(Reuters) – The U.S. drug regulator granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, prompting President Joe Biden to make a fresh pitch to vaccine sceptics to get the shot to fight the pandemic.FILE PHOTO: A view shows a sign…
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U.S. review of COVID origins due Tuesday, but public must wait for unclassified version
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki gives a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Leah MillisWASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House press secretary Jen Psaki said a review on the origins of COVID-19 sought by…
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France's COVID-19 hospitalisations above 11,000 for first time since early June
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker looks at a COVID-19 patient’s medical notes in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Centre Cardiologique du Nord private hospital in Saint-Denis, near Paris, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic in France, May 4, 2021….
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China reports 20 new COVID-19 cases on Aug 20 vs 33 a day earlier
FILE PHOTO: medical worker in protective suit collects a nasal swab from a woman for nucleic acid testing at a centralised quarantine facility for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China August 19, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS…
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Thailand reports record COVID-19 deaths for second day in a row
FILE PHOTO: A volunteer wears PPE during the funeral of a person who died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a temple in Bangkok, Thailand August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunBANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Wednesday reported 312 coronavirus deaths, a record…
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Texas governor tests positive for COVID-19; Houston offers vaccine incentive
(Reuters) -On a day when Houston area officials said they would pay $100 to anyone receiving a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for the virus.FILE PHOTO: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at the annual…
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Taiwan rejects COVID vaccine candidate, president to get domestic shot
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan has rejected an application for the emergency use of UBI Pharma’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the government said on Monday, though the president said she would get a separate domestic shot in a show of support for the…
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US allows extra COVID vaccine doses for some. Now what?
Americans at high risk from COVID-19 because of severely weakened immune systems are now allowed to get a third vaccination in hopes of better protection as government advisers grappled with exactly who qualifies. The Food and Drug Administration ruled that…
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CDC says authorization of COVID-19 vaccine boosters not applicable to J&J shot
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and syringe are seen in front of displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo(Reuters) – The authorization of an extra COVID-19 vaccine dose for those…
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Philippine medical workers under strain as COVID-19 cases jump
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines reported on Friday its second-largest daily increase in COVID-19 infections, providing more evidence of how the virulent Delta variant may be spreading and ramping up pressure on the country’s already stretched healthcare system.FILE PHOTO: A policeman…
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