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Angola targets more than 1 million children in mass vaccination

FILE PHOTO: A nurse administers a polio vaccination during a polio and measles vaccination program for newborn children. /Getty Images Angola on Friday kicked off a mass vaccination campaign t

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Global CFOs more positive on Chinese economy than on U.S.

The world's leading chief financial officers hold a more positive outlook of the Chinese economy than they do for the U.S. economy for the second straight quarter, according to the latest Q4 CNBC Glo

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Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases exceed 65 million

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide have exceeded 65 million, with over 1.5 million fatalities and more than 42 million recoveries, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.Here is the lates

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World leaders working to make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to everyone

01:57 With COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, the United Nations is working with countries and vaccine developers to ensure that doses reach everyone in need, especially in vulnerable p

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Mozambican government to acquire 6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

VCG Image The Mozambican government has a plan for the acquisition, monitoring and administration of six million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 20 percent of the population, the country's Minis

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Money "should not be difference between life and death" WHO chief says

The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus /Photo by James Chau The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom on Friday called upon governments t

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Moderna to supply up to 125 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in Q1 2021

Moderna said on Thursday it expects to have between 100 million and 125 million doses of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine available globally in the first quarter of 2021.The company said 85 milli

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COVID-19 vaccines seek emergency approval

01:35 The UK may have scored a world first for approval and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, but the U.S. isn't far behind.Drugmaker Pfizer plans to distribute the first batches of

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Hackers targeting COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, IBM says

VCG Image Hackers have targeted the COVID-19 supply chain, but it is "unclear" if the attempts were successful, IBM said on Thursday.The warning comes just a day after the U.K. became the firs

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WHO chief hails "incredible" development, approval of COVID-19 vaccine

The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus /Photo by James Chau The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom has hailed as "incredible" the deve

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Another shipment of China's COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Brazil

As much as 600 liters of China's novel coronavirus vaccine arrived in Brazil on Thursday.This is the second batch of China's vaccine sent to the country, after the first 120,000 doses arrived two wee

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Cases of the coronavirus continues to surge in U.S.

02:33 In the U.S., new records in the number of people hospitalized withCOVID-19, and there's no relief in sight, the number of new infectionsrising againafter a holiday dip.The surge

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Thai PM found 'not guilty' in conflict of interest case

Thailand's constitutional court ruled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was "not guilty" of a conflict of interest for staying in an army residence after retiring. The ruling meant t

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UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine for use

Britain said on Wednesday it has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine for use and it will be rolled out from next week."The government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Med

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Giant Olympic rings return as Tokyo bids to build excitement

00:41 A giant set of Olympic rings returned to Tokyo's waterfront after maintenance, with officials hoping the symbol will help build enthusiasm for the COVID-19-postponed Games. Promi

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China says it can't verify claim that Kim Jong Un was given Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday responded to report that Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and his family had been gi

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BioNTech, Pfizer file for EU approval of COVID-19 vaccine

On Tuesday, Germany's BioNTech and its U.S. partner Pfizer said they had applied for EU regulatory approval for their COVID-19 vaccine, raising hopes that the first jabs could be administered in Dece