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COVID-19 vaccination moves slowly in Peru

02:32 A slow vaccine rollout and record deaths in a second wave of infections has provoked fears in Peru thatthe countrycould face a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.Officially, there are mo

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More than half UK population has received their first dose of vaccine

More than half the UK population has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccination, according to the latest figures. /Xinhua More than half the UK population has received a first dose of COVID

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U.S. CDC, FDA lift pause on use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday recommended the use of the Johnson Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for adults after an advisory

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US panel recommends resuming Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

A US medical panel has recommended resuming the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.The recommendation came from advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The vacc

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U.S. marks 200M vaccine shots under Biden administration

01:46 U.S. President Joe Biden says his administration has met its goal of 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses in its first 100 days in office. Case numbers, though, are still rising

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UK reports 18 more coronavirus deaths

FILE PHOTO: The UK has reported a further 18 coronavirus-related deaths and 2,729 new cases in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data. /Xinhua The UK has reported a further 18

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Philippines receives third batch of purchased Sinovac vaccines

A third batch of half a million doses of China's Sinovac vaccine purchased by the Philippines arrived in Manila on Thursday.Over 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the c

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EU preparing case against AstraZeneca over vaccine shortfalls: sources

The European Commission is working on legal proceedings against AstraZeneca after the drugmaker cut COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union, according to sources familiar with the matter.An

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India's Serum institute to sell AstraZeneca vaccine to private hospitals at $8/dose

The Serum Institute of India said on Wednesday it would sell the AstraZeneca vaccine to the country's state governments at 400 rupees ($5.30) per dose and to private ho

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Kenya's COVID-19 vaccinations top 750,000

FILE PHOTO: Technicians show empty containers used for the transport of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after the vaccines were put into refrigerated storage units at the central vaccine depot in Ki

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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 4.43 mln: Africa CDC

A sign points to a COVID-19 screening station at Kayelisha Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. /VCG The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,439,823 as of Tuesday evenin

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Over 200 million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in China: NHC

China has administered 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, said China's National Health Commission (NHC).

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Israel logs Indian COVID-19 variant, sees some vaccine efficacy against it

Israel has registered eight cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India and believes that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is at least partially effective again

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U.S. CDC expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 16 and older

Everyone in United States aged 16 years and above is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday.Peo

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Kenya reports 629 new COVID-19 cases, total tally rises to 152,523

FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya wear masks in line with government-imposed measures to curb spread of COVID-19, July 13, 2020. /VCG The number o

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Israel detects coronavirus variant first reported in India

VCG Israel has confirmed eight cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in India, and believes the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is effective against to some extent.Seven of the eight infecti

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EMA finds 'possible link' to rare blood clots in J&J vaccine

Europe's medicine regulator said on Tuesday that it finds possible link between Johnson Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine and very rare cases of unusual blood clots with low blood platelets.