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Coronavirus
Covid-19 Booster Shot to Be Offered to Americans Fully Vaccinated With Pfizer, Moderna
The Biden administration called for a third shot for Americans who were fully vaccinated with the two-shot regimen, citing the threat from the Delta variant.
Origins and obfuscation The world needs a proper investigation into how covid-19 started
China, though, is not keen | International
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 18 August 2021
Thousands of doses of Ebola vaccines were sent from Guinea to Cote d’Ivoire and ring vaccination of high-risk contacts has started. Just 10 countries have administered 75 per cent …
Pfizer’s Covid-19 Booster Shot Improves Immunity, Israeli Study Suggests
Early data on those aged 60 and above come as U.S. and other countries plan additional doses to increase protection against Delta variant.
Covid-19: Northern Ireland's summer surge figures make for grim reading
Northern Ireland now has the UK's highest death and infection rates and its lowest vaccination rate.
US FDA approves first Covid-19 vaccine
The deadline for United Airlines employees to get vaccinated or lose their job has been bumped up now that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been granted full FDA approval.
Covid-19: How many variants are there, and what do we know about them?
Eight notable variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been found since September 2020. Elisabeth Mahase reviews the line-up so far Considered a variant of concern by the World Health Organization, ...
Covid-19: Swann sets target of 90% of NI jabbed for Covid-19
Having 90% of people in NI vaccinated would take pressure off the health system, says Robin Swann.