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Pfizer vaccine protecting against hospitalization during Omicron wave – study

Pfizer vaccine protecting against hospitalization during Omicron wave – study

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appear to have given 70% protection against hospitalization in…
One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost

One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost

One year ago, the biggest vaccination drive in American history began with a flush of excitement in an otherwise gloomy…
UN agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record

UN agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record

GENEVA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – An Arctic temperature record of more than 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) was reached in a…
In the ruins of Mayfield, a search for hope in what’s saved

In the ruins of Mayfield, a search for hope in what’s saved

WINGO, Ky. (AP) — She arrived at the shelter sobbing. Her house was gone, along with everything in it. On…
New Australian plant could make 100 million vaccines a year

New Australian plant could make 100 million vaccines a year

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government said Tuesday it plans to start making mRNA vaccines at home with a new…
First death with Omicron variant in United Kingdom

First death with Omicron variant in United Kingdom

LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron coronavirus…
‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence

‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Long after he was killed, Myrtle Green-Burton wouldn’t let anyone wear her 17-year-old son’s high school…
Boris Johnson: UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of omicron cases

Boris Johnson: UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of omicron cases

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that Britain faces a “tidal wave” of infections from the omicron…
North Korea’s Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule

North Korea’s Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Too young. Too weak. Too inexperienced. Since taking power following his father’s sudden death 10…
Tornado toll in dozens, yet not as high as initially feared

Tornado toll in dozens, yet not as high as initially feared

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Night-shift workers were in the middle of the holiday rush, cranking out candles at Mayfield Consumer…
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