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On Jul 7, 2021
UK to track COVID-19 variants with genomic sequencing across the world https://t.co/OUyunEOpoq https://t.co/OLAbg1Sxa7
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UK to track COVID-19 variants with genomic sequencing across the world

UK to track COVID-19 variants with genomic sequencing across the world

Britain said on Wednesday it would provide genomic sequencing support to Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan to help identify, assess and track new variants of the novel ...

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On Jul 8, 2021
"The cooperation between Egypt and China is a successful model for int'l cooperation and transfer of global expertise, which contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals," says Naeema Al-Gasseer, WHO representative in Egypt https://t.co/Of3n1sSIZa https://t.co/v3c2lNmB9D
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Egypt-China cooperation in COVID-19 vaccine production "successful model for int'l cooperation" -- WHO

Egypt-China cooperation in COVID-19 vaccine production "successful model for int'l cooperation" -- WHO

Airport staff members unload the first batch of Chinese Sinovac vaccine raw materials from a plane at the Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, May 21, 2021. (Xinhua/Sui …

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On Jul 9, 2021
Existential evidence suggested the possibility of a #coronavirus biowarfare attack launched by Washington more than the lab-leak theory, said Ron Unz in a review article published on the Unz Review website. More: https://t.co/hPhONXSfAc https://t.co/xAmw4lOsJy
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U.S. publisher rejects random lab-leak theory of COVID-19

U.S. publisher rejects random lab-leak theory of COVID-19

Staff members clean up a makeshift hospital converted from a sports venue following its closure as its last batch of cured COVID-19 patients were discharged in Wuhan, central …

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On Jul 13, 2021
Xinhua Headlines: Stop politicizing #COVID19 origins: more scientists speak out -- As the global vaccination rollout brings light to countries wrapped in a #COVID19 darkness, an emerging "political virus" has cast a shadow on the origins of the disease https://t.co/bBd4zxxpjB https://t.co/BCkpSWG99F
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Stop politicizing COVID-19 origins: more scientists speak out

Stop politicizing COVID-19 origins: more scientists speak out

-- As the global vaccination rollout brings light to countries wrapped in a COVID-19 darkness, an emerging "political virus" has cast a shadow on the origins of the disease. -- …

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On Jul 9, 2021
The #coronavirus laboratory leak theory is "highly unlikely," said the head of Germany's federal research institute for animal health in an interview with local media https://t.co/5kGdJ803O7 https://t.co/mbEITS3hP5
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Lab leak theory of COVID-19 "highly unlikely": German expert

Lab leak theory of COVID-19 "highly unlikely": German expert

A staff member carries out testing at the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine quality inspection lab of Sinovac Life Sciences Co., Ltd. in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 23, …

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On Jul 9, 2021
U.S. shipping COVID-19 vaccines to Bhutan, Nepal on Friday https://t.co/4bFJZTz7cx https://t.co/i4LzMViD6Q
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U.S. shipping COVID-19 vaccines to Bhutan, Nepal on Friday

U.S. shipping COVID-19 vaccines to Bhutan, Nepal on Friday

The United States on Friday will send 1.5 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal and 500,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine to Bhutan, a White House ...

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On Jul 12, 2021
Taiwan's Foxconn, TSMC confirm $350 mln COVID-19 vaccine deal https://t.co/Q5hX9YLDxy https://t.co/9aVvqwmcpv
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Taiwan's Foxconn, TSMC confirm $350 mln COVID-19 vaccine deal

Taiwan's Foxconn, TSMC confirm $350 mln COVID-19 vaccine deal

Taiwan's Foxconn (2317.TW) and TSMC (2330.TW) said on Monday they had reached deals to buy 10 million doses of Germany's BioNTech SE's (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccine, putting the total cost of ...

@Reuters_Health shared
On Jul 9, 2021
A potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by a subsidiary of China's Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc (https://t.co/YBUGvVUmqn) appeared safe and able to elicit antibodies in healthy adults in a mid-stage clinical trial, Chinese researchers said. https://t.co/aFiT1LvYgd
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Livzon's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe, triggers antibodies -study

Livzon's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe, triggers antibodies -study

A potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by a subsidiary of China's Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc (000513.SZ) appeared safe and able to elicit antibodies in healthy adults in a mid-stage ...