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AP source: US urges Pfizer to apply for under-5 COVID shots
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AP source: US urges Pfizer to apply for under-5 COVID shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its…
Omicron amps up concerns about long COVID and its causes
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Omicron amps up concerns about long COVID and its causes

More than a year after a bout with COVID-19, Rebekah Hogan still suffers from severe brain fog, pain and fatigue…
Turkey logs record 94,783 COVID-19 cases
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Turkey logs record 94,783 COVID-19 cases

ANKARA, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Turkey has recorded 94,783 new COVID-19 cases in the space of 24 hours, its highest…
Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall’s delta wave
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Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall’s delta wave

Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than during…
EXPLAINER: What’s known about ‘stealth’ version of omicron?
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EXPLAINER: What’s known about ‘stealth’ version of omicron?

Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has…
Pfizer opens study of COVID shots updated to match omicron
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Pfizer opens study of COVID shots updated to match omicron

Pfizer has begun a study comparing its original COVID-19 vaccine with doses specially tweaked to match the hugely contagious omicron…
WHO chief warns against talk of ‘endgame’ in pandemic
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WHO chief warns against talk of ‘endgame’ in pandemic

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s director-general on Monday warned that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to…
Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity
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Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity

World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the omicron wave could give way to a new, more…
Water cannon, tear gas at COVID-19 protests in Brussels
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Water cannon, tear gas at COVID-19 protests in Brussels

BRUSSELS (AP) — Police fired water cannons and thick clouds of tear gas Sunday in Brussels to disperse people protesting…
Fourth COVID vaccine shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel
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Fourth COVID vaccine shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel

JERUSALEM, Jan 23 (Reuters) – A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine given to people over 60 in Israel made them…
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