Ukraine on Tuesday received its first shipment of coronavirus vaccine, raising hopes that authorities can start beating back the virus spread in a country where cases have strained the fragile health care system. A consignment of 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine was flown to the capital Kyiv from India. Officials said the first tranche of vaccine will be administered to medical workers and military personnel in eastern Ukraine, where conflict with Russian-backed separatists has been ongoing since 2014, and to regions of western Ukraine where the rate of infections has been the most severe.
Ukraine also expects to receive more vaccine doses under the COVAX distribution program, including those produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and Novavax. The country has also signed an agreement to buy 1.9 million doses of vaccine from the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech, the first deliveries of which are expected in April.
With careful screening organ transplants are still carried out in the era of COVID-19. However, doctors are learning more about how the disease can escape detection on a daily basis.
Recently developed rectangular patches containing hundreds of plastic micro-needles, each less than a millimeter long, may represent the future of diagnostic testing for celiac disease and many other conditions.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With Thailand Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Prayut Chan-o-cha
U.S. Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.
Austin III spoke with Thailand Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Prayut Chan-o-cha on the phone today to reaffirm the importance of the alliance and defense cooperation.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha congratulated Secretary Austin on his confirmation as Secretary of Defense, and affirmed his commitment to the alliance with the United States.
Secretary Austin and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha discussed COVID-19 response, and Secretary Austin offered continued assistance.
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