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oneM2M specifications approved by more than 190 ITU member countries as ITU standard to simplify IoT adoption

More than 190 ITU-T member countries have approved oneM2M specifications as ITU standard, simplifying the IoT ecosystem lifecycle by minimizing development, deployment, and maintenance costs. The ITU-T’s SG20 Internet of Things (IoT) and smart cities and communities (SC&C) approved oneM2M’s security specifications for IoT systems as part of the ITU-T Y.4500.3 series, making the entire… Read More »

FDA says Moderna vaccine’s benefits outweigh risks after Nordic countries limit use

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reiterated its stance that the benefits of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks on Friday after several Nordic countries began restricting its use for certain age groups due to concerns about a rare heart-related side effect. The FDA responded after health officials in Finland said Thursday that males under… Read More »

Chemsex on the rise in Thailand and other Asian countries

Sexualised drug use, or chemsex, is steeply on the rise among Thai men who have sex with men (MSM) and trans women living with HIV – with those reporting injecting methamphetamine use increasing by 16% from 2009 to 2019, Dr Camilla Muccini from the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation in Bangkok told the 11th… Read More »

Countries that criminalise same-sex relationships, sex work and drug use have poorer HIV outcomes

Countries that criminalise same-sex relationships, sex work and drug use have significantly more people with undiagnosed HIV and lower rates of viral suppression than countries that do not criminalise, or criminalise these areas to a lesser extent. Countries with human rights protections in place fared much better than those without on these HIV-related indicators, according… Read More »

Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all

N’DJAMENA, Chad — At the small hospital where Dr. Oumaima Djarma works in Chad’s capital, there are no debates over which coronavirus vaccine is the best. There are simply no vaccines at all. Not even for the doctors and nurses like her, who care for COVID-19 patients in Chad, one of the least-developed nations in… Read More »

Vaccine roll-out gaps a core concern for G-20 countries

The Italian government says that the uneven distribution of vaccines between developed and developing countries is a key concern of Group of 20 nations as leaders consider how to create an even recovery from the pandemic By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press February 26, 2021, 5:56 PM • 2 min read MILAN — The uneven distribution… Read More »