Vaccines
U.S. adds Canada to ‘reconsider travel’ advisory list amid COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has raised its travel advisory alert for Canada to a "level 3 – reconsider travel" status...
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Russian Olympic medallists made to quarantine before meeting Putin, athlete says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Olympic medallists are being made to quarantine for a week after returning from the Tokyo Games...
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South Africa detects new coronavirus variant, still studying its mutations
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations but are...
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Exclusive-Thailand’s elderly lag behind in COVID vaccination drive, data show
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) -Just two weeks before her long-awaited vaccine appointment in Bangkok, Anyamanee Puttaraksa's 62-year-old mother became...
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Hong Kong’s strict quarantine rules threaten to erode allure of financial hub
By Farah Master and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's government is facing growing pressure from business lobby...
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Taiwan expects much-anticipated first BioNTech vaccines to arrive soon
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Around 900,000 doses of BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Taiwan soon, the health minister...
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Japan’s Moderna vaccine contamination woes widen as regions put holds on more shots
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine contamination woes in Japan widened after two regions put temporary holds...
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Canada’s Trudeau resumes campaigning after irate crowds disrupt rallies
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plunged back into campaigning on Monday after unusually vocal protesters...
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Lagging in COVID-19 vaccinations, Brussels takes vaccination campaign to shops
By Bart Biesemans BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Health authorities in Brussels began offering COVID-19 jabs in supermarkets and shopping centres on...
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India’s COVID vaccine supply jumps, raising export hopes
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's rising output of COVID-19 vaccines and the inoculation of more than...
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Australian state warns COVID-19 hospitalisations to peak in October
By Colin Packham and Jonathan Barrett CANBERRA (Reuters) -Intensive care cases in Australia's New South Wales will hit a peak...
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Indonesia schools start cautious reopening after devastating virus wave
By Ajeng Ulfiana and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's capital Jakarta reopened 600 of its schools on Monday as...
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Two die in Japan after shots from suspended Moderna vaccines – Japan govt
TOKYO (Reuters) -Two people died after receiving Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the...
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Modi hails India’s 10 million COVID vaccine doses in a single day
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India administered more than 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses on Friday, a national...
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British music festivals ready to rock despite high COVID-19 cases
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of revellers will descend on late summer music festivals across Britain this...
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Canada’s ruling Liberals promise C$1 billion to help provinces with vaccine passports
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's ruling Liberals on Friday said that if re-elected they would provide C$1 billion ($792 million) to...
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Vaccinated Chileans shout and dance for study to see if the show can go on for concerts
By Esteban Medel SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Vaccinated Chileans on Thursday night attended the first of a series of concerts that...
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Poland to offer COVID booster shots to people with reduced immunity
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will give third doses of COVID-19 vaccine to people with weak immune systems, the health minister...
Read moreMyanmar to extend COVID-19 vaccinations to Rohingya minority
(Reuters) - Myanmar will vaccinate minority Muslim Rohingya people against the coronavirus, a spokesman for its ruling military said on...
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Sydney cases dip as Australia debates COVID-19 reopening plans
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Sydney's COVID-19 cases slightly eased on Friday but still hovered near record levels as the...
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