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BioNTech says no data to support delayed vaccine booster shot 04 Jan 2021 - 08:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: Syringes are prepared for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a nursing home in Bad Windsheim, Germany December 27, 2020. Picture taken December 27, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
Pfizer has offered South Africa discounted Covid-19 vaccines 04 Jan 2021 - 07:47 pm
Medical worker Michelle Chester shows a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine before giving it to nurse Sandra Lindsay, who was among the first to receive it, and who will receive the second dose at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens
Philippine president blocks Senate attempt to probe guards' use of vaccine 04 Jan 2021 - 07:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during the change of command ceremony of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Dondi Tawatao/File Photo
Greek nursing home gets "best New Year's present" as vaccinations begin 04 Jan 2021 - 07:39 pm
An elderly woman claps her hands after receiving a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a nursing home in Athens, Greece, January 4, 2021. Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via REUTERS
Russia considers COVID-19 vaccination certificates for cross-border travels 04 Jan 2021 - 04:20 pm
A woman wearing a protective mask walks at the departure zone of Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
UK PM Johnson to impose tougher COVID-19 curbs shortly 04 Jan 2021 - 03:00 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has his temperature checked during a visit to Chase Farm Hospital in north London, Britain January 4, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
UK scientists worried vaccines may not work on S.African coronavirus variant: ITV 04 Jan 2021 - 02:16 pm
CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, Ugur Sahin, answers journalists' questions after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved its COVID-19 vaccine, at the company headquarters in Mainz, Germany December 22, 2020. Reuters/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo
Indonesia says to start COVID-19 vaccinations programme next week 04 Jan 2021 - 01:56 pm
An officer moves a box of Sinovac's vaccine for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Biofarma to the pharmacy storage room of the local health department, as it is arrives in Semarang, Central Java province, Indonesia, January 4, 2021 in this photo taken b
UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange 04 Jan 2021 - 01:51 pm
A prison van arrives at the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court as members of the media wait for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's arrival, in London, Britain, January 4, 2021. Reuters/Hannah McKay
S.Korea reviews AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, expands ban on gatherings 04 Jan 2021 - 01:46 pm
Women wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
S.Korea to cut railway CO2 emissions by replacing diesel trains by 2029 04 Jan 2021 - 01:38 pm
South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech during an opening ceremony for KTX-Eum train at Wonju station in Wonju, South Korea, January 4, 2021. Yonhap via REUTERS
Germany mulls delaying second COVID-19 vaccine shot: document 04 Jan 2021 - 01:26 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn addresses the media during a news conference on the COVID-19 situation and the country's vaccination campaign, in Berlin, Germany December 30, 2020. Michael Sohn/Pool via Reuters
UK rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, touts British science triumph 04 Jan 2021 - 11:18 am
A dose of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Britain January 2, 2021. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
'Just stay home' - Thai PM urges compliance as virus cases hit record 04 Jan 2021 - 10:29 am
A boy wears a face mask inside a department store, after the Thai government ordered a temporary closure of various public facilities, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand January 2, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Pelosi re-elected as US House speaker amid political uncertainty 04 Jan 2021 - 10:06 am
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during the first session of the 117th Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, US, January 3, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Pool via Reuters
AstraZeneca seeks approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in S.Korea: Drug safety ministry 04 Jan 2021 - 08:41 am
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US may cut some Moderna vaccine doses in half to speed rollout, official says 04 Jan 2021 - 12:39 am
FILE PHOTO: An employee shows the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Brazil to import 2 mln AstraZeneca vaccine doses, not yet approved for use 04 Jan 2021 - 12:17 am
FILE PHOTO: Dose of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Britain January 2, 2021. Picture taken January 2, 2021. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo