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Spain suspends use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for 15 days

Multiple countries in Europe have suspended the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. /Joel Saget/AFP Spain's health ministry on Monday announced the immediate suspension of AstraZeneca's COV

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Italy latest county to suspend use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

By Wednesday last week, around five million people in Europe had received the AstraZeneca vaccine. /VCG Italy on Monday suspended the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine nationwide as a "p

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Over 257,000 Rwandans have received COVID-19 vaccine: Health Ministry

Rwanda rolled out its mass vaccination drive earlier this month focusing on healthcare workers, essential service providers and the elderly. /Photo courtesy: Rwanda Health Ministry – Twitter.

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Germany to stop administering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

A number of countries in Europe have stopped administering the AstraZeneca shots either entirely or from specific batches. /Getty Images Germany announced on Monday it would stop administering

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IMCAS's COVID-19 vaccine obtains emergency use approval in China

A COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Institute of Microbiology of Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) has obtained the greenlight for emergency use in China, the institute said on Monday. Source(s):

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Netherlands halts use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The Netherlands will suspend the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine until at least March 29 as a precaution, the Dutch government said on Sunday.The move follows similar decisions by a number of c

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South Africa: Number of active COVID cases drop by 90% in 3 months

FILE: A Doctors Without Border (MSF) nurse (C) performs a COVID-19 coronavirus test during a Ministry of Health screening and testing drive in the Wolhuter men's hostel in Jeppestown district of

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Coronavirus: Africa's infections surpass 4 million mark

A local resident receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Zomba, Malawi, on March 11, 2021. /Xinhua The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,025,390 as of Sunday evening, the Afr

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UK records lowest number of COVID deaths since early October

A nurse claps outside Royal Berkshire Hospital during the weekly "Clap for Our Carers" in Reading, Britain on April 23, 2020. /Xinhua Britain has recorded another 52 COVID-19 deaths in its dai

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Ireland temporary halts administration of AstraZeneca jabs

Ireland temporarily suspended the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday following a report from Norway of patients developing blood clots after inoculation. /VCG Ireland temporaril

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Italy suspends AstraZeneca vaccine in Piedmont after teacher death

Italy has suspended use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab in its Piedmont region following the death of a teacher one day after being inoculated with the vaccine, according to ANSA news agency.Investig

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Ireland recommends suspending AstraZeneca jab over blood clot fears

Ireland's vaccine taskforce on Sunday recommended temporarily suspending the rollout of the AstraZeneca coronavirus jab following reports of blood clots in adults who have received the shot."The Nati

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COVID-19 vaccination in a lower income neighborhood in California

03:19 The U.S. state of California is expected to send 40 percent of all its vaccine supplies to the most vulnerable neighborhoods in an attempt to ensure a more equitable vaccine dist

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China's Sinovac jabs: Mexico gets shipment of a million doses

Mexico ordered an additional 10 million doses of Sinovac, in addition to the previously ordered 10 million doses, which are due to arrive between March and May. The new order will get to Mexico b

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Carrie Lam: Over 160,000 residents receive COVID-19 vaccine

Chief Executive Carrie Lam of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said Saturday that over 160,000 residents had received the first dose of the COVID-19

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COVID-19 situation in Paris area extremely tense: French PM

The COVID-19 situation in the Paris region is extremely tense and authorities are ready to take new measures, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday, but he d

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Chinese COVID-19 vaccine handed over to Bahrain

Bahraini government held a handover ceremony for the urgently purchased China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.Noting Bahrain is among the first countries to approve vaccines from China for eme