Coronavirus Updates
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Facebook to label all COVID-19 vaccine posts
Facebook Inc, which has been criticized by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said on Monday it has started adding labels to posts that discuss …
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Netherlands suspend use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The Netherlands on Sunday joined a fast-growing list of countries suspending use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of unexpected possible side effects from the injection. The vaccine wi…
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Ireland joins in on suspension of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Ireland became the latest country to stop using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, temporarily suspending the shot “out of an abundance of caution” after reports from Norway of serious blood c…
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Italy’s Piedmont halt AstraZeneca shots as teacher allegedly dies from vaccine
Italy’s northern region of Piedmont said on Sunday said it would temporarily suspend AstraZeneca coronavirus shots after a teacher from the town of Biella died following his vaccination on Saturday. …
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U.S. airport passengers hit highest level since March 2020
The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1.357 million U.S. airport passengers on Friday, the highest number screened since March 15, 2020 as air travel begins to rebound from a pa…
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U.S. CDC says over 105 million vaccine doses administered so far
The United States has administered 105,703,501 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country and distributed 135,846,665 doses as of Saturday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Th…
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Italy’s health minister expects COVID cases to start falling in late spring
Italy is seeing a steady rise in coronavirus infections but a national vaccination campaign and tougher restrictions mean numbers should start improving in late spring, the health minister said. Ital…
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US, India, Australia, Japan agree to supply 1 billion covid vaccines across Asia by end-2022
Leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan agreed to pool financing, manufacturing and distribution capacity to send 1 billion coronavirus vaccines across Asia by the end of 2022, India…
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France approves usage of Johnson & Johnson’s covid vaccine
France’s health regulator said on Friday it had approved Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for use in France, a day after it was approved by the European Union authorities. “The COVID-…
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Australia records first local COVID-19 case in two weeks
Australia on Saturday recorded first local COVID-19 case in more than two weeks after a doctor tested positive for the coronavirus, triggering restrictions in area hospitals. Queensland state Premier…