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European drugs regulator approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine - statement 06 Jan 2021 - 03:25 pm
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French artificial heart maker Carmat sees commercial sales in Q2, shares surge 06 Jan 2021 - 11:15 am
Carmat Chief Executive Officer Stephane Piat holds an artificial heart as he poses after the company's news conference in Paris, France, February 14, 2017. Reuters/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
UK's 'Herculean' vaccine target can be achieved, minister says 06 Jan 2021 - 10:33 am
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on as junior sister Susan Cole receives the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine during his visit at the Chase Farm Hospital, in north London, Britain January 4, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via Reuters
WHO 'disappointed' at Chinese delays letting experts in 05 Jan 2021 - 09:58 pm
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Germany introduces tougher restrictions in pandemic battle 05 Jan 2021 - 09:37 pm
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WHO recommends 2 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine within 21-28 days 05 Jan 2021 - 09:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo/File
UK's Three offers unlimited data to disadvantaged children in lockdown 05 Jan 2021 - 07:11 pm
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer gesturing as he replies to the opening remarks from Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the debate on the second reading of the E
UK offers extra $6.2 billion to firms to soften new Covid-19 recession 05 Jan 2021 - 05:13 pm
Pedestrians walk across The Millenium Bridge, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Italy to invest in biotech ReiThera to support COVID-19 vaccine development 05 Jan 2021 - 04:39 pm
People wearing protective face masks sit near the Colosseum, one day before the country goes back to lockdown as part of the efforts put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Rome, Italy, January 4, 2021. Reuters/Guglielmo
Switzerland says residents who want a COVID-19 shot should get one by summer 05 Jan 2021 - 04:25 pm
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
Germany considers tighter curbs with vaccine criticism mounting 05 Jan 2021 - 03:55 pm
Patients wait at the Metropolis-Halle vaccination center for their injection with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Potsdam, Germany, January 5, 2021. Soeren Stache/Pool via Re
UK PM Johnson cancels India visit, citing need to oversee virus response 05 Jan 2021 - 03:54 pm
Teacher Wendy Couldridge watches on a device as Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a lockdown in England, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hertford, Britain, January 4, 2021. Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
Britons ordered to stay at home as third national lockdown begins 05 Jan 2021 - 02:20 pm
People queue at London Bridge Vaccination Centre, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Spain says 83,000 people have received Pfizer’s Covid vaccine 05 Jan 2021 - 12:52 am
Jennifer Arce, worker of the Amavir nursing home, receives an injection with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Madrid, Spain, December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina
England to go back into COVID-19 lockdown from midnight - BBC 04 Jan 2021 - 09:09 pm
Pedestrians walk through central Liverpool, northwest England, on December 30, 2020 before thightened Tier 3 restrictions imposed in the city amid surging cases of the novel coronavirus. / AFP / Oli SCARFF
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
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