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On Dec 7, 2020
WHO does not envisage COVID-19 vaccines being made mandatory https://t.co/urXDGTYIT5 https://t.co/GBnngcL8yo
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WHO does not envisage COVID-19 vaccines being made mandatory

WHO does not envisage COVID-19 vaccines being made mandatory

The World Health Organization does not foresee mandatory vaccinations being introduced around the world to stem the spread of the coronavirus, officials said on Monday.

@Reuters_Health shared
On Dec 7, 2020
China's Sinovac Biotech has secured $515 million in funding from a local firm to double production capacity of its coronavirus vaccine, the companies said on Monday, as it expects efficacy data of its experimental shot this month.​ https://t.co/j2Wbmpglfw
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Sinovac secures $515 million funding to boost COVID-19 vaccine production

Sinovac secures $515 million funding to boost COVID-19 vaccine production

China's Sinovac Biotech has secured $515 million in funding from a local firm to double production capacity of its coronavirus vaccine, the companies said on Monday, as it expects efficacy ...

@Reuters_Health shared
On Dec 6, 2020
Mainland China reported 18 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 5, up from 17 cases from a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Sunday.​ https://t.co/iPYuNQMI1p
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Mainland China reports 18 new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 5

Mainland China reports 18 new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 5

Mainland China reported 18 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 5, up from 17 cases from a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Sunday.

@Reuters shared
On Dec 5, 2020
Mainland China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 4 https://t.co/dmWK8qCtZC https://t.co/t5Qdx1C3e1
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Mainland China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 4

Mainland China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 4

Mainland China reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 4, unchanged from a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Saturday.

@Medscape shared
On Dec 7, 2020
Giuliani tests positive for COVID-19 after potentially being exposed to coronavirus several times. https://t.co/YVz5aZivkx https://t.co/oQQFJEmPyx
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Rudy Giuliani Tests Positive for COVID-19

Rudy Giuliani Tests Positive for COVID-19

Rudy Giuliani, a former mayor of New York City and President Donald Trump's lawyer, tested positive for the coronavirus, Trump posted on Twitter on Sunday afternoon.

@Reuters shared
On Dec 2, 2020
Britain became the first country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from early next week https://t.co/xKafmMxYan https://t.co/tD4eozm3zE
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In world first, UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

In world first, UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

Britain approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe to become the West's first country to formally endorse a jab it said should reach the ...

@XHNews shared
On Dec 3, 2020
Studies worldwide show #COVID19 had been present in several countries before it was first identified in China. Read the timeline https://t.co/VCMaCgw9De For more, read our headlines: https://t.co/Nqlzk9AoIm https://t.co/jNyTnJPETw
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Backgrounder: Studies worldwide likely pushing back COVID-19 timeline

Backgrounder: Studies worldwide likely pushing back COVID-19 timeline

(Xinhua) BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- A newly released study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that COVID-19 was likely in the United States as …

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On Dec 6, 2020
Live #COVID19 updates: https://t.co/46g8os3AU2 -Britain records another 15,539 cases with 397 deaths -U.S. sets record of 227,885 cases in one day: JHU -Chinese mainland reports 17 new imported cases -Myanmar reports 1,527 new cases, 98,047 in total https://t.co/F6JwRr3iPd
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Live COVID-19 updates: Britain records another 15,539 coronavirus cases with 397 deaths

Live COVID-19 updates: Britain records another 15,539 coronavirus cases with 397 deaths

(Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua) -Britain records another 15,539 cases with 397 deaths -U.S. sets record of 227,885 cases in one day: JHU -Chinese mainland reports 17 new imported …