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Turkey begins administering Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots
Middle East
April 3, 2021
Turkey begins administering Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey on Friday began administering Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 shots, introducing a second vaccine in its campaign as…
UK regulator says AstraZeneca jab safe after 7 clot deaths
World
April 3, 2021
UK regulator says AstraZeneca jab safe after 7 clot deaths
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s medicines regulator is urging people to continue taking the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, despite revealing that seven…
India braces for COVID-19 curbs as infections hit 6-month high
World
April 3, 2021
India braces for COVID-19 curbs as infections hit 6-month high
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s biggest cities braced for stricter lockdowns and other COVID-19 curbs on Saturday as infections hit a…
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective on adolescents in trial, companies say
World
March 31, 2021
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective on adolescents in trial, companies say
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Wednesday their COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective and produced…
World leaders call for pandemic treaty, but short on details
World
March 30, 2021
World leaders call for pandemic treaty, but short on details
LONDON (AP) — More than 20 heads of government and global agencies called in a commentary published Tuesday for an…
Syria says Assad, his wife have recovered from coronavirus
Middle East
March 30, 2021
Syria says Assad, his wife have recovered from coronavirus
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have recovered from COVID-19 and returned to their regular duties…
Biden, CDC director warn of virus rebound if nation lets up
World
March 30, 2021
Biden, CDC director warn of virus rebound if nation lets up
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and a top health official warned that too many Americans are declaring virus victory…
WHO draft report says animals likely source of COVID-19
World
March 29, 2021
WHO draft report says animals likely source of COVID-19
BEIJING (AP) — A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus…
UAE firm to manufacture Chinese Sinopharm vaccine from April
Middle East
March 29, 2021
UAE firm to manufacture Chinese Sinopharm vaccine from April
DUBAI (Reuters) – A firm based in the United Arab Emirates will start commercial production of China’s Sinopharm vaccines in…
Happy Monday? England embarks on major easing of lockdown
Egypt
March 29, 2021
Happy Monday? England embarks on major easing of lockdown
LONDON (AP) — It’s being dubbed Happy Monday. England is embarking on a major easing of its latest coronavirus lockdown…