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Israel to vaccinate Palestinian labourers against COVID-19

JERUSALEM, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israel will administer COVID-19 vaccines to Palestinians who work in Israel or in its settlements in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli liaison office COGAT…

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Czech PM backs using Sputnik vaccine without EU regulator’s approval

PRAGUE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday the country could use Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine even without approval by European Union's EMA drugs…

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Number who have COVID-19 vaccine in Britain reaches 19.7 million

LONDON (Reuters) - A total of 19.7 million people in Britain have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, official data released on Saturday showed. Britain also reported a…

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Biden cheers new vaccine but cautions on COVID-19 variants

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden cheered an announcement on Saturday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, but cautioned…

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U.S. authorises J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it third available

Feb 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated in the coming weeks and setting the…

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German states call for unused AstraZeneca vaccine to be given to younger people

FRANKFURT, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Several German states called on Sunday for unused AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines to be given to younger people, as worries about side effects and efficacy, as…

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EXCLUSIVE – AstraZeneca to miss second-quarter EU vaccine supply target by half – EU official

BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca expects to deliver less than half the COVID-19 vaccines it was contracted to supply the European Union in the second quarter, an EU official told Reuters on Tuesday. The expected shortfall, which has not previously been reported,…

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‘Real-world’ UK data shows 70% decline in COVID infections after first Pfizer shot

England's coronavirus vaccine campaign is significantly reducing cases of COVID-19, with a drop of around 70% in infections among healthcare workers who have had a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech shot, British…

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Russia approves its third COVID-19 vaccine: PM

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Saturday approved a third coronavirus vaccine for domestic use, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on state TV. The first 120,000 doses, labelled CoviVac and produced…

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No jab, no job: Vatican gets tough with COVID anti-vaxxers

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican has told employees that they may risk losing their jobs if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccination without legitimate health reasons. A decree…

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Spain to widen AstraZeneca vaccine use as contagion slows

MADRID, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Spain will administer AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine to people aged 45 to 55 in the next phase of its national inoculation plan, the Health Ministry said…

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Johnson & Johnson has only a few million COVID-19 vaccine doses in stock as likely launch nears

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has only a few million doses of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in its inventory even as likely U.S. regulatory authorization is only a…

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Commission approves second contract with Moderna to ensure up to additional 300 million doses

Today, the European Commission approved a second contract with the pharmaceutical company Moderna, which provides for an additional purchase of 300 million doses (150 million in 2021 and an option…

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EU adds anti-variant clauses to new COVID vaccine supply deals – sources

The European Union is adding clauses to contracts with COVID-19 vaccine makers which would allow the bloc to gain access to possible upgraded shots that may offer better protection against variants…

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WHO approves AstraZenecaCOVID-1 9 vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world. "We now have all the pieces…

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Malta: Dar tal-Providenza staff and residents receive first doses of COVID vaccine

Residents and staff at Dar tal-Providenza have started receiving the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The first jabs were distributed this morning, with collaboration from the Social Care Standards…

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Exclusive – EU seeks new COVID-19 vaccine deal with Moderna, AstraZeneca flags doses made outside EU – sources

BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The EU is holding talks with Moderna on buying more COVID-19 vaccine and AstraZeneca, with which talks have stalled, has suggested delivering doses of its…

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Pan-European consortium seeks big pharma partner for COVID-19 vaccine

BERLIN (Reuters) - A pan-European consortium developing a COVID-19 vaccine is in talks with big pharma to support the late-stage development of its shot and ramp up manufacturing, the head…

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Japan Health Ministry says it has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

TOKYO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Health Ministry said on Sunday it has officially approved Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, the first such approval in the country as it steps up…

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UK administers 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine – minister

Britain has now given 15 million people their first dose of vaccine against COVID-19, the minister in charge of the vaccination programme said on Twitter on Sunday. "15,000,000! Amazing team,"…

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Iran faces COVID surge in southwest, receives second vaccine batch

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran declared 10 southwestern communities as high-risk COVID-19 "red" zones as a consignment of 100,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine arrived on Friday, Iranian media…

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EU approves all requests for COVID-19 vaccine export to UK, U.S., Japan, China

BRUSSELS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The European Commission has so far approved all requests for the export of COVID-19 vaccines, including to Britain, the United States, China and Japan, since…

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Serbia could manufacture Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine by year-end – minister

BELGRADE, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Serbia could have the capacity to domestically manufacture Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year, the minister for innovations said on…

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AstraZeneca vaccine could get WHO emergency approval by mid-Feb – WHO

GENEVA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine is in the final stages of review for a World Health Organization emergency-use listing and could receive approval by mid-February, the United…

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Four EU states urge EU to safeguard Johnson & Johnson vaccine supply

ATHENS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The leaders of Denmark, Austria, the Czech Republic and Greece have urged the European Commission to act quickly to secure supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine…

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UPDATED – EU not where it wants to be in vaccine fight – EU’s von der Leyen

BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged failings on Wednesday in the EU's approval and rollout of vaccines against COVID-19, and said the bloc…

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S.Korea to approve AstraZeneca as first COVID-19 vaccine, including for elderly

SEOUL, Feb 10 (Reuters) - South Korea on Wednesday said it would grant its first approval for a coronavirus vaccine to AstraZeneca, and will allow use in people 65 years…

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Malta: Concerns over AstraZeneca consignment after temperature problem

The health authorities are concerned about a temperature probe used in the consignment of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine which arrived over the weekend and are clarifying if the doses can…

