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Vaccine update: COVAX ships more AstraZeneca Vaccine
Bahamas // 11 May, 2021
Vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine is ongoing...COVID-19
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Vaccine update - Further shipments received from COVAX
Suriname // 11 May, 2021
A second shipment containing 28,800 doses of the...COVID-19
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WHO: variant first detected in India classified as global concern
India // 10 May, 2021
A fourth virus has been declared a variant of global concern.....COVID-19
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Study: dengue infection associated with higher risk of clinical COVID-19
Brazil // 10 May, 2021
Higher risk of clinically apparent COVID-19 among individuals with prior dengueCOVID-19
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Vaccine update - over 1 million people vaccinated
Mongolia // 09 May, 2021
More than 2 million doses of vaccine have been administered so far....COVID-19
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European Commission finalising over 1 billion doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
09 May, 2021
The doses will start to be delivered by the end of the year...COVID-19
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Vaccine update - vaccination campaign targeting parts of Bangkok
Thailand // 08 May, 2021
Vaccinations registrations are open to everyone, with mass vaccination planned from June...COVID-19
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Aerosol transmission now at top of CDC's information on how COVID spreads
08 May, 2021
Aerosol transmission is "common" and...COVID-19
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WHO grants emergency use approval to Sinopharm COVID vaccine
China // 07 May, 2021
This becomes the fifth vaccine...COVID-19
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B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV-2 classified as Variant of Concern
United Kingdom // 07 May, 2021
This is based on evidence that this variant is at least as transmissible as B.1.1.7...COVID-19
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Global death toll likely double official numbers
07 May, 2021
An analysis estimates that global COVID-19 deaths are more than double the official counts...COVID-19
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Sputnik Light approved
Russia // 06 May, 2021
The one dose Sputnik Light vaccine has been approved in Russia...COVID-19
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ECDC report on the use of COVID-19 rapid antigen detection test in occupational settings
06 May, 2021
The use of rapid antigen detection tests can complement but not replace occupational safety and health measures...COVID-19
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ECDC overview on vaccination programs in EU and EEA countries
06 May, 2021
Includes overall vaccine uptake, current vaccination phases, vaccination strategies and the use of vaccination certificates...COVID-19
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B.1.525 - a new variant identified across countries
Australia // Bangladesh // Belgium // Canada // Denmark // France // Ghana // Jordan // Malaysia // Nigeria // Spain // United States // United Kingdom // 06 May, 2021
Authorities have reported two cases of variant B.1.525 in Malaysia. It carries similar mutation to previous variants that emerged in South Africa and Brazil...COVID-19
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Global detections of the B.1.1.7 variant strain
Argentina // Aruba // Australia // Austria // Bangladesh // Barbados // Belgium // Bosnia and Herzegovina // Brazil // Canada // Chile // China // Curacao // Czech Republic // Denmark // Dominican Republic // Ecuador // Finland // France // Germany // Gibraltar // Hong Kong (China SAR) // Iceland // India // Indonesia // Iran // Ireland // Israel // Italy // Jamaica // Japan // Jordan // Lebanon // North Macedonia // Malaysia // Malta // Martinique // Mexico // Morocco // Netherlands // New Zealand // Norway // Pakistan // Peru // Philippines // Portugal // Russia // Saint Lucia // Serbia // Singapore // Slovakia // South Africa // South Korea // Spain // Sweden // Switzerland // Taiwan (China) // Thailand // Trinidad and Tobago // Turkey // United Arab Emirates // United Kingdom // United States // Uruguay // Vietnam // 06 May, 2021
New variant appears to spread more easily. Detected in a number of countries...COVID-19
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Moderna data shows boosters effective
06 May, 2021
Moderna data shows boosters effective in previous vaccinated peopleCOVID-19
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Study: BMI and COVID-19 severity
06 May, 2021
A study, published in The Lancet, found a strong association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and COVID-19 outcomesCOVID-19
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WHO partners with Germany to create Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence
Germany // 05 May, 2021
WHO and Germany teamed up to create an international...COVID-19
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PAHO: hospitalisations "soar" among young people with COVID in the Americas
Argentina // Brazil // Chile // Colombia // Costa Rica // Cuba // Paraguay // Guatemala // Guyana // Peru // Puerto Rico // 05 May, 2021
The average age of people needing hospital care or dying of COVID is....COVID-19