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Coronavirus
Covid-19 Vaccines and How They Work
There are more than a half dozen coronavirus vaccines in use or under development and they employ a variety of technologies.
WHO-led COVID-19 probe team in China visits animal health facility
A team of investigators led by the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived on Tuesday at an animal health facility in China's central city of Wuhan in the search for clues about the origins ...
China cracks fake COVID-19 vaccine ring, confiscates 3,000 doses: Xinhua
Chinese police arrested more than 80 people and confiscated over 3,000 fake doses of COVID-19 vaccine as part of a campaign to combat vaccine-related crimes, state news agency Xinhua ...
Chinese cities using anal swabs to screen COVID-19 infections
Some Chinese cities are using samples taken from the anus to detect potential COVID-19 infections as China steps up screening to make sure no potential carrier of the new coronavirus is ...
Africa secures 400 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses
The African Union (AU) has secured another 400 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, a regional health leader said on Thursday, in a push to immunize 60% of the continent's ...
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A year after COVID-19's arrival, India's active cases fall
India reported its lowest active number of novel coronavirus cases in seven months on Saturday, a year after the virus was first confirmed in the country.
Raging virus, few shots. How Brazil missed its chance to secure COVID-19 vaccines
Weeks after other Latin American countries began inoculating their citizens against coronavirus, Brazil finally administered its first shot on Jan. 17 using China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd ...