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Five billion COVID shots: a state of play worldwide
More than five billion anti-COVID jabs have been given globally, but wide disparities between rich and poor countries in access to vaccines persist.
Aug 24, 2021
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WHO urges action to suppress COVID before deadlier variants emerge
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is a warning to the world to suppress the virus quickly before it mutates again into something even worse, the WHO said Friday.
Jul 30, 2021
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4 billion anti-COVID shots injected worldwide
Although more than four billion doses of anti-COVID vaccines have been administered around the world, poorer countries are still struggling to secure precious shots despite recent donations.
Jul 29, 2021
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Africa COVID deaths surge 43% in a week: WHO
Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43 percent in the space of a week, driven by a lack of intensive-care beds and oxygen, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Jul 15, 2021
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Senegal, EU and US sign deal for new vaccine-production plant
Senegal, the EU, the United States, several European governments, and other partners, signed an accord in the capital Dakar on Friday to finance vaccine production in the West African state.
Jul 10, 2021
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Russia sets new record for COVID deaths as Australia locks down cities
Russia on Tuesday reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll and Australia locked down major cities as the highly infectious Delta strain has caused mayhem around the world.
Jun 29, 2021
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Billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered globally
More than one billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered worldwide, less than five months after the first mass inoculation programmes began to be rolled out, according to an AFP tally at 17:45 GMT on Saturday.
Apr 24, 2021
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Over 200 million vaccine doses administered globally
More than 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in at least 107 countries and territories, according to an AFP count based on official sources Saturday.
Feb 20, 2021
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Around 1 percent vaccinated for coronavirus in Mideast: WHO
The World Health Organization said Monday that only around one percent of the wider Middle East region's population had received a first coronavirus vaccine shot.
Feb 15, 2021
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WHO urges unity on vaccines as new jab submitted to US regulators
European nations need to work more closely with drug firms to increase the pace of coronavirus inoculations, the WHO said on Friday, as Johnson & Johnson pushed for its jab to become the third approved for use in the United ...
Feb 5, 2021
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