Sydney floats pub promise to boost jab rate
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Locked-down Sydney residents could enjoy a beer at the pub as soon as next month if…
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Covax eyes vaccines for just 20% of people in poor nations in 2021
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The vaccine-sharing facility Covax said Wednesday it should be able to provide Covid jabs to no…
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Africa Covid death toll tops 200,000
by Sofia CHRISTENSEN JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- More than 200,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Africa since the…
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Mass Covid testing launched in Bangkok’s biggest slum
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- For families struggling to survive on $150 a month in Bangkok's biggest slum, coronavirus swab tests…
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Enough Covid vaccines to cover global population: industry
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- There will be enough Covid-19 vaccine doses produced by the end of this year to cover…
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US judge tosses order hospital treat Covid patient with ivermectin
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A judge in the US state of Ohio has said a hospital cannot be forced…
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Saudi lifts ban on UAE travel imposed over Covid
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on travel to three countries including…
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Japan orders 150 million doses of Novavax Covid vaccine
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has agreed to buy 150 million doses of Novavax's coronavirus vaccine, with Japanese firm Takeda…
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Vietnam jails man for five years for spreading Covid
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to five years in jail for spreading Covid-19 after he…
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UK pledges £5.4 bn for pandemic-hit state healthcare
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government on Monday announced £5.4 billion (6.3 billion euros, $7.5 billion) in extra…
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Finland’s virus curbs to end once 80% vaccinated
HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Finland's last coronavirus restrictions will be lifted once 80 percent of over-12s have been fully vaccinated,…
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In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age…
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