[Link] Australia urged to spend more on Covax program amid criticisms of ‘vaccine diplomacy’

Read: 30/1/2022 www.theguardian.com

Australia has distributed 18m doses of Covid-19 vaccine to neighbouring countries but is being urged to dedicate money and resources to Covax – the global vaccination mechanism – so that the world’s least-inoculated countries can access vaccines.

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[Link] Police fire rubber bullets at hundreds of Thai protesters demanding PM's resignation

Read: 8/8/2021 www.abc.net.au

More than a thousand Thai anti-government protesters have clashed with police as they protest the government's failure to handle coronavirus outbreaks and its impact on the economy.

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[Link] ‘They thought Covid only kills white people’: myths and fear hinder jabs in DRC

Read: 7/8/2021 www.theguardian.com

Dr Christian Mayala and Dr Rodin Nzembuni Nduku sit together on a bench outside the Covid ward at Kinshasa’s Mama Yemo hospital.

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