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Sicily ranks last in Italy for childhood vaccination coverage

Sicily recorded the lowest childhood vaccination coverage in Italy in 2024, according to a report released by the Ministry of Health on paediatric and adolescent vaccinations for children born in…

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UK refuses to sign global vaccine treaty

Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organization's (WHO) pandemic accord because the country says it would have to give away a fifth of its vaccines, the Telegraph reported.…

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China to allow German expats to use German COVID-19 vaccines

BEIJING, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The Chinese foreign ministry said China and Germany had reached an agreement on providing "German vaccines" to German nationals in China, after the German Chancellor recently said…

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Britain’s health regulator backs COVID vaccine for infants from six months

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's health regulator on Tuesday authorised a COVID-19 vaccine for infants as young as six months, opening the door for vaccinating the country's youngest children once the UK's…

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EU’s prosecutor office opens investigation on EU’s Covid-19 vaccine purchases

POLITICO reports that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the EU's coronavirus vaccine purchases. The EPPO's brief announcement said that "this exceptional confirmation comes after the…

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Few excess effects of COVID-19 booster, flu shot together

People who get a flu shot at the same time as a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine booster are only slightly more likely to report side effects than people who get the…

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Italian urged to take fourth COVID-19 dose

Italian Health Undersecretary Pierpaolo Sileri on Wednesday made an appeal for those eligible for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to get it straight away, amid a sharp upswing in contagion…

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Britain to offer COVID vaccinations to vulnerable children aged 5-11

Britain will this week begin offering vaccinations to children aged between five and 11 who are most at risk from coronavirus, the state-run National Health Service said on Sunday. Britain…

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Don’t discriminate against the unvaccinated, Amnesty International tells Italy

MILAN (Reuters) - Human rights group Amnesty International urged Italy to change tough anti-COVID restrictions to avoid discrimination against unvaccinated people. In a recent decree Mario Draghi's government made vaccination…

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Pregnant women urged not to delay getting coronavirus vaccine

Pregnant women are being urged not to delay getting their Covid jab or booster in a government campaign. More than 96% of pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid symptoms…

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Canada resists pressure to drop vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing ahead with a vaccine mandate for international truckers despite increasing pressure from critics who say it will exacerbate driver shortages and drive up…

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FACTBOX-Front runners in development of antibody drugs against COVID-19

AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Regeneron and GlaxoSmithKline are among the biggest pharmaceutical companies to have developed COVID-19 treatments using a class of drugs called monoclonal antibodies, but the spread of the…

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FACTBOX-Countries weigh need for COVID-19 booster shots

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Many countries are expanding COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes or shortening the gap between shots as governments scramble to shore up protection against the new Omicron variant…

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Moderna could be ready to develop Omicron booster in weeks – CEO

COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna does not expect any problems in developing a booster shot to protect against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and could begin work in a few weeks, Chief…

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Eight heart inflammation cases among young kids who got COVID-19 shot – U.S. CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had received reports of eight cases of myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation, in children aged 5-11 years who received…

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EU expects Europe plants to produce 3.6 billion COVID shots in 2022

BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Vaccine plants in the European Union are expected to produce 3.6 billion COVID-19 shots next year, out of a global output of more than 20…

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EU agencies endorse mix-and-match of COVID-19 vaccines

EU health agencieshave recommended that COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched for both initial courses and booster doses as the region battles rising cases ahead of Christmas. Evidence suggests that…

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German chancellor-designate Scholz defends bans for unvaccinated

Berlin (dpa) - Olaf Scholz, who is expected to become Germany's new chancellor next week, on Saturday defended moves to shut unvaccinated people out of large parts of public life, as protests took…

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EU COVID-19 passports, vaccines helped European tourism recovery -UN report

MADRID (Reuters) - Widespread use of COVID-19 certificates and successful vaccine roll-outs helped tourism in the European Union recover faster from the coronavirus pandemic than elsewhere in the world in…

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Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna expect data on shot’s protection against new COVID-19 variant soon

FRANKFURT, Nov 26 (Reuters) - BioNTech SE said on Friday it expects more data on a worrying new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa within two weeks to help determine…

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Countries weigh need for booster COVID-19 shots

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Many countries are rolling out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, but there is no consensus among scientists that they are necessary and the World Health Organization wants…

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EU watchdog to announce view on vaccine for children next week- Austria

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Europe's drug regulator is likely to disclose its view on the use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in five to 11 year-old children around Wednesday…

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Fauci says possible for COVID-19 to be reduced to an endemic illness from the current health emergency next year

Top U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said it is possible for COVID-19 to be reduced to an endemic illness from the current health emergency next year if the…

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Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory

A sharp upturn in infections caused by the Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccinations have pushed governments to make COVID-19 shots mandatory for health workers and other high-risk groups.…

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Vaccine protection varies among immunocompromised patients

Among people with impaired immune systems, some get less benefit than others from the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, and new data help clarify the differences and supports the need for extra…

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Britain allows early booking of booster shots to speed up rollout

LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Britain's health ministry on Saturday said it would open up bookings for booster shots a month before people were eligible to receive the shots to…

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Biden sets COVID-19 vaccine rules for businesses

President Joe Biden will enforce a mandate that workers at U.S. companies with at least 100 employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly starting Jan. 4, spurring legal…

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U.S. to start giving COVID-19 vaccines to young children

The United States can start administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 5 to 11 as soon as Wednesday, with roughly 28 million school-age kids now eligible for the shots that…

