Virus

Moderna wants to pack 50% more Covid vaccine per vial

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna said Friday it was seeking clearance with regulators around the world…

UK scientists develop urine test to detect womb cancer

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British scientists announced on Friday they had developed a test to detect womb cancer…

UK economy shrinks record 9.9% in 2020 on virus

by Roland JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's economy shrank by a record 9.9 percent last year on the…

Covid deaths in Africa jump 40% in one month: WHO

  BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- Deaths from Covid-19 in Africa surged by 40 percent over the last month, the World…

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…

FDA gives “compassionate use license” to 10,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines for PSG

  (Eagle News) -- The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the issuance of a “compassionate use license”…

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…

Mexico approves Chinese Covid vaccines CanSino and CoronaVac

  MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)-- Mexican regulators gave emergency approval Wednesday to the Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines CanSino Biologics and CoronaVac.…

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…

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,…

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…

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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