US acquires 200 mllion new doses as vaccine drive begins in pharmacies
by Agence France Presse Bureaus WASHINGTON, Unnited States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden announced plans to vaccinate most…
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Los Angeles forced to suspend vaccine centers over dire shortage
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Facing a severe vaccine shortage, Los Angeles moved to temporarily close five major inoculation…
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Covid patients asphyxiate as Latin America battles oxygen shortage
by Yemeli Ortega with Alina Dieste in Washington and Agence France Presse bureaus MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) -- As a…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Peru gives first Covid vaccines, Argentina approves Indian jab
LIMA Peru (AFP) -- Peru on Tuesday began its coronavirus immunization program just two days after receiving 300,000 vaccine doses…
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Spain tops three million virus cases
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain, one of Europe's hardest-hit nations, has topped…
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WHO mission to China fails to find animal source of coronavirus
WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The WHO mission to China to uncover the origins of the coronavirus has failed to identify…
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Iran starts Covid-19 vaccination campaign
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran began its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on Tuesday to fight the Middle East's deadliest outbreak…
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Dubai rolls out vaccines to public transport workers
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Dubai has begun the mass vaccination of public transport workers, with the Gulf emirate…
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