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UN chief urges G20 to prepare "Global Vaccination Plan"

FILE PHOTO: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. /VCG United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday proposed that the Group of 20 (G20) set up an emerg

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First batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines departs for Senegal

A chartered flight carrying the first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines departed from Beijing on Wednesday morning for Senegal.The shipment of vaccines is expected to arrive in Senegal on Thursday m

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Biden's administration to increase number of vaccine doses to states

FILE PHOTO: U.S. medical staff get new coronavirus vaccine, December 16, 2020. /AFP President Joe Biden's administration will increase the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses sent to states this

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UN partners with airlines to facilitate delivery of COVID-19 vaccines

VCG The United Nations has partnered with leading airlines globally to facilitate the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines and other critical supplies across the globe.More than

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Japan to start inoculation drive Wednesday with 40,000 medical workers

A medical personnel presents a container used to preserve COVID-19 vaccines at the Kawasaki City College of Nursing in Kawasaki on January 27, 2021. /CFP Japan will begin its COVID-19 inoculat

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First batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines depart for Hungary

The first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines has departed from Beijing and will arrive in Hungary on Tuesday night.

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COVID-19: Some Mexicans are traveling to U.S. for vaccinations

02:24 It is a story often told when a commodity is in short supply but in great demand. The wealthy and well-connected are able to leverage access, sometimes skirting the rules. It's w

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Macron calls for multilateral effort in fighting COVID-19 pandemic

French President Emmanuel Macron called for a stepped-up multilateral effort in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview with French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche published on Sunday."We should

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First batch of Chinese vaccines to arrive in Thailand before Feb. 24

The first batch of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines is expected to arrive in Thailand before February 24, Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Monday.

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Lebanon kicks off COVID-19 vaccination drive

Lebanon launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday by inoculating the head of critical care at its biggest public hospital, followed by 93-year-old celebrated Lebanese actor and comedian Sala

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German pharmaceutical factories team up to fix EU vaccine shortfall

02:29 The world's pharmaceutical companies often compete to develop and distribute treatments. But amid a critical shortfall of COVID-19 vaccines across the EU, rivals have begun to te

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Mexico to lower virus alert level in many states

Mexico is reducing its COVID-19 alert level in about half of the country’s states amid a drop in infections and hospitalizations in many places, including the capital.M

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Foreign leaders express heartfelt gratitude to China for vaccine aid

Leaders of Zimbabwe, Chile, Bolivia, and Hungary expressed their heartfelt gratitude to China for providing and donating COVID-19 vaccines.

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Dominican Republic to roll out vaccine from China

The Dominican Republic has purchased COVID-19 vaccines from the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech Ltd., reported Listín Diario on Friday. The vaccines are expected to arrive in the co

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U.S. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby 

The U.S. military plans to reduce conflict and promote peace with China and the Indo-Pacific Region, but the U.S. forces will continue to fly and sail in the South Chin

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Cambodia approves emergency use of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccines developed by China's Sinovac. /CFP Cambodia officially approved the emergency use of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, the country's Health Minister Mam Bunheng said on Frida

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Argentina surpasses 2 million total COVID cases

02:43 Argentina has passed 2 million coronavirus cases. Latin America’s third largest economy is also close to reaching 50,000 deaths. The country has made several agreements to secure