Biotechnology & Medical Research
U.S. ships more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will ship just over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Iraq on Thursday, with the...
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Elderly Chileans line up for booster jabs to reinforce CoronaVac vaccine
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile on Wednesday began administering booster shots to those already inoculated with Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine in a...
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East Timor detects first domestic transmission of COVID-19 Delta variant
By Kate Lamb (Reuters) - East Timor has recorded its first case of community transmission of the highly contagious Delta...
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Africa’s COVID vaccine project takes a step forward with bottling agreement -document
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Senegal's Institut Pasteur of Dakar (IPD) has reached a deal with U.S. company MedInstill...
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Indonesia finds COVID deaths more than three times higher for the unvaccinated
By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - The COVID-19 death rate for people in the Indonesian capital of...
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Venezuela to receive COVAX vaccines in coming days, Maduro says
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will receive 6.2 million doses of coronavirus vaccines through the COVAX initiative "in the coming days,"...
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S.Korea says Moderna reports ‘production issue’ as vaccination widens to 50s
By Sangmi Cha and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Monday it has been informed by Moderna...
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Indonesia, Asia’s COVID-19 epicentre, considers relaxing curbs
By Kate Lamb (Reuters) -Indonesia is suffering a devastating wave of coronavirus infections, driven by the Delta variant, but the...
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EU has shipped tiny percentage of planned COVID-19 shot donations – document
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU countries have so far donated just a tiny portion of excess COVID-19 vaccines to...
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Global quest underway to speed COVID-19 vaccine trials
By Julie Steenhuysen and Ludwig Burger CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists are working on a benchmark for COVID-19 vaccine efficacy that...
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UK announces new exemptions to self-isolation rules for critical workers
(Adds dropped letter in minister's name) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Monday announced new exemptions to its rules on self-isolation...
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U.S. FDA sets January target to decide on approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot
(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator will review Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE's application for full approval of their COVID-19...
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Delta COVID variant now dominant strain worldwide, U.S. deaths surge -officials
By Carl O'Donnell and Jeff Mason (Reuters) -The Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide, accompanied by...
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GSK anaemia drug shows promise as treatment in kidney disease patients
(Reuters) -GSK said on Friday its anaemia drug for patients with kidney disease succeeded in late-stage trials, marking an important...
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Thai hospital tycoon sticks to guns on vaccine claims
By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s Thonburi Healthcare Group Pcl (THG) doubled down on its outspoken chairman's claim to...
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Sinovac’s vaccine finds supporters in Singapore despite effectiveness questions elsewhere
(Changes StarMed Medical Centre to StarMed Specialist Centre in paragraph 21) By Chen Lin and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -...
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Vietnam says Pfizer to provide 20 million vaccine doses, consider tech transfer
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam on Wednesday said U.S. vaccine maker Pfizer would provide an additional 20 million doses of its COVID-19...
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WHO warns individuals against mixing and matching COVID vaccines
(This story corrects spelling of Novavax in last paragraph) GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief scientist has advised...
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Italy approves GSK-Vir antibody to treat COVID-19
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy approved the temporary distribution of a coronavirus antibody treatment by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline and U.S. company Vir...
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BioNTech had planned 5 million vaccines to Taiwan by July, diplomat says
TAIPEI (Reuters) - BioNTech SE had planned to send Taiwan five million COVID-19 vaccine doses by July under an original...
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