Healthcare Policy
Nigeria is working on COVID-19 vaccine, president says
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria is working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, President Muhammadu Buhari said in a televised interview on...
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Analysis-South America, battered by COVID-19, now winning global vaccination race
By Gram Slattery and Augustin Geist RIO DE JANEIRO/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Throughout much of 2020 and early 2021, South...
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Nigerian president’s aide tests positive for coronavirus
ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian president's top media aide Garba Shehu said on Saturday that he has tested positive for...
Read moreFire at Russian COVID-19 hospital kills two – report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A fire in the intensive care unit of a COVID-19 hospital killed two people on Friday in...
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Russia’s coronavirus death toll tops 600,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's coronavirus death toll passed the 600,000 mark on Thursday, Reuters calculations based on official data showed,...
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France cancels order for Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral drug
By Reuters Staff PARIS (Reuters) - France has cancelled its order for Merck & Co's COVID-19 antiviral drug following disappointing...
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Biden calls on Americans to vaccinate to fight Omicron as Europe braces for ‘storm’
By William Maclean and Steve Holland LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Countries across Europe considered new curbs on movement on Tuesday while...
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Kremlin convinced WHO will approve Sputnik V vaccine within months -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin is convinced that the World Health Organization (WHO) will recognise Russia's flagship Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine...
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Australia undaunted by mounting COVID-19 cases
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian officials on Sunday said there was no need to clamp down on Christmas...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro wants names of vaccine-approving officials despite death threats
By Maria Carolina Marcello and Gram Slattery BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he has...
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Dutch Princess Amalia invited 21 guests to 18th birthday amid COVID-19 surge
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Crown Princess Amalia, the heir to the Dutch throne, invited 21 people to her 18th birthday party...
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Germany appoints ‘pop star’ epidemiologist as health minister
By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - A Harvard-educated epidemiologist with a penchant for red bow ties, Karl Lauterbach became a...
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Factbox: Countries weigh need for booster COVID-19 shots
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Many countries are rolling out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, but there is no consensus among...
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Omicron will spread through Americas in time, warns regional health agency
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has so far been detected in the Americas in Argentina, Brazil,...
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Bolsonaro dismisses vaccination requirement for entry into Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil will require that unvaccinated travelers entering the country go on a five-day quarantine followed by a COVID-19...
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Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Future pandemics could be more lethal than COVID-19 so the lessons learned from the outbreak must not be...
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Russia reports first cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday reported its first confirmed cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Russian...
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IMF chief says Omicron could dent global economic growth
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund is likely to lower its global economic growth estimates due to...
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U.S. steps up fight against Omicron as variant marches across globe
By Jeff Mason and Joseph Nasr WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday laid out his strategy to fight...
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German fireworks-makers say ban due to COVID is catastrophic for industry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's decision to ban fireworks on New Year's Eve for the second year in a row to...
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