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Pfizer-BioNTech seeks full marketing approval from UK for COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer-BioNTech seeks full marketing approval from UK for COVID-19 vaccine

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Pfizer is seeking full marketing authorisation from Britain for its COVID-19 vaccine, an executive said on Wednesday as the U.S. drugmaker gears

Moderna CEO expects emergency use nod for COVID-19 vaccine shortly after FDA's December 17 meet
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Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for emergency use within 24 to 72 hours after the U.S. health regulator’s advisory

Vaccines won't prevent short-term coronavirus surge - WHO
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The World Health Organization does not believe there will be enough quantities of coronavirus vaccines in the next three to six months to prevent

Britain's Prince Harry suggests COVID is rebuke from nature
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Britain’s Prince Harry has suggested that the coronavirus pandemic is a rebuke from nature as he called for more action to tackle climate

UK’s vaccine approval raises world’s hopes for COVID-19 fight
- 14 hours ago
- International
The news that Britain has approved the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech has raised expectations that other countries could also

Four more arrested in Qatar for violating home-quarantine conditions
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Four persons were arrested in Qatar on Wednesday for violating home-quarantine conditions imposed as part of efforts to contain the spread of

Saudi ‘virus busters’ on fast track to global success
- 15 hours ago
- International
Saudi Arabia’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus are gaining global attention after researchers across the Kingdom highlighted

Vaccine rumours debunked: Microchips and 'altered DNA'
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By Flora Carmichael and Jack Goodman, BBC
We've looked into some of the most widely shared false vaccine claims - everything from al

Zero COVID deaths reported in Oman for the first time since March
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For the first time since March, when the country’s first COVID-19 death was reported, no deaths from the disease have taken place in the

Putin orders Russia to begin Covid-19 vaccinations
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President Vladimir Putin ordered a large-scale voluntary vaccination programme against Covid-19 to begin next week across Russia, saying teachers

Saudi interior ministry to announce date of lifting of travel restrictions
- 2 days ago
- International
Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry said on Tuesday it will later announce a date of lifting restrictions on citizens traveling to and from the

Germany will include Israel in EU vaccine programme, but not Palestinians
- 2 days ago
- International
The deal to include Israel in the EU vaccination deal programme will come as no surprise to many Palestinians.
According to recent

Dutch law mandating mask use against coronavirus goes into effect
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REUTERS
A law mandating the use of face masks to slow the spread of coronavirus went into effect in the Netherlands on Tuesday,

Robot chef serves Chinese school dinners to lower COVID-19 risk
- 2 days ago
- International
REUTERS
A Shanghai school is using a bright yellow robot to prepare and serve dishes in its canteen in an effort to improve food safety

China gave COVID-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea's Kim: U.S. analyst
- 2 days ago
- International
REUTERS
China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said

U.S. ready for 'immediate mass shipment' of COVID-19 vaccines: agency
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The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it has made preparations to enable the “immediate mass shipment” of COVID-19 vaccines

Most U.S. states expect to vaccinate healthcare workers within three weeks: CDC meeting
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REUTERS
A panel of advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday voted 13-to-1 to recommend that

Vietnam reports first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in 89 days
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REUTERS
Vietnam confirmed on Monday its first locally transmitted case of the coronavirus in nearly three months, after the infection of

Moderna to seek U.S. and EU authorization for its vaccine on Monday
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Moderna Inc applied for U.S. emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine on Monday after full results from a late-stage study showed it was

Two coronavirus vaccines available in U.S. in coming weeks: health secretary
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REUTERS
The first two vaccines against the novel coronavirus could be available to Americans before Christmas, Health Secretary Alex