Doubts surround India’s official COVID-19 death toll
India’s coronavirus death toll passed 250,000 on Wednesday but comparisons of official data with those from people on the frontlines suggested the true number is several...
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Brazil states suspend AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women
Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian states on Tuesday suspended immunization of pregnant women with the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on the advice of the...
Scientists race to study variants in India as cases explode
A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily. But the country is behind in doing the kind of testing needed...
Canada’s largest province halts AstraZeneca first doses
Canada’s largest province said Tuesday it will stop giving out first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine due to concerns over its link to rare blood...
Computer game helps health workers combat COVID spread
Swiss health workers busy fighting the pandemic are being encouraged to unwind with a computer game that offers not only distraction but also knowledge to battle...
Indian COVID-19 variant found in 44 countries: WHO
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a variant of COVID-19 behind the acceleration of India’s explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all...
Nauru vaccinates all its adults in ‘world record’ effort
The tiny Pacific nation of Nauru has congratulated itself for a “world record” COVID-19 vaccination drive which resulted in all its adult population receiving their first...
India coronavirus death toll passes 250,000, variant spreads
India’s coronavirus death toll passed 250,000 on Wednesday as the World Health Organization said the variant fuelling the surge had been found in dozens of countries...
The Lancet: More nurses lead to fewer patient deaths&readmissions, shorter hospital stays, and savings
A study across 55 hospitals in Queensland, Australia suggests that a recent state policy to introduce a minimum ratio of one nurse to four patients for...
Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios policy saves lives and lowers costs
A new study published in The Lancet today showed that a policy establishing minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals in Queensland, Australia saved lives, prevented readmissions,...
