Tue 27 July 2021: Moderna Inc is in talks with US regulators to expand the size of an ongoing trial testing its COVID-19 vaccines in children aged between five and 11, the drugmaker said on Monday. The objective of the discussion with the US Food and Drug Administration is to enroll a larger safety database, which […]
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Tue 27 July 2021: As Delta variant fuels surge of new cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio declared on Monday that all government workers in New York City must take a coronavirus vaccine or face weekly tests. “The Delta variant is deadly and this city is taking it seriously,” de Blasio via Twitter post that went out simultaneously with […]
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Sun 25 July 2021: According to Oxford University’s website ourworldindata.org, the number of COVID-19 vaccination shots given around the world surpassed 3.83 billion as of Saturday. China, where the outbreak first emerged in late 2019, ranks first globally, with more than 1.52 billion vaccine jabs delivered within the country, according to the available data, followed by India with nearly 427.88 million jabs. The US has delivered over 340.36 million shots, followed by Brazil with over 131.52 […]
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Sun 25 July 2021: The Greek police said it had deployed water cannons and tear gas to disperse people protesting against mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in Athens. Some 4,500 protesters gathered in Athens central Omonoia Square on Saturday and then marched toward Syntagma Square, disrupting traffic, the police said in a statement. About 1,500 demonstrators remained […]
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Sun 25 July 2021: The European Medicines Agency has recommended that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine can be used on children and adolescents aged 12 and up. The EU drug regulator said research in more than 3,700 children aged 12 to 17 showed that the Moderna vaccine — already given the OK for adults across Europe — produced a comparable antibody response. The European Commission still has to give the green light, but that is […]
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Sat 24 July 2021: A large demonstration against COVID-19 passes is taking place In the French capital, Trocadero Square. The rally was initiated by Florian Philippot, the founder of the right-wing Patriots party and a former National Rally member, who intends to run in the presidential election in 2022. The protesters are holding French flags and placards that say “Freedom.” Similar protests are being held in […]
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Sat 24 July 2021: Thousands of people in the Australian city of Sydney joined a protest against COVID-19 restrictions, which resulted in clashes with police and charges for 57 people, news agencies reported. Minister for Police and Emergency Services of the New South Wales, David Elliott, was quoted by the broadcaster as saying that “what […]
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Sat 24 July 2021: Thousands of anti-lockdown protestors took to the streets of Sydney and other major Australian cities, to protest against coronavirus restrictions as infections reached a new high and authorities warned of a “rising epidemic.” After escaping much of the early pandemic unscathed, about half of Australia’s 25 million people are now in […]
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Sat 24 July 2021: As manufacturers in Southeast Asia battling against one of the world’s fiercest Covid-19 resurgences, some of the world’s leading footwear and apparel firms are seeing production plummet, Bloomberg reported. Many companies that produce products for global giants such as Nike Inc. and Adidas AG have suspended factories in Vietnam over the […]
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Fri 23 July 2021: The UK government said on Wednesday that it will back the National Health Service (NHS) by providing a 3 per cent salary uplift to health workers in full accordance with recommendations of NHS independent pay review bodies. “NHS staff including nurses, paramedics, consultants, and dentists in England will receive a 3 […]
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