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U.S. authorizes 'mix and match' COVID vaccine boosters: regulator

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized using a so-called "mix and match"...

India administers one billion Covid-19 jabs but still faces uphill battle

India has administered one billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine, a key milestone in an inoculation...

Abu Dhabi schools with top vaccination rates to end social distancing and ease mask rules

Abu Dhabi schools with the best vaccination rates will be able to end physical distancing...

Restaurants in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah offer set menus for Dh175

Amonth-long food extravaganza is currently under way in the UAE, and there’s plenty to relish.Dining...

UK mulls scrapping free Covid tests to save money

The UK government is mulling stopping free self-administered Covid-19 tests in an attempt to save...

How artificial intelligence is boosting the fight against Covid-19

Scientists battling Covid-19 have technological tools that were not available during previous pandemics – and...

Johnson & Johnson files for booster authorisation with US FDA

Johnson & Johnson asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorise a second dose...

Pacemaker for the brain can treat depression

Severe depression can be treated using pacemaker-style device for the brain, a study has found.The...

Dirty masks and gloves: How an initiative helps reduce pandemic waste

Amid the uncertainty of waste handling during the pandemic, researchers offer a solution by designing...

Employer vaccine mandates convert some workers, but not all

Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence...

US records more than 700,000 deaths to Covid-19

The US surpassed 700,000 known fatalities to Covid-19 on Friday evening, according to data compiled...

Long Covid more common than ‘long flu’, study suggests

People who catch influenza could have prolonged symptoms that are similar to those in some...

Some may have protective version of gene that resists severe Covid-19, study finds

Some people have a version of a gene which could restrain Sars-CoV-2, the coronavirus that...

Emiratis in Ajman answer vaccination call to boost Covid-19 fight

An Ajman vaccination centre reports a surge in Emiratis being immunised as the public answer...

Coronavirus latest: US booster roll-out gets under way

Booster roll-out in US under way Los Angeles County began making booster doses of the Pfizer...

UK could suffer 10,000 extra cancer deaths due to Covid pandemic

The UK may suffer 10,000 additional deaths from cancer as a result of the coronavirus...