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‘Turning point’: UK giving 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine
World
December 8, 2020
‘Turning point’: UK giving 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (AP) — British health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine…
UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world
World
December 6, 2020
UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world
LONDON (AP) — The coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech was being sent to hospitals across…
Ultracold temperatures protect the potency of COVID-19 vaccine
World
December 6, 2020
Ultracold temperatures protect the potency of COVID-19 vaccine
CLAIM: Any vaccine that needs to be shipped and stored at -80 degrees “isn’t a vaccine” but a “transfection agent”…
Turkey in weekend lockdown as coronavirus cases hit record highs
Middle East
December 5, 2020
Turkey in weekend lockdown as coronavirus cases hit record highs
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has entered its first full weekend lockdown since May after coronavirus infections and deaths hit record…
Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centers
World
December 5, 2020
Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centers
MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups have signed up for COVID-19 vaccinations in Moscow…
Iran’s coronavirus deaths surpass 50,000 – health ministry
Middle East
December 5, 2020
Iran’s coronavirus deaths surpass 50,000 – health ministry
(Reuters) – Iran’s total deaths from coronavirus surpassed 50,000 on Saturday, with more than one million people infected, although transmission…
States submit vaccine orders as coronavirus death toll grows
World
December 5, 2020
States submit vaccine orders as coronavirus death toll grows
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — States faced a deadline on Friday to place orders for the coronavirus vaccine as many reported…
Russian state employees describe pressure to join vaccine trials
World
December 4, 2020
Russian state employees describe pressure to join vaccine trials
MOSCOW (Reuters) – In late September, Moscow municipal official Sergei Martyanov sent a series of text messages to his subordinates:…
Egypt announces 432 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, highest figures since late July
Egypt
December 4, 2020
Egypt announces 432 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, highest figures since late July
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced on Thursday 432 new coronavirus cases and 19 virus-related deaths. The ministry added…
Vaccine rollout could ease crisis, but who gets it first?
World
December 4, 2020
Vaccine rollout could ease crisis, but who gets it first?
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine to the right people could change the course of the pandemic in the United States. But…