Health & Lifestyle (健康与生活)

2021-12-10 New Zealand Has New Plan to End Smoking

New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a new plan to end tobacco smoking: a lifetime ban for…

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2021-12-08 Pfizer Says Third COVID Shot Protects against Omicron

American drugmaker Pfizer said on Wednesday that the third shot, or booster, of its COVID-19 vaccine will protect people against…

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2021-12-06 Can Animals Help Heal People?

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Programs using animals to calm patients and reduce tension…

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2021-12-06 UN Health Agency Urges Continued Measures to Stop Coronavirus Spread

The World Health Organization (WHO) says measures to fight the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus should remain the basis…

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2021-12-02 Some Asian Countries Have Highest Vaccination Rates

When Cambodia first began offering COVID-19 vaccinations, people waited in long lines. But three months into its campaign, just 11…

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2021-11-30 New COVID-19 Variant Demonstrates World Vaccine Inequality

The discovery of the Omicron version of the coronavirus is demonstrating the risks linked to world vaccine inequality. South African…

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2021-11-29 Omicron Variant Leads to Border Closing, Restrictions

Many countries are closing their borders as health experts continue to study the latest version of the coronavirus, the Omicron…

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2021-11-28 United Nations Office Warns of More COVID-19 Deaths Across Europe

The World Health Organization’s Europe office estimates its 53-country area could record 700,000 additional deaths from the new coronavirus by…

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2021-11-26 Nations Concerned About New COVID-19 Version ‘Omicron’ from Africa

A new variant of COVID-19 found in Africa has international health organizations and national leaders again concerned about virus restrictions. A group…

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2021-11-22 Scientists Watching Delta Variant for Changes

The Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is responsible for most cases of coronavirus infections worldwide, scientists say. The COVID-19 vaccines work…

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