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Image for Moderna to recall COVID-19 doses in Japan after stainless steel contaminants found
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Moderna to recall COVID-19 doses in Japan after stainless steel contaminants found

By Rocky Swift and Carl O’Donnell TOKYO (Reuters) -Moderna Inc and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Lt...

1st September, 2021

Image for Japan finds stainless steel particles in suspended doses of Moderna vaccine
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Japan finds stainless steel particles in suspended doses of Moderna vaccine

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s health ministry said on Wednesday that contaminants found in s...

1st September, 2021

Image for English study finds long COVID affects up to 1 in 7 children months after infection
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English study finds long COVID affects up to 1 in 7 children months after infection

LONDON (Reuters) – As many as 1 in 7 children may have symptoms linked to the coronavirus mont...

1st September, 2021

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Ireland to drop almost all COVID-19 restrictions in October

By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland, which had one of Europe’s longest COVID-1...

1st September, 2021

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New Zealanders venture out as COVID-19 curbs eased in most regions

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealanders on Wednesday visited beaches and queued for takeaway foo...

1st September, 2021

Image for New Zealand COVID-19 cases drop for second day amid lockdowns
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New Zealand COVID-19 cases drop for second day amid lockdowns

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s government on Tuesday reported tha...

31st August, 2021

Image for Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants likely from needle stick
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Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants likely from needle stick

(Refiles to correct “where” to “were” in first paragraph) TOKYO (Reuters) &#...

31st August, 2021

Image for New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
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New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand reported its first recorded death linked to U.S....

30th August, 2021

Image for Australian state warns COVID-19 hospitalisations to peak in October
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Australian state warns COVID-19 hospitalisations to peak in October

By Colin Packham and Jonathan Barrett CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s most populous sta...

30th August, 2021

Image for Japan eyes mixed use of COVID-19 shots to speed vaccine rollout
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Japan eyes mixed use of COVID-19 shots to speed vaccine rollout

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is looking into the possibility of mixing shots of AstraZeneca Plc&#82...

30th August, 2021

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Japan suspends 1.6 million doses of Moderna shot after contamination reports

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan suspended the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna Inc’s...

26th August, 2021

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U.S. could control COVID by spring 2022 if more people get shots – Fauci

By Susan Heavey and Carl O’Donnell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States could get CO...

25th August, 2021