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EU reviews J&J COVID-19 vaccine for blood clots

Europe's drugs regulator said on Friday it was looking into Johnson Johnson's shot over reports of rare blood clots.Four serious cases of rare blood clots with low platelets, one of which was fatal,

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HSBC and ADB join forces in $300m vaccine financing

An employee checking the label on a Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine, December 23, 2020. /CFP HSBC and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a combined financing of $300 million to help Asia

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Philippines suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

Philippine health authorities suspended on Thursday the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for people below 60 years of age to investigate reports of blood clots com

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Japan may prioritize vaccinating Olympic and Paralympic athletes

A syringe with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. /CFP The Japanese government is considering giving athletes attending the coming Tokyo Olympics priority for vaccination against COVID-19, Japan's Kyo

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IMF discuss global economic recovery following pandemic

02:20 The International Monetary Fund’s Managing Director says there’s light at the end of the tunnel for the global economy after the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. But Kris

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Biden says all U.S. adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by April 19

U.S. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that all American adults will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines by April 19, two weeks ahead of the original deadline which was set on May 1.Biden made the

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EMA official links AstraZeneca vaccine to blood clots

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) head of vaccines Marco Cavalerion Tuesday said the regulator sees potential link between the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and increased risk of blood clots, Italia

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Georgian health minister says Chinese vaccine safe, effective

Logo of Sinopharm. /CFP Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze said on Monday the Chinese vaccine that arrived in Georgia earlier last week is safe and effective."Sinopharm vaccine is re

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COVID-19 cases surge in Latin America

01:58 Despite a worldwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, coronavirus infections are on the rise across much of the world, including Europe, the United States, and as CGTN’s Alasdair Bav

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New batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Serbia

The fourth batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Serbia on Monday.Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Chen Bo welcomed the arrival of the shipment.The country

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COVID-19: France sees rising ICU patients amid third national lockdown

France reported on Saturday that 5,273 people were in intensive care units (ICU) for COVID-19, a rise of 19 from the previous day, as the country entered its third nati

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COVID-19: France sees rising ICU patients amid third national lockdown

Members of the medical staff move a patient infected with COVID-19, in her bed, at the intensive care unit of the Andre-Gregoire intercommunal hospital, in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, on the ou

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PLA provides COVID-19 vaccines to Lebanese army

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) delivered a batch of COVID-19 vaccines to the Lebanese army on Sunday at their request, according to an official statement fr

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EU countries agree to share 'solidarity vaccines' with states in need

Most European Union member states on Thursday agreed to share part of their upcoming vaccine deliveries with the five EU countries they said need them most.The EU’s vac

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Zimbabwe receives new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from China

Zimbabwe received its third shipment of COVID-19 vaccine doses on Tuesday procured from the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac.The delivery of the vaccines comes at a time when the country is sca

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China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Ethiopia

A batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the Chinese government to Ethiopia, arrived on Tuesday.The doses were received at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport by Chinese Amba

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China donates COVID-19 vaccines to 80 countries, 3 intl organizations

A Palestinian worker unloads a shipment of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by China in the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 29, 2021. /CFPChina is donating CO