Germany’s Covid death toll passes 100,000: health ministry
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- More than 100,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Germany since the start of the pandemic,…
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Canada starts vaccinating children 5-11 years old against Covid
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Canada began immunizing children aged 5-11 against Covid-19 Wednesday, joining a handful of nations including Israel…
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Russia says Sputnik gives longer protection than Western jabs
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The backers of Sputnik V on Wednesday said the Russian vaccine provides longer immunity against coronavirus…
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Vaccines reduce Covid transmission by 40%: WHO
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Covid vaccines reduce transmission of the dominant Delta variant…
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New Zealand to stay closed to foreigners for another five months
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand said Wednesday it will not reopen to foreign travellers for at least another…
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Europe battles Covid surge as WHO warns of 700,000 more deaths
by Camille BAS-WOHLERT COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Europe remains "in the firm grip" of Covid and the continent's death toll…
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US sends Vietnam 4.1 million Covid vaccine doses
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is shipping another four million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam, the White…
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Israel vaccinates children as young as 5 to combat ‘children’s wave’
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) -- Israel began rolling out Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11 on Monday, becoming…
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EU starts J&J Covid vaccine booster evaluation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The EU's drug watchdog on Monday said it was evaluating an application by Johnson &…
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French PM tests positive for Covid
PARIS, France (AFP) -- French Prime Minister Jean Castex tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday evening, his office told AFP,…
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Pfizer says Covid shot 100% effective in adolescents after 4 months
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday their Covid-19 vaccine remained 100 percent effective in children 12…
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‘Jabbed, cured or dead’, Germany warns as Europe battles Covid surge
by Michelle FITZPATRICK with Denise HRUBY in Vienna BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germans faced the stark warning Monday that they…
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