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Malaysia starts rollout of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

Pressing ahead with its immunization drive, Malaysia started administering COVID-19 vaccine doses made by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech on Thursday.Malaysia's Science, Technology

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Kazakhstan ditches AstraZeneca vaccine amid mounting safety concerns

Kazakhstan has terminated the negotiation with AstraZeneca as concerns over the safety of the vaccine mount, a senior official said Wednesday.The senior official in the Ministry of Health added that

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Rio resumes vaccination rollout as China's Sinovac vaccines arrive

Brazil's Rio de Janeiro has resumed its COVID-19 vaccination rollout as a new batch of 444,000 doses of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine landed in the city, mayor Eduardo Paes announced on Tuesday.Th

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WHO recommends countries to continue vaccination with AstraZeneca shot

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday recommended vaccination using the AstraZeneca shot to continue, saying the benefits of the vaccine outweigh its risks at this time.Some EU countries h

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Mexico reaches out to China for vaccines to fight COVID

02:46 As countries around the world race to vaccinate their populations against the coronavirus, new politicalallegiancesarebeing formed mostnotablybetween vaccine-producing countries

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Namibia to launch COVID-19 vaccination with Chinese jabs

Namibia will launch its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Friday after receiving the first batch of Sinopharm vaccines donated by China, the country's Minister of Health Kalumbi Shangula said on Tuesd

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China's embassy in Egypt launches vaccination drive for Chinese

More than 5,000 Chinese citizens in Egypt will be vaccinated with the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine under the inoculation drive launched by the embassy.Chinese nationals i

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France, Italy say EU agency's comments on AstraZeneca "encouraging"

VCG France and Italy said on Tuesday the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) comments on AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are "encouraging", AFP reports.The two countries announced suspensions of

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Farmaajo receives COVID-19 jab to start Somalia's vaccination drive

VCG Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo received his COVID-19 jab on Tuesday to kickstart the country's mass vaccination drive.The president took his jab at the State House in front o

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EMA: Benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine continue to outweigh risks

Europe's medicines watchdog on Tuesday said the benefits of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine continue to outweigh risks after several countries halted its use due to concerns over blood clots.Executive

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Macron says France suspends AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

French President Emmanuel Macron. /VCG French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday his country was suspending AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from being administered in the country, ou

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COVID-19: Italy enters lockdown, Canada continues use of AstraZeneca

The U.S. state of Mississippi will open COVID-19 vaccinations to everyone in the state starting Tuesday. Behind Alaska, Mississippi is the second state to open vaccinations to all. President Biden

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Japan PM Suga receives COVID-19 vaccination

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga received his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday – the first Japanese government official to publicly be inoculated.

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WHO reviews AstraZeneca vaccine as more countries suspend its use

SUMMARYThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has exceeded 120 million, with over 2.6 million deaths, and more than 68 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins Un

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Thai PM receives AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shot

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha received AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shot on Tuesday after a delay due to concerns over its safety.

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Maldives approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm has been approved for emergency use in the Maldives, the Maldives Food and Drug Administration (MFDA) announced at a press conference Monday aftern

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Blood clots not necessarily linked to COVID-19 vaccines: WHO

The World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. /VCG The World Health Organization's (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom says reports of blood clots in people who have rec