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The legalization of cannabis and COVID lockdowns appear to have increased its regular use, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report finds. Go to article
German pharmaceutical company BioNTech has begun construction of an COVID-19 vaccine plant in Rwanda. When completed, it will be the first mRNA vaccine plant in Africa.
The mandate had divided the country, with many citizens protesting against it. Austria has one of the EU's lowest vaccination rates.
Has the pandemic been good for the climate? Do humans also pass on diseases to animals?
Karl Lauterbach recommended the voluntary wearing of masks indoors and indicated stricter rules could return. Meanwhile, research suggests those who had the earliest version of omicron may be vulnerable to reinfection.
COVID-19 is spreading again in Germany. Medical experts are already looking ahead to the colder months and fear that Germany will not be prepared for the virus to return with force.
The pandemic has seen some indigenous peoples in Ecuador reviving old traditions.
The majority of countries report falling COVID infection numbers. DW sums up the global data on the current pandemic situation in three charts.
The India-made shot would be the fourth coronavirus vaccine to be authorized in the US, and is aimed at skeptics in particular.
With few people vaccinated, an overwhelmed medical service, and generally poor health among its population, virologists fear North Korea could be the source of dangerous new mutations of the virus.
The WHO says there is no proof that ivermectin helps against COVID.
DW offers a brief recap of what travel restrictions apply within the EU.
We've been using the same batch of vaccines to deflect new variants. That's about to change — and with big consequences.
Dr. Christian Karagiannidis explains which comorbidities increase the risk of falling seriously ill.
Specialists talk about "post-acute sequelae of C19," or PASC.
Long COVID affects millions of people. We know some of the causes but we don't know its long-term impact on society.
Many people cite bad long-term effects of COVID vaccines as a reason for not being inoculated. Are their fears founded?
Some people are getting sick with COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. Does that mean the vaccines aren't working?
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