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24/7 vaccination centres to be rolled out
United Kingdom // 14 January, 2021
As soon as there is enough supply of vaccines...COVID-19
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Philippines approves emergency use for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
Philippines // 14 January, 2021
Expected in the first quarter of the year...COVID-19
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Past COVID-19 infections can provide immunity for up to 5 months, study
United Kingdom // 14 January, 2021
With a risk of transmitting to others...COVID-19
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Trial of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shows promising early results
14 January, 2021
The vaccine showed high efficacy across all age groups and dose regimes...COVID-19
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New SARS-CoV-2 variant strain reported in travellers from Brazil
Japan // Brazil // 13 January, 2021
A different strain of SARS-CoV-2 found...COVID-19
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WHO hosts COVID-19 scientific forum
13 January, 2021
A one-day virtual meeting has brought together scientists and experts from across the globe...COVID-19
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US to require negative virus tests from all international passengers arriving by air
United States // 12 January, 2021
From the 26 January, all arriving travellers to the United States will need to show...COVID-19
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Malaysia signs an agreement with Sinovac for 14 million doses
Malaysia // 12 January, 2021
To be manufactured domestically...COVID-19
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“This is an appalling situation,” says England’s CMO
United Kingdom // 12 January, 2021
Media reports the UK will go through the ‘most dangerous time’ of the pandemic...COVID-19
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Sleeves up NOLA! Fabulous public health messaging from New Orleans
United States // 12 January, 2021
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Reports of new US COVID-19 variant are inaccurate, says CDC
12 January, 2021
“Reports of a highly contagious new coronavirus variant in the United States, published on Friday by multiple news outlets, are based on speculative statements made by Dr. Deborah Birx and are inaccurate, according to several government officials,"...COVID-19
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Expert warns UK's coronavirus vaccine schedule puts “whole world at risk”
12 January, 2021
Leading virologist, Professor Nigel McMillan, **** says a UK decision to extend the coronavirus vaccine dosing schedule (password protected site) could lead to partial immunity, jeopardising global vaccination efforts...COVID-19
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India about to begin ambitious COVID-19 vaccination drive
12 January, 2021
India will launch an ambitious coronavirus vaccination drive on 16 December, aiming to reach 300 million people by July, reports CTV News...COVID-19
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CDC update on COVID-19 vaccine-related anaphylaxis in MMWR
United States // 12 January, 2021
On 6 January, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), provided an update on vaccination-related anaphylaxis in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)...COVID-19
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EU COVID-19 vaccine purchases
12 January, 2021
Reuters reports that Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands have, over the last several months, independently reached deals with AstraZeneca for the supply of up to 400 million doses of vaccine...COVID-19
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Cases rising rapidly in the UK and Ireland
12 January, 2021
Daily new confirmed COVID-19 cases...COVID-19
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Comparison of population, percentage vaccinated and number of people vaccinated
12 January, 2021
While Israel is the leader with regard to the percentage...COVID-19
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Global vaccination status
12 January, 2021
The total number of vaccination doses administered...COVID-19
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BioNTech increases target output for 2021 to 2 billion doses
11 January, 2021
As more doses can be extracted per vaccine vial...COVID-19
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Pzifer/BioNTech vaccine approved for conditional registration; Malaysia purchased additional doses
Malaysia // 11 January, 2021
Malaysia has procured a total of 25 million doses...COVID-19
