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AstraZeneca pulls its COVID vaccine from European market

The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator.

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Study finds no link between COVID vaccines and heart issues

A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows there is no evidence to suggest COVID vaccines cause sudden cardiac death or other fatal heart problems in young people.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro accused of fraud in vaccine records

Brazil's police have recommended that Jair Bolsonaro be charged for the alleged forging of his Covid vaccination certificate, adding to the former president's panoply of legal woes.

France 24

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Feline coronavirus raises fears in Cyprus

In Cyprus, there are as many cats as there are people. But the number of cats is declining. A variant of feline coronavirus that is deadly for cats has been spreading across the Mediterranean island.

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Free COVID test program to end in the U.S.

Americans have until Friday, March 8 to order four free at-home COVID-⁠19 rapid tests from the U.S. government before the program is suspended.

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C.D.C. relaxes COVID isolation guidelines

U.S. health officials say Americans with COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its longstanding guidance. People can return to work or regular activities if the...

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U.S. ends final remaining COVID isolation policy

The U.S. CDC dropped its five-day COVID-19 isolation recommendations under a new guidance, instead suggesting that people return to normal activities if symptoms improve and they are fever-free for at least 24 hours.

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Scientists may now know what is causing long COVID

Scientists have found a connection between brain fog in long-COVID patients and leaky blood vessels in their brains. The study, out of Dublin, Ireland finding patients who had suffered COVID were more likely to have the 'leaky' barrier.

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U.S faces COVID surge, hospital admissions rise

The United States is experiencing a rise in Covid-19 cases. Hospital admissions are the highest they’ve been in nearly a year, and health officials are urging caution.

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Sunak reportedly said 'just let people die' during pandemic

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should "just let people die" during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than impose a second national lockdown, the inquiry into how Britain handled the crisis has heard.

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Nobel prize to scientists who laid groundwork for COVID vaccines

The scientists who provided the foundational research that lead to mRNA vaccines — the first vaccines against COVID-19 — have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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WHO warns of 'concerning' COVID-19 trends ahead of winter

Cases of Covid-19 are on the rise again. Hundreds of thousands of people around the globe are believed to be currently hospitalised with the virus. The number of deaths reported is increasing as well, particularly in Asia and concern is ...

France 24

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North Korea allows citizens abroad to return home

North Korea has approved the return of its citizens who were abroad after years of strict border restrictions during the COVID pandemic, state media reported on Sunday (August 28) as the isolated country cracks open its border to passeng...

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What is 'Eris', the new COVID variant?

COVID infections and hospitalizations are on the rise around the world and health officials are pointing at the EG.5 "Eris" coronavirus, a subvariant of the Omicron lineage that originally emerged November of 2021.

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Boris Johnson misled Parliament over Partygate

Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s former prime minister who was in power during the pandemic, deliberately misled parliament over lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street, a parliamentary committee ruled.

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Boris Johnson ‘misled’ parliament over COVID parties

A new report has found that former British prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over his breach of COVID-19 regulations while he was leading the country, saying that his actions amounted to "a deliberate closing of...

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Why the next pandemic could be from Brazil

Scientists see Brazil as a likely cradle of a future pandemic. Rapid rainforest destruction has left 1.5 million square kilometers of land ripe for a bat-borne pathogen to infect humans.

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COVID-19 no longer a 'global health emergency'

The World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 is no longer a 'global health emergency' but with strained health systems and continued elevated deaths, the virus remains a concern.

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WHO declares an end to COVID-19 emergency

The World Health Organization on Friday declared an end to Covid-19 as a global health emergency, marking a major step toward the end of the pandemic that has killed more than 6.9 million people, disrupted the global economy and ravaged ...

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How China's Zero COVID policy fell apart

"The policy worked really well for China until it didn't." Bloomberg's Rachel Chang and Allen Wan look back at how China's Covid Zero fell apart after 3 years

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China opens borders for foreign travel

China has partially lifted a three-year ban on tour groups travelling abroad, but destinations are limited to 20 countries. Al Jazeera's Florence Looi has more on how some nations in Southeast Asia are preparing to welcome back busloads ...

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China-Hong Kong border reopens fully

Tens of thousands of travellers commuted between mainland China and Hong Kong on Monday (February 6), authorities said, marking the first time in three years that all border checkpoints were reopened fully without health crisis restricti...

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COVID numbers in China record surprise fall

China is witnessing a decline in COVID cases despite fears the Lunar New Year would send numbers skyrocketing. Instead, they’ve reported that the number of severe cases and deaths have dropped, with the end in sight for the huge wave of ...

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Third anniversary of COVID-19 declaration

It has been three years since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a public health emergency of international concern -- its highest level of alarm.

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Millions in Spain switch to private healthcare

More than a million Spaniards have switched to private healthcare since the Covid-19 pandemic with nearly 12 million people now with private health insurance.

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WHO considers if COVID still an emergency

A World Health Organization committee is meeting on Friday to decide if the COVID-19 pandemic is still a global emergency. Several leading scientists say it may be too early for WHO to declare the end of the pandemic emergency phase. The...

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Canada reveals real cost of COVID misinformation

The spread of COVID-19 misinformation in Canada cost at least 2,800 lives and $300 million in hospital expenses over nine months of the pandemic, according to estimates in a new report.

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WHO could end COVID-19 emergency declaration

The World Health Organization is preparing to decide whether to end its COVID-19 global emergency declaration later this week. But some doctors and researchers worry about what that could mean for the fight against a virus that still pos...

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Explained: What China's reopening means for the world

After three years of zero-COVID, what does China’s reopening mean for the world? Journalist Jaime Santirso explains.

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FDA proposes yearly COVID-19 booster shots

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The FDA on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to prote...

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