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Malaysian PM receives COVID-19 vaccine

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Wednesday received a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech, becoming the first person to be vaccinated in the country.

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China's drug regulator accepts CanSinoBIO COVID-19 vaccine application

CanSino Biologics Inc (CanSinoBIO) said China's drug regulator, the National Medical Products Administration, accepted its COVID-19 vaccine application on Wednesday.The single-dose vaccine, developed

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Arrival of Sinovac vaccines boosts HK's anti-epidemic work: official

Containers carrying Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccines are unloaded from an aircraft at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China, February 19, 2021. /CFP Matthew Cheung, chief se

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Iraq to purchase China's Sinopharm vaccines

Iraq will purchase China's COVID-19 vaccines developed by Sinopharm, according to a statement by themedia officeofIraqi Prime MinisterMustafa al-Kadhimi on Tuesday.TheIraqi Health MinisterHassan al-T

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Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gets nod in South Korea from first of three expert panels

The first of three expert panels in South Korea reviewing a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech gave its recommendation on Tuesday for the government

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Cuba close to producing COVID-19 vaccine

02:19 Cuba could soon become the first Latin American country to produce its own COVID-19 vaccine after one of four candidate products enters Phase III clinical trials in March.CGTN’s

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UK reports 8,489 new COVID-19 cases, 548 deaths

FILE PHOTO: Passengers take the subway in London, England. /VCG The UK on Tuesday reported 8,489 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily total for new cases by date recorded since early

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Mongolia receives donated COVID-19 vaccine from China

Mongolia on Monday night received 300,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China.The vaccine donation was welcomed at the Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Mongolia's capital

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Thailand gives emergency use authorization for Sinovac's vaccine

Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorization for Sinovac Biotech's coronavirus vaccine, a senior official said on Monday."The FDA has approved or registered Sin

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Hungary to start administering Chinese COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday

Hungary will begin adminstering China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, the country's Chief Medical Officer Cecilia Muller told reporters on Sunday.The vaccine will be delivered to around 5,

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China to provide COVID-19 vaccines to 19 African countries

China will provide COVID-19 vaccines to 19 African countries in need to help them fight the pandemic, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday.China has donated vaccines to Zi

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Philippines approves Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The Philippines has approved Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, Reuters reported on Monday, citing the chief of the food and drugs agency Rolando Enrique Domingo.

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Argentina approves Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Argentina on Sunday approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinopharm for emergency use.

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Senegal extends state of sanitary catastrophe, curfew in 2 regions

Senegalese government ordered an extension of the "state of sanitary catastrophe" in the regions of Dakar and Thies, until March 20, in order to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, Senegal

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UK records 9,834 cases as govt targets to inoculate all adults by July

UK records 9,834 cases as govt targets to inoculate all adults by July There have been a further 9,834 lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK, according to government data, a fall from last

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Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was injected on Sunday with the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, as the nation started its inoculation program a

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Mexico receives China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

Mexico received a shipment of 200,000 doses of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.Last week, the Mexican government announced emergency approval of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese ph