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Isolation and innovation: 2 years of the Covid pandemic
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» PARIS: Two years ago, a previously unknown virus plunged humanity into an unprecedented global crisis that has transformed our daily lives -- and significantly expanded scientific knowledge.
Pfizer asks for US authorization of Covid vaccine for ages 5-11
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - US drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday it has formally requested emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in children age five to 11.
Pfizer asks for US authorization of Covid vaccine for ages 5-11
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» NEW YORK - US drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday it has formally requested emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in children age five to 11.
Germany scraps strict Easter shutdown as EU limits vaccine exports
AFP, Published on 24/03/2021
» BERLIN - Germany on Wednesday backtracked on its plan to impose a strict Easter weekend shutdown after public outcry, as the European Union said it would tighten vaccine export controls in a bid to ramp up its stuttering inoculation campaign.
Covid-19 infection may reduce fertility in men: study
AFP, Published on 29/01/2021
» PARIS - Covid19 may damage sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, according to a new study based on experimental evidence.
Canada's Trudeau first foreign leader called by Biden
AFP, Published on 23/01/2021
» OTTAWA: In his first call to a foreign leader as US President, Joe Biden spoke with Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau Friday on a number of topics and made plans to continue the conversation next month, Ottawa and Washington said in separate statements.
Chinese urged not to make 'unnecessary' trips home for Lunar New Year
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/01/2021
» Chinese authorities are urging residents not to make "unnecessary" trips to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year holiday, as the country grapples with fresh coronavirus outbreaks.
Manila secures 2.6m doses of AstraZeneca jab
Reuters, Published on 27/11/2020
» MANILA: The Philippines will get 2.6 million shots of a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca under the country's first supply deal for a coronavirus vaccine, senior officials said on Friday.
After year-long sprint, Covid-19 vaccines finally at hand
AFP, Published on 26/11/2020
» PARIS - Less than a year after an unknown coronavirus that has claimed 1.4 million lives began spreading across the globe, a number of highly promising Covid-19 vaccines are on the cusp of release.
WHO chief in quarantine after contact tests positive for Covid-19
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief said late Sunday that he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19, but stressed he had no symptoms.