lend urgency to the vaccine race.

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Researchers' New Model Predicts Number Of People Currently Contagious With COVID-19

Friday, February 05, 2021

New research shows how official figures understate the U.S. pandemic: On any given day the number of infected people who are actively contagious is ten times that day's tally of new reported cases.

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