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How the US should best use the first 40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
United States // 15 December, 2020
By the end of 2020, the US Government hopes to have close to...COVID-19
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Australian Health Authorities will not use EUA
Australia // 15 December, 2020
Australians could start receiving COVID-19 vaccination in March 2020 but...COVID-19
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WTO delays decision on waiver on COVID-19 drug and vaccine rights
15 December, 2020
Media reports that the World Trade Organization delayed a decision on...COVID-19
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Canada to donate excess COVID vaccines to lower-income countries
14 December, 2020
Canada will provide COVID vaccine free-of-charge to every Canadian...COVID-19
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AstraZeneca to trial use of one of the Sputnik V adenovirus vectors
14 December, 2020
AstraZeneca has accepted a proposal from the Russian Direct Investment Fund...COVID-19
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Africa CDC head calls on rich nations to share excess COVID-19 shots
14 December, 2020
Some countries have got deals for three to four times of actual doses required...COVID-19
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Possible AstraZeneca US EUA application in late January
14 December, 2020
EUA request could come in late January...COVID-19
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“Stop Swapping Air” COVID campaign
14 December, 2020
CIDRAP has now launched an eight-week "Stop Swapping Air"...COVID-19
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US FDA issues EUA for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
United States // 14 December, 2020
FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.COVID-19
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India is critical to the global supply of COVID vaccine
14 December, 2020
Indian companies working on preparing more affordable COVID vaccines...COVID-19
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Study: Screening of pregnant women showed many with no symptoms
14 December, 2020
The results of a SARS-CoV-2 universal screening program conducted at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York, showed over a third of pregnant women screened for COVID-19 tested positive.COVID-19
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Increased deaths not all directly linked to COVID-19
United States // 14 December, 2020
Deaths in every state of the U.S. are higher this year than expected according to an analysis from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At least 356,000 more people have died than usual since COVID-19 began.COVID-19
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Vitamin D and COVID-19
14 December, 2020
Emerging evidence on Vitamin D role in COVID-19 infection...COVID-19
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Superspreading events in Boston identified
United States // 13 December, 2020
Genomic analysis of the early outbreak in Boston has highlighted the importance of superspreading events…COVID-19
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Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine trial temporarily suspended
Peru // 12 December, 2020
A "serious adverse event" has been reported in a trial participant....COVID-19
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Encouraging Phase 1 trial results of Novavax vaccine
12 December, 2020
Novovax announces encouraging results of early NVX‑CoV2373 vaccine trials...COVID-19
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SARS-CoV-2 found in Milan in December 2019
Italy // 12 December, 2020
Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 virus has been found in Milan three months before the first diagnosed case…COVID-19
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COVID-19 risk calculator
United States // 12 December, 2020
A mortality risk calculator for COVID-19 has been developed by Johns Hopkins University....COVID-19
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Five genes linked to increased risk of severe disease identified
12 December, 2020
Genetic differences may explain why some people have mild disease while for others COVID-19 is fatal...COVID-19
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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved in Mexico
Mexico // 12 December, 2020
Mexico became the first Latin-American country to grant emergency use authorisation of a COVID-19 vaccine...COVID-19