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Hungary to start vaccinations with Russian COVID-19 shot

BUDAPEST, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hungary will start vaccinating people suffering no chronic diseases with Russia's Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine soon, the surgeon general said on Tuesday, becoming the first European…

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EU finalises second deal with Pfizer for 300 mln vaccine doses

BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The European Union has finalised a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech for the supply of an additional 300 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, a…

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Facebook to remove more false coronavirus claims from platform

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said Monday it will help users find out where and when they can receive the coronavirus vaccine and will expand a list of false…

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Global health officials back AstraZeneca vaccine after South Africa study rings alarm

GENEVA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Health officials around the world gave their backing to the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, after a study showing it had little effect against mild disease…

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Malta: First doses of AstraZeneca arrive

Malta has now received the third vaccine against Covid-19 with the arrival of the first consignment of the vaccine developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca last night at 11pm. In a…

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UK sees 825 new COVID deaths, vaccine 1st doses near 11.5 mln

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Britain recorded 825 new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Saturday, bringing the overall death toll to 112,092, government data showed.…

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Sinovac says COVID-19 vaccine effective in preventing hospitalisation, death

Feb 5 (Reuters) - China's Sinovac Biotech on Friday said late-stage trial data of its COVID-19 vaccine from Brazil and Turkey showed it prevented hospitalization and death in COVID-19 patients,…

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Africa to get 90 million vaccine doses in February

Nearly 90 million Covid-19 vaccine doses will be sent to Africa throughout this month, through the international Covax initiative. The WHO said that about 320,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have been…

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UK explores mixed COVID vaccine shots as variants threaten

British researchers are to explore mixing doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines shots in a world first trial aimed at finding new ways to swiftly reduce coronavirus infections…

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Vaccine passports: path back to normality or problem in the making?

Governments and developers around the world are exploring the potential use of "vaccine passports" as a way of reopening the economy by identifying those protected against the coronavirus. Those developing the…

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Greek PM defends centralised EU vaccine purchasing

ATHENS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended a decision to coordinate EU member states' vaccine purchases through the European Commission, saying the bloc's smaller countries would…

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World faces around 4,000 COVID-19 variants as researchers explore mixed vaccine shots

LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, prompting a race to improve vaccines, Britain said on Thursday, as researchers began…

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UK defends Oxford COVID-19 vaccine roll-out among all ages

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Britain's health minister defended the country's COVID-19 vaccine roll-out strategy on Wednesday, saying the science supported a decision to give the shot developed by Oxford…

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EU regulator begins real-time review of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Europe's health regulator said on Wednesday it had launched a real-time review of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to speed up potential approvals as the region reels from…

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Britain has given 10 million people a first COVID-19 vaccine dose

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - More than 10 million people in Britain have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday, describing the…

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French health body approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

PARIS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - France's top health advisory body on Tuesday approved the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, but said the shot should only be administered to those aged…

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Oxford says COVID-19 vaccine 76% effective for 3 months after one shot

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca has 76% efficacy against symptomatic infection for three months after a single dose, with greater effectiveness…

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Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting COVID-19

Scientists gave Russia's Sputnik V vaccine the green light on Tuesday saying it was almost 92% effective in fighting COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed late-stage trial results published in The Lancet international medical…

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BioNTech says back on schedule to deliver COVID-19 vaccine doses to EU

Feb 1 (Reuters) - BioNTech and Pfizer Inc are on-track to meet the delivery deadline for their coronavirus vaccine to the European Union, the Germany-based company said on Monday. European…

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EU paying full price for AstraZeneca vaccine -EU health official

BRUSSELS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The European Union is paying a price similar to that of Britain for the AstraZeneca Plc vaccine, a senior EU health official said on Monday,…

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FIFA teams up with WHO to promote Fair Access to Covid-19 vaccines

FIFA is teaming up with the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote the need for fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and diagnostics, and to encourage people to keep practicing…

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Exclusive – Oxford kept COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers in dark about dosing error, letter shows

LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - About 1,500 of the initial volunteers in a late-stage clinical trial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine were given the wrong dose, but weren't informed that a…

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COVAX to send AstraZeneca shot to Latin America, some states to get Pfizer too

GENEVA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The COVAX global vaccine sharing scheme expects to deliver 35.3 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to 36 Caribbean and Latin American states from mid-February…

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Von Der Leyen says Astrazeneca will deliver 9 million more vaccine doses – UPDATE

Jan 31 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca will deliver nine million more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union in the first quarter of this year, making a total of…

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German health minister open to using Russia, Chinese vaccines

Berlin (dpa) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn has said he is open to the use of coronavirus vaccines from Russia or China in Germany, as a debate over the availability of vaccines…

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Over 1,000,000 vaccinated in Poland making country ahead of large EU Countries

POLANDIn - The Polish government has announced that the number of people to have received their first jab against the coronavirus has crossed 1 million Website gov.pl reports that more…

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Blair says EU’s move to override Brexit deal on vaccine export control was ‘very foolish’

Sky News - Tony Blair has said the EU's short-lived move to override the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland under its vaccine export controls was "very foolish". The former prime…

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EU offers guarantees for vaccine deliveries, says UK minister Truss

LONDON (Reuters) - British trade minister Liz Truss said on Sunday the European Union had offered guarantees that vaccinations London had ordered would be supplied, after Brussels acknowledged it was…

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59 countries have started vaccinating people against Covid-19

More than 102.18 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,206,472 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in…

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