US resumes WHO support, launches $1.9 trillion virus plan
The United States on Thursday said it would resume its funding of the UN’s health agency as President Joe Biden
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German agency slams too many ‘exceptions’ to virus rules
Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) health agency on Thursday called for stronger measures to bring down coronavirus infections, noting many
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US logs record virus caseload as millions in Asia enter new lockdowns
The United States logged a record new daily virus caseload as Joe Biden slammed the Trump administration’s vaccine roll-out as
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South Africa hopes to begin virus vaccinations next month
South Africa, which has been hard hit by a second wave of coronavirus cases, hopes to obtain its first vaccine
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Israel announces third nationwide virus lockdown
Israel announced Thursday that it will impose a nationwide lockdown from next week, its third of the COVID-19 pandemic, just
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Pregnant women with COVID-19 pass no virus but fewer-than-expected antibodies to newborns
Pregnant women may be especially vulnerable to developing more severe cases of COVID-19 following SARS-CoV-2 infection, but little is known
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‘No hard evidence’ new virus variant more contagious: US official
It is not yet certain whether the new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain is more contagious, but the US is
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More than a decade of virus research at the APS laid the groundwork for more effective COVID-19 vaccines
There is light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. Several vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19
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Singapore approves Pfizer-BioNTech virus vaccine
Singapore has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, and expects to receive the first shipments of the shots by the end
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US set for mass vaccinations as world virus deaths top 1.6 million
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was to begin leaving the company’s Michigan factory on Sunday, ready to be injected into the
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