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AstraZeneca says vaccine 80% effective for elderly, no blood clot risk

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine is 80 percent effective at preventing the disease in the elderly…

Successful test for NASA’s giant Moon rocket

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA successfully carried out a key static test of its troubled Space Launch System rocket…

J&J jab effective in countries with variants: WHO experts

  by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO's expert vaccine advisers on Wednesday recommended Johnson…

WHO still reviewing safety data on AstraZeneca, but recommends Covid jabs to continue

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said Wednesday its experts were still reviewing safety data on the…

Moderna announces start of Covid-19 vaccine trials for children

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US manufacturer Moderna on Tuesday said it has started Covid-19 vaccine trials for children…

Israel unearths fragments of 2000-year-old biblical scroll

by Ben Simon Agence France Presse JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel on Tuesday unveiled fragments of a biblical scroll dating back…

Countries halting AstraZeneca vaccine

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than a dozen countries including France, Italy and Germany have suspended AstraZeneca's Covid-19 shots…

WHO experts to meet on AstraZeneca shot as virus cases surge

  by Nina Larson with Agence France Presse bureaus GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- WHO safety experts prepared to meet Tuesday…

WHO insists AstraZeneca vaccine safe as jab faces new setbacks

  by Robin Millard, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said there…

UK says AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘safe and effective’

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government on Thursday defended the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after Denmark suspended the…

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