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5 hours agoPfizer to supply US with additional 100M doses of vaccinePfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement.
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2 days agoEU greenlights COVID-19 vaccine after agency gives safety OKThe European Union has given official approval for the coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer to be put onto the market across the 27-nation bloc.
1 day agoThe Latest: S Korea tightens pandemic rules over virus surgeSouth Korea will limit private social gatherings to fewer than five people and shut down ski resorts and major tourist spots nationwide starting on Christmas Eve as it co...
2 days agoOne company's quest for an antibody drug to fight COVID-19 Companies are testing drugs that mimic the way the body fights COVID-19, hoping they can fill a key gap as vaccines remain months off for most people.
2 days agoEXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?Researchers are concerned about reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily.
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Portugal's armed forces help nursing homes battle the virusAs a resurgence of the pandemic in the fall looked set to overwhelm nursing homes in Portugal, and public health services struggled to cope, the government mobilized all ...
WHO was warned lives were at risk over yanked Italy reportEmails seen by The Associated Press show that an official who coordinated work on a withdrawn World Health Organization report into Italy’s coronavirus response warned hi...
Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients at ICU in TurkeyTurkey's health minister says nine people have been killed in a fire at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients.
3 days agoOverwhelmed California hospitals contemplate rationing careCalifornia hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers.
3 days agoThe Latest: Texas virus death toll rises above 25,000Texas on Saturday surpassed 25,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the second-highest total in the country.
3 days agoFight over Fed powers stalls $900 billion aid planAn arcane battle over emergency Federal Reserve powers is frustrating efforts to lock down an agreement on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package.
