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Africa needs 20 million second AstraZeneca jabs in six weeks: WHO

BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine within six weeks if those…

Japan to extend virus emergency until month before Olympics

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas on Friday until…

Australia’s Covid success under threat as Melbourne goes into lockdown

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Five million weary Melbourne residents returned to lockdown Friday, straining local resolve and testing Australia's "zero-Covid"…

Vietnam races to vaccinate factory workers after record virus cases

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam began vaccinating hundreds of thousands of factory workers in its industrialized north on Thursday to…

Germany to vaccinate children over 12 from June 7

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany will start offering coronavirus jabs to children over the age of 12 from June 7,…

Covax needs $2 billion more by June for poor countries

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covax global vaccine-sharing program said Thursday it needs $2.0 billion in additional funding by the…

Millions in Australia’s second city ordered into snap Covid lockdown

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- More than five million people in Australia's second-biggest city of Melbourne were ordered into a snap…

Belgium limits J&J vaccine to over-41s after woman dies

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Johnson & Johnson's single-jab vaccine against Covid-19 will be limited in Belgium to people aged 41…

Chile rolls out mobility pass for the vaccinated

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- People in Chile who have been vaccinated and are fully immunized against the coronavirus could from…

Indian Covid-19 variant found in at least 53 territories: WHO

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The coronavirus variant first detected in India has now been officially recorded in…

Cholera kills 20 in northern Nigeria

KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- A cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria has killed at least 20 people in the past two…

Half of US adults fully vaccinated against Covid: W.House

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Half of all US adults have now received full Covid-19 vaccines, the White House said…

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