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What to know about World Immunization Week

Vaccines prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza and measles by training your immunize system to effectively fight infections.

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Egypt's el-Sisi receives COVID-19 vaccines

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. /VCG Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received his first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday as health authorities continue admini

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More than half UK population has received their first dose of vaccine

More than half the UK population has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccination, according to the latest figures. /Xinhua More than half the UK population has received a first dose of COVID

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C the difference: Why some countries denigrate China's contribution?

04:13 Donating vaccines, developing 5G and investing in infrastructure – China has made great contributions to the world. But some countries ignore China's contribution

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'This Is On You': Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Slams Modi Gov't Over Oxygen Crisis, COVID Deaths

Amid the rising coronavirus cases, Rahul Gandhi, a key leader of India's main opposition party Congress, on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's central govern

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Guangdong, Shanghai start COVID-19 vaccination for Taiwan compatriots

00:50 Guangdong Province and Shanghai City have started to inoculate Taiwan compatriots with Chinese-madeCOVID-19 vaccines. Guangdong Province has also administered mor

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WHO to review Sinopharm, CoronaVac vaccines on April 26, May 3

The World Health Organization will review China's Sinopharm and CoronaVac (Sinovac) COVID-19 vaccines on April 26 and May 3, respectively, for possible emergency use listing, according to WHO on Thur

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Philippines receives third batch of purchased Sinovac vaccines

A third batch of half a million doses of China's Sinovac vaccine purchased by the Philippines arrived in Manila on Thursday.Over 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the c

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S. Korea unfreezes $30m Iranian funds for medical purchases

An Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in the background, July 2, 2012. /AP South Korea has released a small portion of Iranian funds in

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India's Serum institute to sell AstraZeneca vaccine to private hospitals at $8/dose

The Serum Institute of India said on Wednesday it would sell the AstraZeneca vaccine to the country's state governments at 400 rupees ($5.30) per dose and to private ho

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Kenya's COVID-19 vaccinations top 750,000

FILE PHOTO: Technicians show empty containers used for the transport of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after the vaccines were put into refrigerated storage units at the central vaccine depot in Ki

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Uganda's COVID-19 vaccinations near 240,000

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare professional is vaccinated against COVID-19 on March 10, 2021 in Kampala, Uganda. (Photo by Luke Dray / Getty Images) The number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered

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Africa's COVID-19 cases hit 4,437,846, with 118,133 deaths

A sign points to a COVID-19 screening station at Kayelisha Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. /VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa has reached 4,437,846 according to the latest f

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Just more than half of U.S. adults have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose: CDC

Just more than half of U.S. adults have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Sunday,

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Number of COVID-19 vaccinations in Kenya tops 700,000

FILE PHOTO: A COVID-19 patient isolation center in Machakos town in eastern Kenya, August 3, 2020. /VCG The number of people that have received a COVID-19 vaccination jab in Kenya surpassed th

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China calls for more stakeholders to improve health care system

The ravaging COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that synergy among different parties is crucial to building a better health care system, an expert said at a sub-forum of the Boao Forum for Asia annual co

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U.S. CDC: 5,800 fully vaccinated people still got COVID-19 infections

U.S. CDC reports 5,800 COVID-19 infections in fully vaccinated people. /CFP About 5,800 people who have been administered COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. have still been infected anyway, the U.S