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U.S. states vary on inoculating kids against COVID-19, mostly along party lines

Nov 1 (Reuters) - U.S. states with the highest adult vaccination rates against COVID-19 are planning a big push to get children inoculated compared to states where hesitancy remains strong,…

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Italy likely to offer 3rd Covid jab to everyone from January

Health Undersecretary Pierpaolo Sileri said that third COVID-19 vaccine doses are likely to be offered to the general population in Italy as of January.At the moment, third jabs are being…

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Europe drug regulator backs use of Moderna’s COVID-19 booster vaccine

The European Union's drug regulator on Monday said it has concluded in its review that Moderna's COVID-19 booster vaccine may be given to people aged 18 years and above, at least six…

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EU evaluating use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in young children

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Europe's drug regulator said on Monday it was evaluating use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children as young as five, while also taking steps to…

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Countries vaccinating children against COVID-19

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have asked U.S. regulators to authorize their COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children aged 5-11, with an expert panel to the Food and Drug…

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U.S. will accept mixed doses of vaccines from international traveler

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said late on Friday that it will accept mixed-dose coronavirus vaccines from international travelers, a boost…

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Tennis-Get vaccinated if you want to play Australian Open, minister tells players

Tennis players planning to compete in the Australian Open at Melbourne Park should get vaccinated for COVID-19 to give themselves the best chance of playing the Grand Slam, an Australian…

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Italy hits target of fully vaccinating 80% of people over-12s

MILAN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Italy reached the target of fully vaccinating 80% of the population over the age of 12 against COVID-19, according to official data, achieving a goal…

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Sweden, Denmark pause Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups

STOCKHOLM, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Sweden and Denmark said on Wednesday they are pausing the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups after reports of possible rare side…

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WHO backs rollout of malaria vaccine for African children

NAIROBI/DAKAR, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, potentially marking a major…

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EU regulator backs vaccine booster for people with weak immunity

The European Union's drugs regulator said on Monday people with weakened immune systems should get a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, but left it to member states to…

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More COVID-19 vaccine certificates accepted by Malta

The health and tourism authorities notify that as from today, 4th October 2021, Malta will officially recognise the Covid-19 vaccine certificates issued by the Republic of Kosovo, Palestine, Bermuda and…

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Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness drops after 6 months, study shows

The effectiveness of the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE vaccine in preventing infection by the coronavirus dropped to 47% from 88% six months after the second dose, according to data published on Monday…

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Amid COVID-19 booster data dilemma, EU nations’ plans diverge

A patchwork of campaigns for an extra COVID-19 shot are being rolled out across the European Union even before the region's drug watchdog rules on whether they are safe and…

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Nobel Medicine Prize for COVID-19 vaccine? It may be too soon

Scientists behind COVID-19 vaccines could be in the running to win the Nobel Prize for Medicine even though the pandemic is far from over. Some scientists say it is just…

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Heart inflammation rates higher after Moderna COVID-19 vaccine – Canada data

Oct 1 (Reuters) - Canadian health officials said on Friday data suggests reported cases of rare heart inflammation were relatively higher after Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine compared with the Pfizer/BioNTech shots…

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EU drugs regulator to decide on Pfizer vaccine booster in early October

Sept 23 (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) aims to decide in early October whether to endorse a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be given half…

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Johnson & Johnson says second shot boosts protection for moderate-severe COVID-19 to 94%

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday a second shot of its COVID-19 vaccine given about two months after the first increased its effectiveness to 94% in the United…

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Are COVID-19 boosters ethical, with half the world waiting for a first shot? A bioethicist weighs in

Nancy S. Jecker Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington Should countries that can afford COVID-19 booster vaccines offer them to residents if scientists recommend them?…

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Pfizer/BioNTech say data show COVID-19 vaccine safe and protective in kids

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Monday their COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in 5 to 11 year olds, and they plan to…

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Pfizer/BioNTech say data show COVID-19 vaccine safe and protective in kids

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Monday their COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in 5 to 11 year olds, and they plan to ask for authorization to…

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The case for, and against, COVID-19 vaccine boosters

The U.S. government aims to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots widely next week to Americans age 16 and up. A panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug…

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White House says U.S. can roll out COVID boosters next week

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The United States is ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots next week but only if health regulators approve the plan, White House officials…

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British study to test mixed COVID-19 vaccine dose schedules in children

A British study will look into the immune responses of children to mixed schedules of different COVID-19 vaccines as officials try to determine the best approach to second doses in…

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Moderna seeks EU authorisation for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose

Sept 3 (Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Friday it had asked the EU drugs regulator for conditional approval of a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine at a 50…

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Israel offers COVID-19 booster to all vaccinated people

JERUSALEM, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Israel on Sunday began offering a COVID-19 booster to children as young as 12, and its prime minister said a campaign that began a month…

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EU says COVID boosters may have higher legal risks without EMA approval

European Union countries that decide to use COVID-19 vaccine booster shots may face increased legal risks because the additional dose has not yet been recommended by the EU drugs regulator,…

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Oil rises as full U.S. clearance for COVID-19 vaccine stokes demand hopes

Oil prices rose on Tuesday after the U.S. drug regulator granted full approval to the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine, stoking investor hopes that higher fuel demand would follow a potential…

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Booster COVID-19 shots should be delayed -WHO director-general

-WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that COVID-19 booster shots should be delayed as priority should be given to raising vaccination rates in countries where only 1% or 2% of the…

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