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Biden says US donating 'historic' extra 500 million Covid vaccines

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By Issam Ahmed with Sebastian Smith

On Tuesday, in his first speech to the United Nations as president, Biden told delegates that Washington had put more than $15 billion...

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More Americans lost to Covid-19 than 1918 flu pandemic

Unlike today's influenzas, which impact children and the elderly the most, the 1918 flu caused unusually high mortality...

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Virus lockdown end in sight for Australia's second-largest city

Restaurants and pubs will be allowed to reopen but only with a maximum of 50 fully vaccinated people seated outdoors

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UK government raps Nicki Minaj over vaccine claims

Minaj shared a story about a cousin in Trinidad who refused to be vaccinated because of alleged side effects

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France gets tough on vaccine rule for health workers

Despite appeals by French unions for leniency, the government has vowed to see the policy through.

By Clare Byrne

UK to vaccinate over 12s against Covid

Over four in five adults across the UK have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, with over half of 16-17 year olds...

By James Pheby

Covid has 'devastating' impact on fight against HIV, TB, malaria: Global Fund

The fund calculated that around 4.7 million people were treated for TB in 2020, around one million fewer than in 2019.

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Africa Covid death toll tops 200,000

The total number of infections is also likely to be an under-estimate, given insufficient testing capacity in Africa.

By Sofia Christensen

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

The Cuban vaccines, the first developed in Latin America, have not undergone international, scientific peer review.

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In Covid-swamped Texas, patients die stranded in rural clinics

Texas is providing these uber-busy rural hospitals with respirators, oxygen and other means of stabilizing their...

By Francois Picard

WHO monitoring new Coronavirus variant named 'Mu'

The WHO currently identifies four Covid-19 variants of concern, including Alpha, which is present in 193 countries, and...

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WHO sounds alarm over rising Covid deaths in Europe

Only six percent of people in lower and lower-middle income countries in Europe are fully vaccinated

By Camille Bas-Wohlert

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Biden says US donating 'historic' extra 500 million Covid vaccines

More Americans lost to Covid-19 than 1918 flu pandemic

Virus lockdown end in sight for Australia's second-largest city

UK government raps Nicki Minaj over vaccine claims

France gets tough on vaccine rule for health workers

UK to vaccinate over 12s against Covid

Covid has 'devastating' impact on fight against HIV, TB, malaria: Global Fund

Africa Covid death toll tops 200,000

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

In Covid-swamped Texas, patients die stranded in rural clinics

WHO monitoring new Coronavirus variant named 'Mu'

WHO sounds alarm over rising Covid deaths in Europe

Japan detects more Moderna vaccine contamination

Covid symptoms last a year for many patients: study

Japan stops use of 1.63 million Moderna doses over contamination

New Australian virus cases soar over 1,000 for first time

WHO experts say urgent search for Covid origins 'stalled'

Messenger RNA Covid vaccines 66% effective against Delta: US study

Brazil's Bolsonaro going to UN meet despite being unvaccinated

Slow Covid vaccination to cost global economy $2.3 trillion: study

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