Wed 03 November 2021: The World Health Organization on Wednesday granted Covaxin an emergency use listing, or EUL, which means the ‘made-in-India’ vaccine will finally be recognised by other countries and Indians who received the shot need not self-quarantine or face restrictions when travelling abroad. Covaxin has been cleared for use in all age groups (18+) over […]
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Wed 03 November 2021: According to a financial statement filed Tuesday, Pfizer increased its revenue expectation for coronavirus vaccine sales to $36 billion for 2021. Previous predictions for 2021 from the US pharmaceutical industry were $33.5 billion in July, and $26 billion and $15 billion in May and February, respectively. According to the company, the […]
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Tue 02 November 2021: Experts are tracking a new mutation of the Delta variant of the coronavirus reported in dozens of countries. Health officials and scientists are closely tracking a new mutation of the coronavirus amid concerns that it could be more transmissible than the original strain. A subvariant of the Delta variant of the […]
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Mon 01 November 2021: On Monday, Germany’s Covid-19 incidence rate surpassed 150 for the first time since May, raising fears of a widespread fourth wave as the country grapples with a new administration. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) health organization, the number of new infections per 100,000 persons increased to 154.8 in the […]
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Sun 31 October 2021: According to the Washington Post, some 12,000 members of the US Air Force rejected the US Department of Defense’s August decision on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, putting them at risk of being discharged from duty. The troops were to be fully vaccinated by Tuesday, according to the US defence ministry. According to […]
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Sun 31 October 2021: On Sunday, Beijing slammed a US intelligence report investigating the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak, calling it “political and false” and urged the US to “stop attacking” China. The Chinese foreign ministry’s reaction came just days after the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence revealed a more detailed version […]
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Sun 31 October 2021: Despite an alarming increase of COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is sure that the UK would have a Christmas without restrictions, according to Bloomberg. “I see no evidence whatever to think that any kind of lockdown is on the cards, Johnson told reporters en route to the Group of 20 […]
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Sun 31 October 2021: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has announced that 1 000 voting stations in South Africa will have pop-up vaccination sites on Election Day, 1 November. Addressing the media on Friday, the Minister told the journalists these sites will target mainly areas where the uptake of vaccination has been low. “We hope […]
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Sat 30 October 2021: On Saturday, new coronavirus restrictions went into place across Russia, with authorities hoping to reduce the number of infections and deaths. The government’s tally on Saturday showed 40,251 new cases, the largest number of new infections since the pandemic began. Last week, President Vladimir Putin ordered a paid holiday from Saturday […]
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Sat 30 October 2021: Eighteen states filed three separate lawsuits on Friday, claiming that President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for government contractors is unconstitutional. Attorneys general from Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming signed on to one lawsuit, which was filed in a federal district court […]
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