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Indonesia launches Covid booster campaign to stem Omicron spread
AFP, Published on 12/01/2022
» Indonesia opened its coronavirus booster campaign to the public Wednesday as the country records rising infections driven by the Omicron variant.
4 firms rush to produce mutant-specific vaccines
News, AFP, Published on 01/12/2021
» NEW YORK: Four of the world's Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers -- Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Sinovac -- are now developing new generations of their respective vaccines specifically targeting the new Omicron variant.
US finally reopening borders after 20 months
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against Covid-19, ending 20 months of restrictions on travel from around the globe that separated families, hobbled tourism and strained diplomatic ties.
US to reopen borders to vaccinated travelers Nov 8
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - The United States will reopen its land and air borders on November 8 to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against Covid-19 -– ending a more than 18-month ban on travel from much of the globe that separated families, hobbled tourism and strained diplomatic ties.
Covid vaccines for kids? Strategies around the world
AFP, Published on 09/10/2021
» PARIS - Pfizer on Thursday requested emergency approval from US health authorities to use its Covid jab in children aged five to 11.
Australia to start reopening border next month
AFP, Published on 01/10/2021
» SYDNEY: Australia will begin reopening its borders next month, the prime minister said on Friday, 18 months after citizens were banned from travelling overseas without permission and foreign arrivals largely banned.
Brazil turns the tide with Covid-19 vaccines
AFP, Published on 17/09/2021
» BRASILIA: Despite a slow start plagued by much controversy that still haunts President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's coronavirus vaccination campaign is now one of the fastest-paced and farthest-reaching in the world.
This is going to hurt: Top 10 Covid scams
AFP, Published on 21/08/2021
» PARIS - From the sophisticated to downright strange, the pandemic has set off a wave of scams around the world from bogus doses and fake vaccine passes to criminal cremations.
BioNTech produces 10 times more antibodies than Sinovac - study
AFP, Published on 16/07/2021
» HONG KONG: People who received BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine had ten times the amount of antibodies than those given China's Sinovac, a Hong Kong study has shown, adding to growing data on different jabs' effectiveness.
China jabs deal hailed as leaders tackle Covid economic woes
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» GENEVA: A global initiative to distribute coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries was boosted on Monday by a deal to buy more than 100 million Chinese jabs, as Asia-Pacific leaders agreed to address the Covid-induced economic slump.