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WHO welcomes crucial new funding for vaccines

WHO welcomes funding commitments made at the Global Vaccine Summit, hosted virtually by the UK government on 4th June. The Summit is Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s third pledging conference and follows the successful Berlin summit in January 2015. The new pledges will enable Gavi to protect the next generation and reduce disease inequality by reaching […]
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Barack Obama lashes out at President Trump in call with supporters. More than 78,400 people with COVID-19 have died in the United States and more than 1.3 million people have tested positive

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “absolute chaotic disaster” during a conversation with ex-members of his administration, according to a recording obtained by Yahoo News. Obama also reacted to the Justice Department dropping its criminal case against Trump’s first national
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“We can’t keep our country closed for the next five years, White House to wind down coronavirus task force as focus shifts to aftermath”. – President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON – The White House coronavirus task force will wind down as the country moves into a second phase that focuses on the aftermath of the outbreak, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. Trump confirmed the plans after Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the group, told reporters the White House may start moving coordination […]