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1 day agoUK says vaccine shipment from India won't hurt poor nations Britain’s vaccines minister has dismissed suggestions that the country was getting key COVID-19 jabs intended for poorer countries, insisting that 10 million doses coming...
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Texas and other states ease COVID-19 rules despite warningsTexas has become the biggest state to lift its mask rule, joining a rapidly growing movement by governors and other leaders across the U.S. to loosen COVID-19 restriction...
Virus variant races through Italy, especially among childrenItalian health officials say the variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain is prevalent among the country's infected schoolchildren and warn that the curve of cont...
Ukraine's leader gets vaccine shot to dispel public doubtsUkraine’s president has received a coronavirus vaccine shot in a bid to dispel widespread public skepticism about vaccination.
Abortion concerns prompt archdiocese warning on vaccineCatholic leaders in New Orleans and St. Louis are advising Catholics that the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson is “morally compromised” because it's produced using...
