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Health agency Anvisa refused to give emergency approval for imports of Sputnik V shots, citing what it said was a lack of consistent and reliable data on quality control, safety and efficacy.

The U.S. is expected to urge more testing of animals and humans as it moves to assert greater influence over the WHO-led search for the source of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The order came Tuesday, amid concerns about heightened violence as U.S. and NATO troops depart Afghanistan. U.S. officials would not confirm the number of those leaving but insisted it would be small. (Image credit: Ahmad Nazar/AP)

The order came Tuesday, amid concerns about heightened violence as U.S. and NATO troops depart Afghanistan. U.S. officials would not confirm the number of those leaving but insisted it would be small. (Image credit: Ahmad Nazar/AP)

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A global divide is widening between rich nations that are quickly vaccinating their populations and poor countries that are lagging badly behind, aggravated by India’s ban on vaccine exports as its cases soar.

Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment. There has been little in the way of tangible repercussions for those states.

Keith Ellison, who led the prosecution of former officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, wasn’t sure they were going to win. “Accountability just doesn’t happen very much,” he says. (Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A variant of the coronavirus first spotted in India has been detected in the U.S. and 18 other countries and territories, adding to a growing roster of evolutionary spinoffs of the virus that scientists and health authorities are keeping under

Public health experts have demanded that the global community, particularly the United States, step up to address the India’s vaccine shortfalls.