Chinese firm to make 60 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik vaccine
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia has agreed a deal for more than 60 million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine…
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Virus likely jumped to humans from bats through ‘missing link’ animal: WHO report
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- An international expert mission to Wuhan has concluded it was very likely that…
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Paris hospitals face tough choices under Covid pressure: officials
PARIS, France (AFP) Paris hospitals are fast approaching saturation point because of snowballing Covid admissions and may be forced to…
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WHO seeks 10 million vaccine doses ‘immediately’ for last nations
https://youtu.be/d-bkm1bb_8Q by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (WHO) The World Health Organization called Friday for the donation…
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EU warns it will block AstraZeneca vaccine exports
by Marc BURLEIGH / Dave CLARK Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Union warned Thursday that…
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Pfizer begins Covid vaccine trial in young children
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer said Thursday it had begun clinical trials for its Covid vaccine in children…
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AstraZeneca says vaccine 76% effective in updated US trial data
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday revised down by three percentage points the effectiveness of its…
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Africa’s Covid 2nd wave was worse but saw fewer measures
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Africa experienced a 30-percent rise in infections in its second wave of coronavirus last year but…
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Second French official hospitalized with Covid-19
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's culture minister Roselyne Bachelot has been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19 over the weekend,…
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Hong Kong clinic punished for recommending foreign vaccine Pfizer over Chinese jab Sinovac
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong health authorities have ejected a private clinic from the city's coronavirus vaccination…
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Brazil’s 24-hour Covid deaths surpass 3,000 for first time
by Jordi MIRO Agence France Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's daily Covid-19 death toll soared past 3,000 for…
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EU to tighten export rules to stop one-way flow of vaccines
by Dave CLARK Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Commission will tighten its export guidelines on…
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