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Lebanon detects first cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
The Lebanese health ministry said Thursday that it had confirmed the country’s first two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in passengers tested upon…
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World
Covid: Pfizer says booster shot promising against Omicron
Dec 9 (BBC) – Pfizer and BioNTech have said a booster jab of their coronavirus vaccine promises to be an effective defence against the new…
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World
Why Your Covid Booster Jab Makes You So Thirsty
Spending the hours after you get your Covid-19 booster dose feeling like you can’t gulp down enough water? It’s not just you: The internet is…
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Health
Omicron: Britain plans to vaccinate 25 million in two months – but can it be done?
What impact the new omicron variant will have is still unknown. But with early data suggesting it could be the most transmissible form of the…
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Health
Commission president: Children’s vaccines coming in mid-December
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that coronavirus vaccines for children were on their way, with first deliveries to start on December…
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Politics
Olaf Scholz wants mandatory coronavirus vaccination for Germans by February
Germany’s incoming Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in favor of introducing mandatory coronavirus vaccination for all Germans as early as February, an official close to Scholz…
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Health
UK vaccine committee advises boosters for over-40s, second dose in teens
UK vaccine committee advises boosters for over-40s, second dose in teens The U.K.’s vaccine advisory committee on Monday backed extending the booster program to people…
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South Africa Launches Coronavirus Vaccine Campaign
Specimens of premixed saline solution designed to mimic the a COVID-19 vaccine are seen on the top of a prototype of Cryo-Vacc, an ultra-cold biologic…
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COVID-19: 305 new cases and 15 new deaths as notifications start going out for next phase of vaccination campaign
There were 305 new cases of COIVD-19 reported on Saturday bringing the provincial total to 128,540 since the pandemic began. There were 109 new cases…
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Health
‘The public didn’t know’: Why some frail seniors weren’t in Alberta’s first vaccine rollout — Groundwork
It’s a one-word difference — licensed versus designated — but it’s meant the difference between the relief of a vaccination campaign and being stuck in…
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