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Official guidance for COVID booster shot remains eight months -White House 27 Aug 2021 - 09:15 pm
A person receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a mobile inoculation site in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 18, 2021. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
Half of US youth over 12 got at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose -White House 27 Aug 2021 - 07:50 pm
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Tropical Storm Ida could hit the US Gulf Coast as a Hurricane Sunday 27 Aug 2021 - 06:45 pm
A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Ida after forming in the Caribbean, about 75 miles (125 kilometers) north-northwest of Grand Cayman, August 27, 2021. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS
From dried fruit to bike repair, Cuban entrepreneurs prepare for a more open economy 27 Aug 2021 - 06:37 pm
Nayvis Dias (C), founder of Velo Cuba, speaks to employees at her bicycle repair and rental company in Havana, Cuba, August 25, 2021. Picture taken on August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
Paraguay grains ships cut loads, face delays as river levels drop 27 Aug 2021 - 06:18 pm
Boats are pictured on the shore of the Rio Paraguay (Paraguay River), which flows down to the Parana River, as the lack of rain in Brazil, where the river originates, has brought water levels down, forcing cargo ships to reduce the amount of grains that a
Vaccinated Chileans shout and dance for study to see if the show can go on for concerts 27 Aug 2021 - 06:01 pm
Vaccinated Chileans enjoy the Chancho en Piedra band during a concert as part of a study of the Hospital Clinico de la Universidad de Chile (Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile) for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Santiago, Chile,
Mexican researchers say they created facemask that neutralizes COVID-19 27 Aug 2021 - 11:55 am
The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Cont
California winds shifting as wildfire battles go on 27 Aug 2021 - 12:03 am
A satellite picture of Caldor Fire raging across California, U.S., August 17, 2021, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on August 25, 2021. Courtesy of European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 Imagery/Processed By DG DEFIS/Handout via REUTERS
Illinois issues mask mandate, orders vaccines for schools 26 Aug 2021 - 08:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, along the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., December 6, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
A Ferris wheel lifts spirits in New York's Times Square 26 Aug 2021 - 02:59 pm
A view shows the Times Square Wheel, a Ferris wheel constructed in Times Square, ahead of its opening in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Brazil's Eurofarma to make Pfizer COVID-19 shots in Latin America 26 Aug 2021 - 02:40 pm
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Pemex CEO says platform fire could have been caused by gas leak 26 Aug 2021 - 12:04 am
Pemex Chief Executive Officer Octavio Romero gestures in a news conference after Sunday's fire on an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico, at the headquarters of state-owned oil giant in Mexico City, Mexico, August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Gar
Brazil to give COVID-19 booster shots to elderly and vulnerable 26 Aug 2021 - 12:00 am
FILE PHOTO: A nurse gives a dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a student at Butanta Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel/File Photo
US data show rising 'breakthrough' infections among fully vaccinated 25 Aug 2021 - 11:41 pm
People walk past a sign for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
US plans COVID-19 booster shots at six months instead of eight - WSJ 25 Aug 2021 - 11:36 pm
A person receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a mobile inoculation site in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 18, 2021. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
Moderna seeks full US approval for its Covid-19 vaccine 25 Aug 2021 - 08:57 pm
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Vaccine inequity remains Achilles' heel of COVID-19 response in Americas-PAHO 25 Aug 2021 - 08:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of Covid-19 and stock graph logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Delta Air Lines to impose surcharge on unvaccinated employees 25 Aug 2021 - 07:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 plane takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo