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France to offer COVID jabs to all adults from June 15
French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that vaccinations against COVID-19 will be open to all adults from June 15, as he aims to quickly reopen the country as it battles a third coronavirus wave. People over 50 can meanwhile sign…
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One billion Covid jabs: a pin-prick of hope for humanity
On December 8, 90-year-old British woman Margaret Keenan, resplendent in her Christmas T-shirt, received the Western world’s first COVID vaccination—a chink of light at the end of the tunnel for humanity after a devastating pandemic year. Six months on, nearly…
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WHO experts give nod to China jabs, boosting global vaccine drive
Two Chinese coronavirus jabs are safe and effective, WHO experts said Wednesday after reviewing partial data, providing a potential boost to countries from Australia to Europe struggling to roll out vaccines fast enough. Fewer than 600 million jabs have been…
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Germany’s Curevac says Novartis to help make COVID jabs
German group Curevac said Thursday it has signed a deal with Novartis for the Swiss pharmaceutical giant to help in its production of the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing. The Swiss giant will make up to 50 million doses of…
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