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African countries have struggled to secure enough Covid-19 vaccines. So why are thousands of doses going to waste?

While many African nations are grappling with barely sufficient supplies of Covid-19 vaccines, others are destroying thousands of unused shots. Kenya is just one of the countries that has used up more than 90% of its stock of Oxford-AstraZeneca doses, supplied by vaccine-sharing facility COVAX. The East African nation is just weeks away from joining

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A driver appeared to be sleeping behind the wheel of an autonomous Tesla, authorities say. So deputies pulled him over

A 38-year-old Illinois man was pulled over Sunday after a deputy saw him apparently sleeping behind the wheel of a 2019 Tesla operating on autopilot, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. When one deputy pulled alongside the vehicle near the Wisconsin and Illinois border, he saw “that the driver’s head was

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With 100M inoculations in just 9 days, a fresh batch of Covid cases finally helped China combat vaccine hesitancy

As vaccination hesitancy slows inoculation rates in some Western countries, China is going into overdrive. Over 400 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered in China, according to the National Health Commission — more than in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany combined. Of course, 400 million doses doesn’t even cover

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Three deputies who fired shots at Andrew Brown Jr. will be reinstated and retrained, sheriff says

District Attorney Andrew Womble announced Tuesday that the deputies who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. last month were justified in using deadly force, saying Brown “recklessly” drove at the officers on scene while trying to flee arrest. “Mr. Brown’s death, while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown’s actions caused three deputies to reasonably believe it

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As China inoculates 100M people in 9 days, the key to combating vaccine hesitancy seems clear: active Covid cases

As vaccination hesitancy slows inoculation rates in some Western countries, China is going into overdrive. Over 400 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered in China, according to the National Health Commission — more than in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany combined. Of course, 400 million doses doesn’t even cover

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Fear over fresh Covid-19 outbreaks sees China vaccinate 100 million people in nine days

As vaccination hesitancy slows inoculation rates in some Western countries, China is going into overdrive. Over 400 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered in China, according to the National Health Commission — more than in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany combined. Of course, 400 million doses doesn’t even cover

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