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    Afghan Taliban Commission Looking Into Pakistan’s Terror-Related Concerns - 3 year(s) ago

    A high-powered commission set up by Afghanistan’s Taliban has been working to press anti-Pakistan militants to stop violence against the neighboring country and return to their homes across the border with their families, VOA has learned from highly-placed sources.   Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada set up the three-member commission recently to look into Islamabad’s complaints that the banned…

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      SindhuWarsha

      RT @mairajhabib2: Afghan Taliban Commission Looking Into Pakistan’s Terror-Related Concerns https://t.co/04JrFkyWWD

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    Official: Taliban, IS Deprive Afghan Kids of Polio Vaccine - 3 year(s) ago

    Some information in this report came from Reuters. More than 1 million Afghan children, particularly in conflict-stricken regions of the country, were deprived of polio vaccinations in 2018 because of actions taken by Taliban and Islamic State militants, Afghanistan health officials tell VOA.”Overall, 1.2 million children were deprived of vaccinations in the country,” Dr. Gula Khan Ayoubi, public…

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      PeterHotez

      This from 2019: Taliban Deprive Afghan Kids of Polio Vaccine A big unknown is what happens now.? Will the old Taliban destabilize Central Asia by bringing back polio and measles? Or can we work with them? https://t.co/TvRVBqO5BM

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    Why Some Libertarians Support Vaccine Mandates - 3 year(s) ago

    The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing proponents of America’s libertarian movement to question just what their philosophy demands of them. Many libertarians, who champion individual freedom and are generally skeptical of government authority, have been outspoken in denouncing vaccine mandates and social distancing measures as an unwarranted intrusion on personal liberty. But others are just as…

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      RT @Mattzwolinski: Nice @VOANews article on libertarians and vaccine mandates. https://t.co/PP5T5mhabk

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    Smokers at Greater Risk of Dying from COVID-19 - 3 year(s) ago

    In marking World No-Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization is urging smokers to quit their habit, warning they are at higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than non-smokers.      Head of WHO’s Tobacco Control Program, Vinayak Prasad tells VOA a plethora of scientific studies over the past year confirm smokers face a 50%  higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19.     “It…

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      RT @KulikovUNIATF: Smokers at greater risk of dying from #COVID19  https://t.co/kzI1MdsYYb

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    Poll: Most Unvaccinated Americans Don't Want Shots - 3 year(s) ago

    Most Americans who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots and doubt they would work against the aggressive delta variant despite evidence they do, according to a new poll that underscores the challenges facing public health officials amid soaring infections in some states. Among American adults who have not yet received a vaccine, 35% say they probably…

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      I predict in coming weeks as delta consumes the nation, reports of unvaccinated young people in hospitals ICUs rise, esp in conservative strongholds, some of the resistance defiance to COVID19 vaccinations will eventually melt. But what a terrible price https://t.co/q9RQXauASz

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    US Ships Moderna Vaccine to Pakistan Amid Delta Variant Surge - 3 year(s) ago

    As Pakistan deals with a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant, the Biden administration is sending 3 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine Friday, set to arrive in the country Sunday. The doses, sent through COVAX, the United Nations vaccine-sharing mechanism, are in addition to the 2.5 million doses of Moderna already donated to Pakistan, a White House official told…

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      RT @fispahani: ✅ US Ships Moderna #Vaccine to #Pakistan Amid #Delta Variant Surge | #coronavirus #covid19 https://t.co/lJdPP1dvrV

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    Trump: ‘If We Stop Testing, We’d Have Fewer Cases’ - 3 year(s) ago

    The president and the vice president of the United States are seeking to assure the public that the coronavirus pandemic has passed its peak in the country despite continuing alarm among many health officials.   “We’re at a low mark,” Trump told reporters in the Cabinet Room on Monday afternoon.  The growth of new COVID-19 cases and deaths overall in the United States has slowed, but some new…

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      @Prof_IanD That is such an American thing to say https://t.co/QByAOq0dUW

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