FILE PHOTO: A Filipino athlete is vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games, in Manila, Philippines, May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa LopezMANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will start testing a combination of coronavirus vaccines this week…
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Three detained in Egypt after coronavirus vaccines found dumped
FILE PHOTO: A nurse shows a vial of China’s Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a mass immunization venue inside Cairo’s International Exhibition Center in Cairo, Egypt June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshCAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecution…
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US: States can order COVID shots for younger kids next week
U.S. health officials are setting the stage for a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign for younger children, inviting state officials to order doses before the shots are authorized. Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is currently being given to people as young as 12…
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Latvia cancels planned surgeries to clear beds for COVID-19 patients
FILE PHOTO: A health care worker wears protective suit as she waits for patients to be tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) next to a mobile laboratory in Riga, Latvia March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins(Reuters) – The Latvian government has cancelled…
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England eases COVID-19 testing rules for most incoming passengers from Oct. 24
FILE PHOTO: A worker sanitises a barrier at the International arrivals area of Terminal 5 in London’s Heathrow Airport, Britain, August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Peter NichollsLONDON (Reuters) – Fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England from low-risk countries from Oct. 24 will…
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Most US adults missed one or more routine vaccines in 2018: CDC
Colorado hospital denies kidney transplant to woman because she does not have the COVID vaccine Leilani Lutali and her kidney donor Jaimee Fougner tell their story of why Leilani was told she wouldn’t receive transplant. A majority of adults in…
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Saudi Arabia to ease coronavirus curbs from Oct. 17 – interior ministry
FILE PHOTO: A Saudi man wearing a face mask is seen with his luggage as he arrives at the King Khalid International Airport, after Saudi authorities lift the travel ban on its citizens after fourteen months due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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Australian state makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for athletes
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s Victoria state has included professional athletes in a vaccination mandate that will require about 1.25 million “authorised workers” to have two COVID-19 shots by the end of November. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews announced the health order…
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Singapore reports highest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases
FILE PHOTO: People dine at a food center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore, September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su(Reuters) – Singapore’s health ministry reported 2,478 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic….
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Russia may allow access to unregistered COVID-19 vaccines, report says
FILE PHOTO: Tatiana Kadochnikova, a GP, waits for recipients of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination point opened in a Leroy Merlin hardware store in Belgorod, Russia August 10, 2021. Picture taken August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Polina NikolskayaMOSCOW (Reuters)…
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