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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
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WHO update – implementing and adjusting public health and social measures
11 January, 2021
In an update to the interim guidance published in May 2020 and newsed here, WHO have published “Considerations in adjusting public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19”.COVID-19
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South American variant virus
Argentina // Brazil // 10 January, 2021
A variant strain has been detected in several places in South America...COVID-19
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FDA: genetic variations can lead to false negative tests
09 January, 2021
The US FDA announced...COVID-19
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London delared major incident due to "out of control" spread of COVID-19
United Kingdom // 08 January, 2021
The threat posed by COVID-19 puts London "at crisis point"...COVID-19
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UK approves Moderna vaccine
United Kingdom // 08 January, 2021
The third vaccine to be approved...COVID-19
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EMA approves extra dose from Pfizer vaccine vials
08 January, 2021
A total of 6 doses can be drawn from each vial...COVID-19
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Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine seem effective against the mutant strains
08 January, 2021
Media is reporting that the COVID-19 vaccine...COVID-19
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All international travellers to be administered Nasalferon
Cuba // 08 January, 2021
Nasalferon to be administered to travellers...COVID-19
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Canadian care home residents challenge delay of second COVID-19 vaccine shot
Canada // 08 January, 2021
Residents at a care home in Montreal are demanding access to a second vaccine dose...COVID-19
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Stanford single-dose nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccine candidate
08 January, 2021
Stanford University team have developed a nanoparticle vaccine...COVID-19
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Major US Airlines Back “Global” COVID-19 Testing Requirements
08 January, 2021
A global pre-flight requirement for a negative COVID-19 test....COVID-19
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Israel to vaccinate all over-16s by April
Israel // 08 January, 2021
Israel is leading the world in rolling out vaccinations...COVID-19
