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Latin America and Caribbean hit especially hard by COVID-19 pandemic

03:10 COVID-19's impact has been especially devastating to impoverished communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, where millions live in substandard housing and have battered hea

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial underway in the U.S.

02:45 This week's Moderna rollout means there are now two vaccines available to protect people from COVID-19. Several other vaccines could get the green light in the next few months, i

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Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

A nurse prepares a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna. /AP Canada has approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine days after it rolled out publi

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Nigeria's Buhari extends presidential COVID-19 taskforce mandate

FILE PHOTO: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (R) speaks at a past function in Abuja, Nigeria, February 27, 2019. /VCG Photo Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday extended the manda

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Moderna rollout and vaccinations begin in U.S.

The second authorized COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health left distribution centers Sunday. Front line workers have be

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COVID-19’s impact on minorities in the U.S.

03:06 TheCOVID-19 pandemic has laid bare social and healthinequalities in the United States with Black and Latinos sufferingdisproportionately higher infection and death rates.Although

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Details of proposed second U.S. stimulus package

The U.S. Congress is expected to vote on a second COVID-19 stimulus relief bill which will give billions in direct assistance and fund vaccine distribution and contact tracing. Here’s what is in the

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Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine cleared for use by the EU: Report

The European Medicines Agency on Monday approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for jabs to start across the EU within days. /Xinhua The European Medicines Agency on M

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Distribution of second COVID-19 vaccine begins in US

VCG Image Distribution of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. started on Sunday as initial shipments left a factory in the Memphis area.Injections of the vaccine developed by Mo

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Israel bans travelers from South Africa, Denmark and U.K.

VCG Image Israel on Sunday banned travelers from South Africa, Denmark and the U.K. from entering its borders following the emergence of a new variant of the novel coronavirus in those countri

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British health secretary says new virus strain 'out of control'

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that the government has imposed a strict Christmas lockdown in London and southeast England because a new strain of the coronavirus was "out of contr

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Switzerland OKs Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Switzerland has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and German pharmaceutical company BioNTech.The country’s health agency Swissmedic said in a written statement

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American healthcare workers struggle to educate on vaccine

03:08 Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine have been approved for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday, providing a further boost forover-stretchedhospitals in the co

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gets COVID-19 vaccine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday received his COVID-19 vaccine jab in public to start the rollout of the country's vaccination exercise.Netanyahu's vaccination was broadcasted on

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Kenya's COVID-19 cases rise to 94,151 with 390 new cases

VCG Image The number of COVID-19 infections in Kenya has risen to 94,151after the ministry of health announced 390 new cases on Saturday from tests conducted over the past 24 hours.From the co

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Egypt receives second batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

Egypt has received the second batch of 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese company Sinopharm, local media Egypt Today reported.That brings the country's total inventory to 100,0

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U.S. FDA approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine on an emergency basis.