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Galvez: Vaccination of minors aged 5 to 11 could be delayed due need to get differently formulated Pfizer jabs

Specially formulated Pfizer vaccines for young kids might arrive by the end of January 2022 (Eagle News) – Vaccines to…

Djokovic admits meeting journalist when he had Covid

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted meeting a journalist when he knew he had Covid-19,…

Repeated Covid boosters not a viable strategy: WHO

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- WHO experts warned Tuesday that repeating booster doses of the original Covid vaccines…

Quebec seeks to tax the unvaxxed as Omicron hits

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- The Canadian province of Quebec, struggling to control the Omicron variant, will impose a new health…

UAE threatens jail for mocking anti-Covid measures

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates has threatened to jail people who make fun of its…

UK’s Johnson faces fresh scandal over lockdown party breach

by Joe JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was embroiled Tuesday in another scandal over…

Japan extends strict border measures as coronavirus cases soar

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will extend measures barring almost all new foreign arrivals until the end of February and…

Millions more locked down as China battles Omicron spread

by Matthew Walsh with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Five million residents of a central Chinese…

Alleged hybrid coronavirus mutation ‘Deltacron’ discovered in Cyprus likely result of lab error: experts

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Experts said Monday that an alleged hybrid coronavirus mutation dubbed "Deltacron" reportedly discovered in a…

Entire PHL now at “critical risk” as Omicron declared “dominant variant”; 3,663% growth in COVID cases noted

But those infected with Omicron variant exhibiting "less severe" symptoms, faster incubation period, says DOH   (Eagle News) – The…

Mexican president says he has Covid for second time

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that he had caught Covid-19 for a…

Pfizer expects Omicron vaccine to be ready in March

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer expects a Covid-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant to be ready in March,…

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