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Long COVID symptoms may vary with variants
27 March, 2022
Long COVID symptoms may be different with different variants.COVID-19
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Pregnant People Face Higher Severe COVID-19 Risks
27 March, 2022
Pregnant people who contract the coronavirus are more likely to develop a severe form of the disease, die from COVID-19 and/or deliver prematurely...COVID-19
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Molnupiravir (Lagevrio) approved for COVID-19 treatment
South Korea // 26 March, 2022
Lagevrio gets authorisation for COVID-19 treatmentCOVID-19
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ETAGE updates COVID-19 vaccine recommendations
25 March, 2022
Shorter time to booster, and vaccinating adolescents…COVID-19
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Vaccine Update - Fourth dose for elderly
Finland // 25 March, 2022
Health authorities are recommending a fourth dose for everyone aged 80 years and above...COVID-19
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COVID-19 Update – Omicron BA.2 accounting for majority of cases
Myanmar // 23 March, 2022
Health authorities are monitoring the spread of cases...COVID-19
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Trend of new COVID-19 cases declining
Malaysia // 23 March, 2022
Omicron is the dominant variant....COVID-19
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Vaccine Update – Vaccination eligibility age threshold lowered
Zimbabwe // 22 March, 2022
Health authorities have announced that children aged 12 years and above are now eligible for vaccination...COVID-19
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First wave of activity
Cook Islands // 21 March, 2022
Community transmission is occurring...COVID-19
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New COVID-19 vaccine trial launched to evaluate reduced dose booster shots
14 March, 2022
Study into fractionated COVID-19 booster shots announced...COVID-19
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ECDC Interim analysis of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against Severe Acute Respiratory Infection due to laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 among individuals aged 30 years and older
14 March, 2022
ECDC interim report into COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe infection...COVID-19
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CDC extends mask mandate on public transportation
United States // 11 March, 2022
Revised policy to follow…COVID-19
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Delta-Omicron recombinant confirmed
11 March, 2022
With cases detected across France, Denmark, Netherlands, UK and US...COVID-19
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Aspen and Johnson & Johnson agree to manufacture and supply Aspenovax throughout Africa
South Africa // 10 March, 2022
Aspenovax to be manufactured in Africa...COVID-19
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Record number of new COVID-19 cases
Vietnam // 10 March, 2022
Over 265,000 new locally-acquired cases have been recorded....COVID-19
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Vaccine update- Fourth dose to be offered to at-risk groups
Spain // 10 March, 2022
Spain will start offering a fourth dose...COVID-19
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Vaccine Update – Novavax approved for 18 years and above and as a booster shot
Sweden // 10 March, 2022
The Public Health Agency of Sweden has approved Novavax for 18 years and above...COVID-19
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Pfizer begins Paxlovid trials for individuals aged 6 to 17
United States // 10 March, 2022
Pfizer has launched trials for Paxlovid in under 18 years...COVID-19
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Zifivax COVID-19 vaccine conditionally approved
China // 09 March, 2022
Manufactured by Anhui Zhifei Longcom BiopharmaceuticalCOVID-19
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Study: Mild COVID-19 may alter brain structure
08 March, 2022
Structural changes in the brain have been observed in COVID-19 recovered patients with...COVID-19
