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

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday responded to a media report that Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK),and his family had been given a Chinese COVID-19 v

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Moderna to apply for authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in U.S., EU

Moderna Inc said it will apply for U.S. and European emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine on Monday based on full results from a late-stage study that showed 94.1% efficacy with no serious

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Dow tops 30,000 for the first time as Biden transition begins

Investors have a lot to be thankful for this holiday-shortened week -- including the Dow passing the 30,000 milestone for the first time as stocks posted solid gains Tuesday to extend Monday's ra

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Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 95% effective

Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective, according to a second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its developers said on Tuesday.The calculations were based on prelimi

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Thousands of Peruvians sign up for Chinese vaccine trial

03:40 Thousands of Peruvians are volunteering for the Phase Three clinical trial of theChineseCOVID-19 vaccine.China says its support for the efforts in Peru shows a high degree of tru

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows average efficiency of 70%

AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine for the novel coronavirus, developed along with the University of Oxford, has shown an average efficiency of 70 percentage in protecting against the virus in tw

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U.S. expects to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in early December: reports

VCG image The United States expects to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in early December, the AFP reports quoting Moncef Slaoui, the head of the government vaccine efforts.The development comes sa

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Africa's COVID-19 caseload tops 2.04 million mark

VCG Image The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa surpassed the 2.04 million mark on Saturday as various countries continue to report steady rises in their caseloads.According to the Afric

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Pfizer is first to apply for U.S. emergency use for COVID-19 vaccine

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2019 shows the booth of Pfizer Inc. during the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, east China. /Xinhua Pfizer announced it will apply to U.S. heal

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COVID vaccine will be ready in 3-4 months: Union Health Minister

The University of Oxford confirmed that the COVID-19 vaccine it's developing with AstraZeneca Plc produced strong immune responses in older adults in an early study, with pivotal findings from th

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Live updates: U.S. COVID-19 deaths surpass 250,000

Confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 56.3 million globally, with over 1.3 million fatalities and more than 36 million recoveries, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University.Here i

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Five Chinese vaccines undergo phase-III clinical trials overseas

Five Chinese COVID-19vaccine candidates are under phase-III clinical trials in countries including the UAE, Brazil, Pakistan and Peru, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Wed

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Pfizer ends COVID-19 trial with 95% efficacy

Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday that final results from the late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine show it was 95 percent effective, adding it had the required two months of safety data and would appl

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Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine induces quick antibody responses: study

The experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech can induce quick antibody responses and is suitable for emergency use, preliminary trial results published in the medical journa

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Russia's EpiVacCorona Vaccine Is in Phase III Post-Registration Trials

The EpiVacCorona vaccine against COVID-19, developed by Russian research center Vector, is now in Phase III post-registration clinical trials, the head of the federal p

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Xi Jinping calls for unity in fight against COVID-19 at BRICS summit

CFP Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for international solidarity and cooperation in jointly coping with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.Xi made the remarks during his sp

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"More people may die if we don’t coordinate."

01:13 Presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden warns that more American lives are at risk if the Trump administration does not start sharing info about its COVID-19 vaccine deployment pla