WHO experts back extra Covid jab for people with weak immune systems
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization's vaccine advisers on Monday recommended people with weakened immune…
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Egypt arrests 3 over thousands of dumped Covid jabs
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egyptian authorities arrested three people accused of dumping thousands of unused Covid-19 vaccine jabs found last…
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New Zealand health workers, teachers told ‘no jab, no job’
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand announced Monday a sweeping "no jab, no job" policy for most healthcare workers…
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Vaccines prevent severe Covid, even from Delta: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Vaccination is highly effective at preventing severe cases of Covid-19, even against the Delta variant, a…
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Iceland halts Moderna jabs over heart-inflammation fears
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland on Friday suspended the Moderna anti-Covid vaccine, citing the slight increased risks of cardiac inflammation,…
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Covid vaccines for kids? Strategies around the world
by Paul RICARD Agence France Presse Pfizer on Thursday requested emergency approval from US health authorities to use its…
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US pharmaceutical firm Moderna to build plant in Africa
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical giant Moderna announced Thursday it would build a plant in Africa, as…
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Shot of the Antarctic: UK vaccines arrive near South Pole
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A delivery of Covid vaccines has arrived in Antarctica to inoculate British researchers stationed in…
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Canada mandates Covid vaccines for travellers, federal workers
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's federal bureaucrats, police and soldiers, as well as domestic air and rail travelers will soon…
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Sweden halts use of Moderna vaccine for young adults
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Sweden's Public Health Agency on Wednesday recommended a temporary halt to the use of the Moderna…
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Unvaccinated Irving misses Nets’ first practice in New York
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Brooklyn point guard Kyrie Irving, who has been staunchly against getting vaccinated for the…
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J&J asks US FDA to authorize booster shots of Covid vaccine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Drug maker Johnson & Johnson asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday…
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