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Study finds nearly all Covid-19 deaths happening in countries with high obesity rates

The study recommends prioritising obese people in vaccination programmes.

A new study has found that nearly all of the world's Covid-19 deaths are happening in countries with high rates of obesity; we go to Japan where there are growing concerns about whether it is feasible to hold the Olympics there during the pandemic; and we'll look at abortion in Latin America - for so long a taboo subject.

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  • Thu 4 Mar 2021 05:06GMT