Tag Archives: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

The New York Times 7:00 pm on September 19, 2021
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Booster Shots for Covid Leave Africa Hanging in Wind

Just 20 percent of people in low- and lower-middle-income countries have received a first Covid-19 vaccine dose — compared to 80 percent in high-and upper-middle income countries.

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The New York Times 3:22 am on December 24, 2020
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Coronavirus Variant Is Indeed More Transmissible, New Study Suggests

Researchers warn that the British variant is so contagious that new control measures, including closing down schools and universities, may be necessary.

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The New York Times 8:14 am on June 27, 2020
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For Boris Johnson’s Science Advisers, Pressure, Anxieties and ‘Pastoral Support’

As public scrutiny of a secretive panel of scientists heightened, its members nearly buckled under the strain.

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The New York Times 7:17 am on May 26, 2020
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A Virus-Hunter Falls Prey to a Virus He Underestimated

Peter Piot, 71, one of the giants of Ebola and AIDS research, is still battling a coronavirus infection that hit him “like a bus” in March.

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