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More than 1.3 mn coronavirus deaths worldwide: AFP tally

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 1.3 million people have been killed by the novel coronavirus worldwide, according to…

New covid outbreak hits US Secret Service: over 130 agents infected with COVID, says US media

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Secret Service, which guards President Donald Trump, President-elect Joe Biden, and the…

Covid-19 vaccine ‘best science news’ of 2020

by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Data indicating that a vaccine being developed against Covid-19 is highly…

Planes, dry ice, pharmacies: the logistical challenges of Covid-19 vaccines

  by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States could be the first country…

Pfizer CEO sold $5.6 million in stock on day of vaccine announcement

WASHINGTON, United States (AGP) -- Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sold $5.6 million of his stock in the US pharmaceutical company…

Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 92% effective

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92 percent effective according to initial test results, its developers…

Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 92% effective

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92 percent effective according to initial test results, its developers…

Spain Covid-19 death toll passes 40,000

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's coronavirus death toll surged to over 40,000 on Wednesday with infections passing the 1.4 million…

Pacific’s Vanuatu records first Covid-19 case

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Vanuatu has recorded its first Covid-19 case, health officials announced Wednesday, ending the Pacific island…

Sinovac says it is ‘confident’ of vaccine safety after Brazil trial halted

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech on Tuesday stood by the safety of its Covid-19 vaccine after…

US grants emergency approval to Lilly Covid-19 antibodies

  WASHINGTON, United (AFP) -- The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted emergency approval to a synthetic antibody…

Brazil halts trials of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's health regulator said Monday it had suspended clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19…

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