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Thailand delays AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out over blood clot fears

  BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand abruptly delayed its roll-out of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, stopping Premier Prayut…

Japan says PM Suga plans to meet Biden in US next month

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said Friday Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will meet President Joe Biden in the United States…

Biden to end Covid vaccine priority group restrictions by May 1: US official

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden will order authorities across the entire United States to lift priority restrictions…

Biden signs $1.9 trillion US stimulus package into law

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden signed a massive $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill Thursday…

High protection after one vaccine dose for Covid survivors: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A person who has had Covid and receives a single dose of the Pfizer or…

Novavax Covid vaccine highly effective against severe Covid: company

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be 100 percent protective against severe…

Cambodia reports first coronavirus death

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodia reported its first coronavirus death on Thursday as the country battles its worst outbreak…

Pfizer jab 97% effective against symptomatic Covid: study

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine offers more protection than earlier thought with effectiveness in preventing symptomatic disease reaching…

Italy bans batch of AstraZeneca jab but plays down risks

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's medicines regulator on Thursday banned the use of a batch of AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine as…

Denmark suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot fears

  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Danish health authorities said Thursday they were temporarily suspending the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine…

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