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South Africa pledges $1.3 million for COVID-19 vaccine research

South African President Cyril Ramaphosaa European Commission-hosted pledging conference attended via videoconference aimed at raising funds towards global research into a possible vaccine and tre

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U.S. noticably absent from EU-hosted global online pledging on coronavirus

The United States is noticeably absent from the programme of an online pledging event on coronavirus hosted by the European Union (EU), which is due to kick off in a f

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Saudi Arabia joins coronavirus global response event

Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that it would co-lead the Coronavirus Global Response Pledging event to raise 8 million U.S. dollars. The Saudi G20 Arabia Presidency

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Answer Bank: Which vaccines should not be postponed amid coronavirus?

Efforts should be made to ensure routine vaccination and other medical services during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World

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Global cooperation needed for COVID-19 vaccine

EU President Ursula Von der Leyen (L) in interview with France 24. As the European Commission prepares to hold an online donor conference in a bid to raise 7.5 billion euros to fund research o

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Military medics praised for support in fighting COVID-19 epidemic

A Chinese military spokesperson said Thursday that the military medics dispatched to Hubei Province have successfully completed their missions to treat COVID-19 patien

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COVID-19 vaccine may be ready for emergency use by Sept.

01:34 As global COVID-19 cases continue to surge, scientists worldwide have been busy working on potential treatments and effective vaccines. How close are we to developing a specific

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CNC TALK: Instead of making accusations, let's focus on saving lives

While scientists from all over the world are endeavoring to develop a vaccine for the COVID-19, some Washington politicians have been scrambling to smear China. Vaccines are about saving human lives,

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Chinese retail giant Suning to donate 1.3 mln masks to Italy, Slovenia

Chinese retail giant Suning Holdings Group said Thursday that its subsidiaries Suning International and Inter Milan Football Club will donate masks to help Italy and Slovenia fight the novel cor

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Effective vaccine may be only tool to return world to normalcy: UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that a safe and effective vaccine may be the only tool that can return the world to a sense of normalcy. "A safe and effective

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EU to host May 4 donor conference for coronavirus vaccine research

The European Union will host an online conference on May 4 for governments and organisations to pledge money to support the search for a vaccine to the novel coronaviru

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No evidence suggests BCG vaccine can protect against COVID-19: WHO

There is no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, which is primarily used against tuberculosis, protects people against infection with the novel coronavirus, the World Health Or

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Fed's Kashkari says U.S. may face 18 months of rolling shutdowns

Neel Kashkari Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari now says without an effective therapy or a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, th

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Iranian president urges efforts to make COVID-19 vaccine

TEHRAN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called on the health institutions of the country to step up efforts to produce novel coronavirus vaccine. Rouhani said that h

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Islamic body launches global anti-coronavirus coalition to stem impact on Islamic world

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) has formed a global coalition to stem the negative impact of COVID-19 on the Islamic world, the Morocco-based organization

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Pandemic watch: Second potential COVID-19 vaccine in U.S. starts safety test

A second U.S. company has begun safety tests for a vaccine against COVID-19.The Phase 1 study will enroll up to 40 healthy adult volunteers in Philadelphia and Kansas City, where screening of potentia

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Coronavirus vaccine: The race to keep millions safe from COVID-19

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