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UK donates nearly 300,000 doses of COVID vaccine to Egypt

CAIRO (Reuters) – Britain donated 299,700 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine...

18th August, 2021

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As Delta spreads, some travelers double up on COVID-19 vaccine in U.S

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Alison Toni felt lucky to get Sinovac’s COVID-19 vac...

17th August, 2021

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Emergency vaccine summit needed to help Africa, says UK’s ex-PM Brown

LONDON (Reuters) – U.S., British and Italian leaders must hold an emergency summit before the...

16th August, 2021

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Haiti hospitals overwhelmed by quake victims as death toll hits 1,297

By Laura Gottesdiener PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti’s hospitals were swamped on Sunday by th...

16th August, 2021

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U.S. FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for the immunocompromised

By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized a...

13th August, 2021

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WHO seeks to take political heat out of virus origins debate

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Friday it was setting u...

13th August, 2021

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China signals crackdown on privacy, data, anti-trust to go on

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -China will draft new laws on national security, technology innova...

13th August, 2021

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Age restrictions on AstraZeneca shot have ended reports of rare clots – UK scientists

LONDON (Reuters) – No new cases of a rare and severe blood clots following vaccination with As...

12th August, 2021

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French vaccination centres vandalised as health pass is introduced

By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) -Vandals have attacked more than 20 vaccination centres and other...

11th August, 2021

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Australia extends COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for seven days

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities on Wednesday extended a lockdown in Melbourne for an...

11th August, 2021

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New Zealand should only reopen border in early 2022, panel advises

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand should keep its borders shut until early 2022 and reopen on...

11th August, 2021

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Germany to end free COVID tests from Oct. 11 – sources

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government will stop offering free coronavirus tests from Oct. 1...

10th August, 2021