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China to inoculate key groups with COVID-19 vaccines
China will start inoculating some key groups with COVID-19 vaccines in this winter-spring period, said a National Health Commission (NHC) official in Beijing on Saturday.
Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey
A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey after an oxygen cylinder exploded, killing nine people, the health minister said.
Biden, wife to get first vaccine dose Monday
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will be getting their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, said Biden’s incoming press secretary, Jen Psaki.
Covid-19: India’s total caseload surpasses 10 million
India's COVID-19 tally surpassed 10 million on Saturday as the health authorities reported 25,152 new cases in the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.
Global Covid-19 cases cross 75.5 million
More than 75.5 million people have been infected with coronavirus globally and over 1.67 million of them died since the first cases were reported in December last year, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Covid-19 vaccine not a ‘silver bullet’: WHO
Vaccine is not a "silver bullet" that will end the nearly year-long pandemic which have already killed over 1.6 million,said the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for the Western Pacific on Thursday and it called for greater vigilance amid the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccine.
US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal
The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day.
Moderna's vaccine endorsed by FDA advisory board
The head of the Food and Drug Administration said late Thursday that his agency will move to quickly authorize the second COVID-19 vaccine to fight the pandemic, hours after the shot won the key endorsement of a government advisory panel.
Hack against US is 'grave' threat, cybersecurity agency says
Federal authorities expressed increased alarm Thursday about a long-undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The nation’s cybersecurity agency warned of a “grave” risk to government and private networks.
Brexit trade talks with EU in ‘serious situation’: Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has underlined the post-Brexit trade negotiations between Britain and the European Union (EU) were now "in a serious situation," a Downing Street spokesperson said Thursday.