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Newsday: 08/02/2021 05:06 GMT : Covid-19 vaccine: South Africa pauses AstraZeneca roll-out

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Covid-19 vaccine: South Africa pauses AstraZeneca roll-out

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A study showed disappointing results against its new Covid variant

A study showed disappointing results against its new Covid variant.

Oxford-AstraZeneca's vaccine offers "minimal protection" against mild disease from the South Africa variant, that's according to a recent study which has not yet been peer reviewed, and South Africa has halted its use for now. We get the view of an epidemiologist.

We go live to Haiti where the authorities claim they've foiled a coup. 

And we speak to the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, who says she had received reports of serious human rights violations  by the parties to the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.

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