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Pfizer trials show its antiviral pill cuts risk of severe Covid-19 by 89%The makers of an antiviral pill for Covid-19 have said they stopped a trial after...
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Millions of years lost and life expectancies cut short in pandemicMillions of years of life were cut and life expectancies shortened around the world by...
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India's first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine wins WHO emergency use listingThe World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday (Nov 3) said it had approved Indian drugmaker...
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Egypt opens Covid vaccination registration for 15 to 18-year-oldsPeople aged 15 to 18 years old can now register for a Covid-19 jab in...
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Japan eases COVID-19 border curbs, trails major partnersJapan on Tuesday (Nov 2) confirmed plans to gradually ease COVID-19 border restrictions, but fell...
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UAE approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11The UAE has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children aged between 5 and 11...
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US intelligence agencies unlikely to be able to determine origins of Covid-19Barring an unforeseen breakthrough, US intelligence agencies will not be able to conclude whether Covid-19...
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US FDA advisers back Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for childrenAn expert panel on Tuesday (Oct 26) voted overwhelmingly to recommend the US Food and...
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Biden imposes new COVID-19 vaccine rules for most incoming foreign travellersUS President Joe Biden on Monday (Oct 25) signed an order imposing new vaccine requirements...
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South Korea approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine produced by Samsung BiologicsSouth Korea granted emergency use approval for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine produced by South Korean drugmaker...
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World is failing to learn Covid-19 lessons, warns WHO-backed panelThere is “scant evidence” that the world is learning the right lessons from the pandemic...
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'Stars aligning' for Pakistan's polio eradication effort after sharp drop in casesPakistan has its best chance ever to stamp out polio, officials say, after a surprise...
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U.S. authorizes 'mix and match' COVID vaccine boosters: regulatorThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized using a so-called "mix and match"...
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Vietnam to open Phu Quoc island to vaccinated tourists in NovemberVietnam plans to reopen the resort island of Phu Quoc to vaccinated foreign visitors in...
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India administers one billion Covid-19 jabs but still faces uphill battleIndia has administered one billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine, a key milestone in an inoculation...
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Abu Dhabi schools with top vaccination rates to end social distancing and ease mask rulesAbu Dhabi schools with the best vaccination rates will be able to end physical distancing...
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New Zealand dispenses record number of jabs at 'Vaxathon'New Zealand health care workers administered a record number of vaccine jabs Saturday as the...
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Singapore reopening to travellers from 9 countries: no return for UAE tourists yetSingapore will relax its strict Covid-19 travel regulations for some tourists later this October.The island...
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Most NZ health care workers, teachers to be legally required to get vaccinatedMost of New Zealand's health care workers and teachers will soon be legally required to...
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Four charged with plotting attacks on French vaccination centresA French anti-terrorism judge has charged four men with suspected links to a far-right conspiracy...
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Fiji to reopen for tourism as it hits vaccine milestoneFiji will ease Covid-19 restrictions and announce its reopening for international travel after the country...
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South Korea to vaccinate pregnant women as it races to 80% target for adultsSouth Korea will begin taking reservations for coronavirus vaccines from pregnant women this week as...
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Employer vaccine mandates convert some workers, but not allBusinesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence...
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U.S. hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loomHospitals and nursing homes around the country are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state...
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Emiratis in Ajman answer vaccination call to boost Covid-19 fightAn Ajman vaccination centre reports a surge in Emiratis being immunised as the public answer...