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Image for UK announces extra 5.4 billion pounds to help COVID-hit health services
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UK announces extra 5.4 billion pounds to help COVID-hit health services

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will set aside a further 5.4 billion pounds ($7...

7th September, 2021

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Australia takes delivery of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from Britain

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Nearly half a million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived...

6th September, 2021

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New Zealand sees success in curbing Delta outbreak as new cases plunge

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand reported 28 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, a big drop com...

3rd September, 2021

Image for Australian PM flags quicker reopening after COVID-19 vaccine swap with Britain
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Australian PM flags quicker reopening after COVID-19 vaccine swap with Britain

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has secured 4 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vacc...

3rd September, 2021

Image for Australian doctors warn of risks to hospitals once COVID-19 curbs ease
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Australian doctors warn of risks to hospitals once COVID-19 curbs ease

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian doctors on Thursday warned the country’s hos...

2nd September, 2021

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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

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

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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