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ECDC Report: SARS-CoV-2 variant detection capabilities in EU and UK
16 February, 2021
The sequencing capacity for identification of the variants for most EU countries is below the recommendation set by the European Commission...COVID-19
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WHO gives emergency vaccine approval to AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine
15 February, 2021
The second vaccine to be listed with WHO...COVID-19
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ECDC risk assessment on the spread of COVID-19 variants in the EU and the UK
15 February, 2021
14th update...COVID-19
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ECDC Report: the effectiveness of wearing face masks in reducing COVID-19 transmission
15 February, 2021
First update...COVID-19
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European Union may pace up approval for COVID variant vaccines
14 February, 2021
EU to speed up approval process for variant vaccinesCOVID-19
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Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to begin trials in children
13 February, 2021
Oxford AstraZeneca COVID vaccine trials in children to beginCOVID-19
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Quarantine regulations for travellers from 'Red list' countries
United Kingdom // 13 February, 2021
Guidance for travellers from red list countriesCOVID-19
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ECDC chief anticipates COVID-19 to last long
13 February, 2021
COVID-19 to stay long, vaccine updates requiredCOVID-19
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Single vaccine dose recommended for people who already had COVID-19
France // 12 February, 2021
France is the first country to recommend....COVID-19
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Pet cat with COVID-19
Latvia // 12 February, 2021
Two cats in Riga were tested after...COVID-19
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Vaccine update - 100m additional doses of Pfizer/BioNTech
United States // 12 February, 2021
Bringing the total to 300 million doses...COVID-19
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Study: Early initiation of prophylactic anticoagulation in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
United States // 12 February, 2021
And its association with risk of death...COVID-19
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Celltrion develops antibody cocktail for COVID-19 variants
12 February, 2021
The South Korean company, Celltrion has developed a neutralising antibody cocktail with Regdanvimab (CT-P59) which will be effective against the emerging new variant strains of COVID-19...COVID-19
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PAHO and WHO AFRO support COVID vaccines as still relevant irrespective of variants
12 February, 2021
WHO AFRO & PAHO recommend vaccines despite variantsCOVID-19
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Vaccine Update - approvals and vaccination campaign begins
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines // 12 February, 2021
Approval has been granted for several COVID-19 vaccines...COVID-19
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Tocilizumab reduces deaths in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
11 February, 2021
From RECOVERY trials...COVID-19
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New symptoms associated with COVID-19 - REACT study
United Kingdom // 11 February, 2021
In addition to the classic symptoms...COVID-19
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Study: Correlation of BMI and age with COVID-19 superspreaders
11 February, 2021
A study published in PNAS shows that people with higher body-mass-index (BMI) exhale higher number of respiratory droplets compared to...COVID-19
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COVID-19 symptoms in children; risk factors for severe disease
11 February, 2021
COVID-19 symptoms seen in children...COVID-19
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Nebuliser use linked to quarantine hotel cluster in Melbourne
Australia // 11 February, 2021
A cluster of cases linked to an outbreak at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne has grown to 11 infections..COVID-19
