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Japan to start inoculation drive Wednesday with 40,000 medical workers

A medical personnel presents a container used to preserve COVID-19 vaccines at the Kawasaki City College of Nursing in Kawasaki on January 27, 2021. /CFP Japan will begin its COVID-19 inoculat

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Hungary receives first shipment of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

Hungary received its first batch of 500,000 doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, making it the first EU country to use Chinese-made jabs.

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Equatorial Guinean president gets first dose of Chinese COVID vaccine

Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Monday received his first dose of a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm, according to the officia

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Dominican Republic's president applauds Chinese vaccine

The President of Dominican Republic Luis Abinader spoke highly of the COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac during a press conference on Monday introducing the government's vaccination program.Abinad

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Chile's COVID-19 vaccine campaign

02:48 Chile began its nationwide vaccine campaign in early February, and it is now one of the fastest vaccine rollouts in the world. But there remain questions over how effective the c

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Rio celebrates a “Vaccine Carnival”

01:46 Around this time a year ago, millions descended on Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the Carnevale festival. This year, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues its impact on Brazil, the cit

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UK administers 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed the success of Britain's vaccine program after data showed 15 million first doses had been delivered, but he added there was still a long way to go."Today w

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Lebanon kicks off COVID-19 vaccination drive

Lebanon launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday by inoculating the head of critical care at its biggest public hospital, followed by 93-year-old celebrated Lebanese actor and comedian Sala

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COVID-19: Over 15 million people vaccinated in the UK

A total of 15,062,189 million people in the UK have now received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to Government figures published on February 14. This is the equivalent of 22.5 percent

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UK administers 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed the success of Britain's vaccine program after data showed 15 million first doses had been delivered, but he added there was still a long way to go."Today w

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German pharmaceutical factories team up to fix EU vaccine shortfall

02:29 The world's pharmaceutical companies often compete to develop and distribute treatments. But amid a critical shortfall of COVID-19 vaccines across the EU, rivals have begun to te

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Japan approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Japan has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, the first of its kind for domestic use, reported Kyodo on Sunday.

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UAE has administered over 5 million COVID-19 jabs: Authorities

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have confirmed that they have administered more than five million COVID-19 jabs since beginning a coronavirus vaccination campaign, with a rate of 50.61 dos

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Oxford University to test COVID-19 vaccine response among children

A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center inside the Blackburn Cathedral, in Blackburn, Britain, January 19, 2021. /Reuters The University of Oxford h

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Oxford University to test COVID-19 vaccine response among children for first time

The University of Oxford has launched a study to assess the safety and immune response of the COVID-19 vaccine it has developed with AstraZeneca Plc in children for the

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Chilean president receives Chinese COVID-19 vaccine shot

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Friday received his first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech Ltd.

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Cambodia approves emergency use of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccines developed by China's Sinovac. /CFP Cambodia officially approved the emergency use of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, the country's Health Minister Mam Bunheng said on Frida