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NYC Vaccines to run out as Global deaths nears 2 Million

Image by AFP New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city will run out of vaccines by next week due to supply shortages. President-elect Joe Biden has picked former FDA head David Kessler

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Africa's COVID-19 cases reach 3,142,781: Africa CDC

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk on a street in Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 12, 2020. Egypt confirmed late on Sunday 129 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total cases registered in the cou

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Malaysia's Pharmaniaga signs vaccine agreement with China's Sinovac

COVID-19 vaccines developed by China's Sinovac. /CFP Malaysia Pharmaniaga Berhad has signed an agreement with China's Sinovac to purchase ready-to-fill COVID-19 vaccines and later to manufactu

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WHO team assessing Chinese vaccines ahead of potential emergency use

A World Health Organization (WHO) team is in China currently working with producers of the Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines to assess compliance with international quality manufacturing practices ahead

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Moderna is developing three new mRNA-based vaccines for seasonal flu, HIV and Nipah virus

Moderna, the biotech company behind one of the two mRNA-based vaccines currently being rolled out globally to stem the tide of COVID-19, has announced that it will purse development programs around th

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Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip receive first COVID-19 vaccine jabs

FILE PHOTO: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during the annual Trooping The Colour parade on June 17, 2017 in London. /VCG Photo UK's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip received their fi

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Africa's COVID-19 cases reach 2,917,626: Africa CDC

FILE PHOTO: A health worker collects swab samples from a truck driver to be tested for coronavirus at the Elegu border point, Uganda. /Getty Images Africa's total number of confirmed COVID-19

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U.S. vaccinations still struggling, only about 30% of doses given

The United States has vaccinated 5.3 million people against COVID-19 as of Wednesday morning, just after it reported the highest daily death count from the coronavirus.On Tuesday, nearly 3,800 people

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Africa's COVID-19 caseload hits 2,879,193: Africa CDC

VCG Africa's total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections reached 2,879,193 on Wednesday afternoon with a death toll of 68,755, according to the latest data from the Africa Centres for Diseas

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UAE announces to produce China's COVID-19 vaccine

00:38 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to start manufacturing Sinopharm's coronavirus vaccines and also buy millions of doses from the company, the country's Ministry of Health and

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Africa's COVID-19 caseload tops 2.85 mln mark, deaths exceed 67,000

VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa surpassed the 2.85 million mark on Tuesday as countries continue to report daily surges in their caseloads.According to the latest data from the

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More people seek cosmetic surgery in South Korea as vaccines rollout

Domestic demand for cosmetic surgery procedures in South Korea is picking up with the introduction of coronavirus vaccines. Many residents are embracing an idea that facial coverings might not las

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U.S. may cut some Moderna vaccine doses in half to speed rollout, official says

The U.S. government is considering giving some people half the dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in order to speed vaccinations, a federal official said on Sunday.Monc

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White House blames slow vaccine rollout on states

02:00 The Trump administration is defending its roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines as one of the suppliers is considering halving its doses to reach more people.Although vaccinations have b

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Cambodia reopens schools as Indonesia starts inoculations

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen speaks at a press conference on the latest situation of COVID-19 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 7, 2020. /Xinhua Cambodia has started reopening s

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Egypt licenses China's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said on Saturday that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm has been officially licensed for emergency use i

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China's vaccine monitoring index for adverse reactions reaches WHO standard

China's monitoring index for adverse reactions to vaccines has reached the World Health Organization (WHO)'s standard, Wang Huaqing, chief expert of vaccination plannin