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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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Analysis – Pfizer/BioNTech bid for booster doses premature, more data needed – experts
By Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's push for health regulators to authorize a third dose...
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Politics, health collided in Taiwan’s tortured BioNTech vaccine talks
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - As talks for Taiwan to access BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine via...
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EU delivers enough doses to vaccinate 70% of adults, von der Leyen says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has delivered enough coronavirus vaccine doses to member states to reach a target to fully...
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Concerns mount over Afghan healthcare as violence spreads – WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Health workers are struggling to get medicines and supplies into Afghanistan where...
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Britain plans to scrap quarantine for non-UK vaccinated arrivals in weeks
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans to scrap quarantine for fully-vaccinated arrivals from other countries in the coming weeks, transport minister...
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Ivory Coast sends mobile clinics to speed up COVID vaccinations
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast began sending mobile clinics on Monday to markets and other busy areas in its main...
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Exclusive: South Korea in talks with mRNA vaccine makers to make up to 1 billion doses -government official
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is in talks with mRNA vaccine makers including Pfizer and Moderna to...
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Leaked memo raises Thai concern about Sinovac vaccine’s efficacy
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A leaked health ministry document has prompted calls in Thailand for medical staff inoculated against COVID-19 to...
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Israel says negotiating Pfizer surplus with other countries
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel is in talks with other countries about a deal to unload its surplus of Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccines,...
Read moreThousands of S.Korean workers rally in coronavirus-hit Seoul
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Thousands of South Korean workers staged a rally in downtown Seoul to demand better conditions,...
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Argentina opens door to U.S. vaccine donations with legal tweak
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will tweak legislation to help the country receive U.S. donations of COVID-19 vaccinations, senior officials...
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Mexico president floats referendum option on recreational marijuana after court says to legalize
By Raul Cortes MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will respect a...
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Chile raises COVID-19 spending, urges citizen caution with Delta variant circulating
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's President Sebastian Pinera on Monday announced a $2 billion boost to health spending...
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South Africa to tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa will tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days as current containment measures are insufficient to cope with...
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Germany to ramp up vaccinations in race with Delta variant
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will soon have so many doses of COVID-19 vaccine on hand that it will be able...
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