First vaccine dose cuts transmission and hospitalization: UK studies
EDINBURGH, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Data from two separate studies published in the UK on Monday, one in England and…
3 years ago
Europe
UK’s PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults
by Jitendra JOSHI Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to…
3 years ago
Vaccine-poor Germans shunning AstraZeneca jab
by Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Doctors and public health officials pleaded with Germans Thursday…
3 years ago
New Covid-19 cases down 16 percent last week: WHO
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The number of new cases of Covid-19 reported worldwide fell by 16 percent…
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WHO gives global green light for AstraZeneca Covid shot
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization gave emergency use approval to AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines on…
3 years ago
UK’s virus jabs pass 15 mn, as New Zealand orders city lockdown
by Joe JACKSON in London and AFP bureaus LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's coronavirus vaccination programme passed the 15…
3 years ago
Britain’s Prince Charles gets Covid-19 jab
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son and heir Prince Charles, who contracted Covid-19 last year,…
3 years ago
Germany extends virus shutdown until March 7
by Deborah COLE BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's government agreed Wednesday to continue a partial lockdown to fight…
3 years ago
WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for Covid variants, over-65s
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and…
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Russia’s virus caseload passes four million
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia officially surpassed four million coronavirus infections Wednesday, days after the country dramatically revised upwards…
3 years ago
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