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Canada to pause AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine use for those under 55, require new risk analysis 29 Mar 2021 - 11:51 pm

OTTAWA/TORONTO - Canadian health officials said on Monday they would stop offering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to people under age 55 and require a...

New York to open up COVID-19 vaccine to all adults on April 6 29 Mar 2021 - 11:34 pm

New York will expand eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to people 30 and older on Tuesday, and make it available to anyone 16...

Johnson is ‘hopeful’ UK can avoid another pandemic lockdown 29 Mar 2021 - 09:35 pm

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the U.K. is on track to lift pandemic restrictions entirely over the next three months and is "hopeful”...

Spain's rising COVID-19 rate gathers pace 29 Mar 2021 - 09:31 pm

MADRID - Spain's coronavirus infection rate rose by more than 10 since Friday, with 15,500 cases added to the tally, Health Ministry data...

White House sees no federal mandate for COVID-19 vaccine verification 29 Mar 2021 - 09:25 pm

WASHINGTON - The White House said it expected the private sector to take the lead on verification of COVID-19 vaccines, or so-called vaccine...

Pakistan PM Khan replaces finance minister 29 Mar 2021 - 08:05 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan removed his finance minister on Monday as part of a government shake-up aimed at bringing in...

Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines highly effective after first shot in real-world use, -U.S. study 29 Mar 2021 - 08:00 pm

COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc with BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc reduced the risk of infection by 80% two weeks or more...

Brazil foreign minister resigns after vaccine snags, source says 29 Mar 2021 - 07:46 pm

BRASILIA - Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo resigned on Monday, a government source said, amid growing criticism of the combative China hawk's failure...

Pakistan's president tests positive for COVID-19 29 Mar 2021 - 07:29 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's President Arif Alvi said on Monday he had tested positive for COVID-19 after receiving his first dose of an unnamed...

CDC Chief warns of ‘impending doom’ as Covid cases on rise 29 Mar 2021 - 07:22 pm

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pleaded with Americans to wear masks and stick with Covid-19 mitigation measures, warning...

Mourners start drawing almost 150,000 hearts in London to remember COVID victims 29 Mar 2021 - 07:17 pm

LONDON - A campaign group for bereaved families has begun hand-drawing almost 150,000 hand-drawn hearts on a wall opposite Britain's Houses of Parliament...

Giant ship finally freed, allowing Suez Canal to reopen 29 Mar 2021 - 06:18 pm

The giant Ever Given container ship was finally pulled free from the bank of the Suez Canal, allowing for a massive tailback of...

Palestinians get Chinese-donated COVID-19 vaccines 29 Mar 2021 - 06:13 pm

RAMALLAH, West Bank/GAZA: Palestinians on Monday received 100,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China to help broaden an initial campaign to...

Australia’s Brisbane hit with three-day Covid lockdown 29 Mar 2021 - 03:49 pm

Brisbane, Australia’s third most-populous city, will enter a three-day lockdown Monday due to an outbreak of the U.K. strain of the coronavirus. Residents...

Pakistan launches anti-polio drive amid surge in coronavirus 29 Mar 2021 - 03:33 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday launched a five-day vaccination campaign against polio despite facing another surge of coronavirus cases, the second anti-polio drive in...

Ethiopia to receive 300,000 Sinopharm doses on March 30 29 Mar 2021 - 03:00 pm

Ethiopia expects to received a consignment of 300,000 doses of the China-backed Sinopharm vaccines on March 30, according to Health Minister Lia Tadesse....

Merkel under pressure to spell out plan to beat virus surge 29 Mar 2021 - 02:45 pm

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel faced growing criticism on Monday for failing to spell out a plan to reverse rising coronavirus infections in Germany...