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Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine
Middle East

Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine

DUBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Bahraini authorities have authorized the use of a booster dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19…
Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19
World

Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite…
Brazil starts booster shots while many still await a 2nd jab
World

Brazil starts booster shots while many still await a 2nd jab

SAO PAULO (AP) — Some cities in Brazil are providing booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine, even though most people…
Egypt’s Health Minister meets with Lebanese ambassador, discusses health support
Egypt

Egypt’s Health Minister meets with Lebanese ambassador, discusses health support

Egypt’s Minister of Health Hala Zayed received the Lebanese ambassador to Cairo, Ali al-Halaby, at the ministry’s headquarters to discuss…
Australia aims to ‘live with virus’ instead of eliminating it
World

Australia aims to ‘live with virus’ instead of eliminating it

SYDNEY, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks, as…
Vaccinations in rural India increase amid supply concerns
World

Vaccinations in rural India increase amid supply concerns

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has dramatically increased COVID-19 vaccination rates in its vast rural hinterland, where around 65 percent…
A sound bite reexamined: ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
World

A sound bite reexamined: ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’

WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” by government officials from President…
Explainer: What we know about Japan’s contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
World

Explainer: What we know about Japan’s contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s COVID-19 vaccination push suffered a blow from widening reports of contamination in supplies of…
Global shares mostly higher despite continuing virus worries
World

Global shares mostly higher despite continuing virus worries

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday, despite continuing concerns about rising COVID-19 cases in Asia and parts…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 263 new cases, 6 deaths on Monday
Egypt

COVID-19 in Egypt: 263 new cases, 6 deaths on Monday

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Monday reported 263 new coronavirus cases, six deaths, and 331 recoveries. A total…
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