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Senegal to start COVID-19 vaccination with Chinese vaccine

Ousseynou Badiane, head of Senegal's vaccination program, opens the door of a newly-built cold room that will be used to store COVID-19 vaccines at Fann Hospital in Dakar, Senegal, January 22, 20

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Hong Kong approves Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has formally approved the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech for emergency u

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HK approves Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has formally approved the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech for emergency use, the HKSAR government said o

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U.S. National Guard deploys to California to help vaccinate Americans

As part of the Biden administration's push to get ‘more shots in more arms’, the U.S. National Guard has been deployed to California. See how the service members are helping motorists check-in at thi

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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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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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Equatorial Guinean president gets first dose of Chinese COVID vaccine

Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Monday received his first dose of a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm, according to the officia

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Dominican Republic's president applauds Chinese vaccine

The President of Dominican Republic Luis Abinader spoke highly of the COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac during a press conference on Monday introducing the government's vaccination program.Abinad

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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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UAE has administered over 5 million COVID-19 jabs: Authorities

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have confirmed that they have administered more than five million COVID-19 jabs since beginning a coronavirus vaccination campaign, with a rate of 50.61 dos

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Oxford University to test COVID-19 vaccine response among children

A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center inside the Blackburn Cathedral, in Blackburn, Britain, January 19, 2021. /Reuters The University of Oxford h

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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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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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Senegal's COVID-19 cases surpass 30,000 mark with record daily surge

VCG Senegal on Friday reported a record daily surge of 426 new COVID-19 infections in the previous 24 hours, as the country's total confirmed cases surpassed the 30,000 mark.The 462 new cases

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Hungary to receive China's Sinopharm vaccine next week

Hungary will receive its first batch of 500,000 doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine next week, the prime minister's chief of staff said on Thursday. A vaccination program is due to start as s

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U.S. pharmacy vaccination program begins

02:18 The U.S. government is launching a retail pharmacy vaccination program and it's shipping about a million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week directly to about 6,500 hundred stores n