Coronavirus Updates
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Man left paralyzed after suffering blood clot from Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 jab
A Mississippi man who experienced a blood clot after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has been left paralyzed on one side and unable to talk, his family said. Brad Malagarie, 43, of …
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Moderna says vaccines to Canada to be delayed due to Europe shortfall
Moderna Inc said on Friday a shortfall in COVID-19 vaccine doses from its European supply chain will lead to a delay in deliveries to some countries including Canada. The drugmaker would be deliverin…
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Thailand turn fields, hotels into hospitals to contain influx of patients
Thailand reported on Friday its fifth record daily tally of coronavirus cases this week, as authorities set up thousands of field hospitals to cope with an influx of patients and lined up hotels to p…
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Denmark looking to distribute AstraZeneca vaccines to poorer nations – WHO
The World Health Organization Europe head, Hans Kluge, said on Thursday, April 15, 2021, that Denmark is examining options for sharing AstraZeneca’s vaccines with poorer nations, after itself halting…
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AstraZeneca shot is good if safety issues can be overcome – Fauci
U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said if safety concerns about AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine were straightened out it had good efficacy, but it might not be needed for Americans becaus…
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Over 700,000 vaccinated across Ghana so far [see breakdown]
A total of 703,752 people have been vaccinated in Ghana against the COVID-19 pandemic so far. Some 84 new cases of the virus have also been confirmed. The national death toll has increased from 752 t…
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Johnson & Johnson rolls out COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to EU
Johnson & Johnson on Monday began delivering its COVID-19 single-dose vaccine to EU countries, European Union officials and the company said. The company had initially planned to start its deliveries…
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Japan begins COVID-19 shots for over 65s as fourth infection wave looms
Japan began COVID-19 vaccinations for its sizable elderly population on Monday, with imported doses still in short supply and the pace unlikely to stop a fourth wave of infection. Shots for people ag…
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India dethrones Brazil to become world’s second worst-hit country by COVID-19
India reported a record 168,912 COVID-19 infections overnight, data from the health ministry showed on Monday, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus…
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Facebook to turn Menlo Park headquarters into vaccination site
Facebook Inc said on Friday it is converting a part of its Menlo Park headquarters into a vaccination site, joining the government effort to speed up the vaccination drive in the United States. For t…