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Brazil states halt vaccination of pregnant women after Rio death 11 May 2021 - 03:48 pm
File photo: A citizen receives a dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a vaccination day for 57-year-old and older citizens, in Duque de Caxias near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 21, 2021. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo
US Senate Democrats aim to expand voting as Republicans seek to rein it in 11 May 2021 - 01:00 pm
A view of the US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
Russia denies involvement in Colonial Pipeline cyberattack 11 May 2021 - 10:28 am
Holding tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland, US May 10, 2021. Reuters/Drone Base
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid shot cleared for adolescents in US 11 May 2021 - 10:17 am
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New York to require vaccinations of university students 10 May 2021 - 10:49 pm
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, in New York, U.S., May 10, 2021. Mary Altaffer/Pool via REUTERS
US pipeline hit by cyberattack could be online by week's end 10 May 2021 - 07:54 pm
Holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline's Linden Junction Tank Farm in Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S. in an undated photograph. Colonial Pipeline/Handout via REUTERS./File Photo
One person killed in shooting at airport in Canadian city of Vancouver 10 May 2021 - 10:14 am
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US turning the corner on pandemic, says White House COVID coordinator 09 May 2021 - 05:25 pm
People make their way at Times Square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Obama family dog Bo, a 'constant, gentle presence', dies 09 May 2021 - 12:26 pm
U.S. President Barack Obama runs with his new pet dog Bo, a six-month old male Portuguese water dog, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, April 14, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo
Mexican production of Sputnik V vaccine likely by late June: Health ministry 07 May 2021 - 08:22 pm
A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021 REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Pfizer-BioNTech files for U.S. approval of COVID-19 vaccine 07 May 2021 - 06:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
US's Harris to discuss immigration with Mexican leader Friday 07 May 2021 - 01:19 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in the Cross Hall at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Moderna sees no impact on COVID-19 vaccine from potential patent waiver 06 May 2021 - 05:55 pm
A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike
US backs giving poorer countries access to COVID-19 vaccine patents, reversing stance 06 May 2021 - 02:33 pm
May 4, 2021; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Fire Department EMT Bill Allemann gives Chris Hoffman, of Kent, Washington a Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine during batting practice before a game between the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles at T-Mo
GAVI welcomes Biden move on vaccines, urges U.S. manufacturers to transfer know-how 06 May 2021 - 10:33 am
File photo: Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are seen in an ultra low temperature freezer at the hospital in Le Mans, as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File P
New York teams to give away tickets to fans who get vaccinated at their ballparks 05 May 2021 - 10:02 pm
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in Manhattan, in New York City, New York, U.S., May 5, 2021. Spencer Platt/Pool via REUTERS
Alberta tightens rules as COVID cases surge, drops vaccine age to 12 05 May 2021 - 09:29 pm
The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Cont
Canada authorizes Pfizer vaccine for age 12 and older 05 May 2021 - 05:44 pm
Empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Canada January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo