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World divided over vaccine IP waiver
The US government announced its support for a waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines . But while the move was welcomed by global public health agencies , the EU , Australia and Japan were among the countries still opposed to it .
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GLOBAL
HIV self-tests become cheaper and more accessible
Unitaid has led a new agreement with Viatris that will halve the costs of self-testing for HIV . The new tests will be available for less than $ 2 in 135 countries .
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Dogs detect COVID-19 better than tests
A French study has found that sniffer dogs can detect COVID-19 in humans 97 % of the time , compared to lateral flow tests which are only correct in 72 % of cases . This could lead to dogs being used for mass virus screening in public places . healthcareglobal . com 15