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The recent COVID-19 infections among Washington Football Team players have sparked a debate about vaccine mandates in professional sports. With the NFL season approaching, the league should take a proactive stance by mandating vaccinations for all players and requiring host states to adhere to federal guidelines. This would not only
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As Prime Minister Scott Morrison assured Australians that their country was at the "front of the queue" for COVID-19 vaccines, data shows that Australia's vaccination rate ranks last in the OECD. However, the country is still ahead of many others, with developing nations struggling to vaccinate
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The Biden administration has purchased 200 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to prepare for potential additional vaccine needs in the US. The additional shots will be used for children under 12, pending approval from the US FDA, and for possible booster shots for vaccinated individuals. This new
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Adam Gabbatt reports on the conflicting views on vaccination at Fox News, where some stars have questioned the safety and efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine, despite the network launching a public service announcement urging people to get vaccinated. The mixed messaging has raised concerns about the potential impact on public
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Over the past week, the international community has been abuzz with accusations of a global hacking campaign against the United States and China's COVID-19 vaccination strategy protests, as well as preparations underway for the Olympics in Tokyo. Despite the Biden administration's accusation that China is behind
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Pfizer Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review to its COVID-19 vaccine, positioning it for full approval by January. The vaccine has been administered to more Americans than any other shot in the U.S. vaccination campaign, with 85 million people fully
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the label on Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) coronavirus vaccine to warn of a possible increased risk of a rare neurological complication known as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The update follows reports of 100 preliminary cases of GBS, out
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The UK government has announced plans to resume quarantine-free foreign travel for double-jabbed residents of England from July 19, despite concerns over potential long airport queues and a surge in Covid-19 cases. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior ministers have agreed to allow travellers who have had two Covid vaccine
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As the nation gears up to celebrate the Fourth of July, healthcare workers across the country are grappling with a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, exacerbated by the spread of the more transmissible Delta variant among the unvaccinated. Despite the progress made in vaccinating over half of Americans over 12, the
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Virologist Angela Rasmussen's recent decision to receive a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine booster shot, despite already having received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine, has sparked a debate among experts and raised questions about the need for combined vaccine boosters. Rasmussen's concerns about the emergence of the delta
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Sanofi, a French pharmaceutical giant, has announced a significant investment of EUR2 billion in the mRNA vaccine technology behind pioneering Covid-19 jabs developed by rivals BioNTech, Pfizer, and Moderna. This investment aims to develop at least six vaccine candidates using messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and establish an mRNA "centre
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Maine has all but stopped ordering new coronavirus vaccine doses as the number of people seeking first shots has slowed to a crawl. With over 200,000 doses in circulation, the state is working to use up its stockpile as demand plummets. Health officials are struggling to prevent doses from
