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China grants 1st COVID-19 vaccine patent to domestic candidate

Chinese authorities have granted the first invention patent to a domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which experts said demonstrates the vaccine's origin

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Russia begins production of COVID-19 vaccine

Russia will offer the vaccine to other countries once its own citizens are vaccinated, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said.MOSCOW, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Russia has begun production of the first batch

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Iraq reports record daily COVID-19 cases with 3,484

The Iraqi Health Ministry on Monday recorded 3,484 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily increase since the outbreak of the disease, while an Iraqi health official sai

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Erdogan says Turkey is third country to develop COVID-19 vaccines

VCG Image Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has become the third country to develop vaccines locally against COVID-19 after the United States and China accordin

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U.S. makes deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine

Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said on Friday, as the nation's top health agency p

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Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine trial gets underway in the U.S.

02:56 Two large clinical trials of coronavirus vaccines are now underway in the U.S.This week, pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Pfizer both began advanced clinical trials, involvin

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Bill Gates sees South Korea COVID-19 vaccine promise

SK Bioscience, the South Korean pharmaceutical company backed by Bill Gates, may be capable of producing 200 million coronavirus vaccine kits by next June. /Reuters SK Bioscience, the South Ko

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Interview: China's proposals at China, Central Asia FMs meeting promising -- Kyrgyz expert

China's proposals at the first China + Central Asia (C+C5) foreign ministers' meeting held via video link are extremely important and promising, a renowned Kyrgyz expert said Tuesday. Noting tha

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China shares edge higher, healthcare stocks jump on vaccine hopes

China shares inched higher midday on Tuesday, supported by strong gains in healthcare stocks on rising hopes for a coronavirus vaccine, although profit-taking after the previous session's rally ke

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CanSino COVID-19 vaccine shows immune response in human trial

A COVID-19 vaccine developed by CanSino Biologics Inc and China's military research unit has shown to be safe and induced immune response in most of the recipients who

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Russia denies UK claims of vote meddling, COVID-19 vaccine hacking

File photo of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. /Reuters The Kremlin on Thursday denied claims by Britain that "Russian actors" sought to meddle in last year's general election and that Russian

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U.S. reports nearly 60,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

The United States on Monday recorded 59,222 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases over 3.36 million, according to John

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COVID-19 vaccine human trials begin in Australia

00:52 Researchers from the Australian biotech company CSL and the University of Queensland began a Phase I human trial with an experimental COVID-19vaccine on Monday.They selected 120

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Chinese state councilor proposes 3 suggestions on bringing China-U.S. relations back to right track

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday proposed three suggestions on bringing China-U.S. relations back to the right track when addressing the China-U.S. Think Tanks Media F

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China seeks int'l cooperation in anti-COVID-19 research projects

China plans to support international cooperation research projects on drugs, vaccines, test kits and traditional Chinese medicine to fight COVID-19. The Ministry of Sc

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Jordan keen to continue anti-coronavirus cooperation with China: minister

Jordan is keen to continue its solid cooperation with China in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan's Health Minister Saad Jaber said Tuesday. "Since the outbreak of

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Thailand's COVID-19 vaccine trial on monkeys successful: minister

Thailand's Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation announced on Monday that the country's COVID-19 vaccine trial has made progress after macaque