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Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan 27 Feb 2021 - 09:55 am
US President Joe Biden speaks after touring a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) vaccination facility for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, US, February 26, 2021. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Hong Kong kicks off COVID-19 vaccinations with Sinovac jab 26 Feb 2021 - 08:51 pm
People queue up at a community vaccination centre to receive a dose of the Sinovac Biotech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Hong Kong, China, February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Belgium puts COVID-19 easing on hold as hospital admissions spike 26 Feb 2021 - 08:03 pm
Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo speaks at a news conference after a government meeting to announce new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related restrictions in Brussels, Belgium February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
Spain to give just one vaccine dose to under 55-year olds who had COVID-19 26 Feb 2021 - 07:03 pm
A police officer receives his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo
FDA advisory panel to review Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine with thumbs up expected 26 Feb 2021 - 06:07 pm
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Philippines' Duterte signs indemnity bill for COVID-19 vaccine rollout 26 Feb 2021 - 05:33 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the APEC CEO Summit, taking place ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Hoang Dinh Nam/Pool/File Photo
Philippines records biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases in four months 26 Feb 2021 - 05:21 pm
Local officials wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) stand near a community quarantine checkpoint in a village under local lockdown, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Li
Take 'fantastic' AstraZeneca vaccine, top officials tell Germans 26 Feb 2021 - 05:13 pm
Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn wears a mask following a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Berlin, Germany February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool
Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine 26 Feb 2021 - 04:57 pm
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Australia's Victoria says COVID-19 curbs to return to pre-Christmas settings 26 Feb 2021 - 04:19 pm
Commuters wearing protective face masks in accordance with new public health regulations for riding public transit depart a train station in the wake of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Ivory Coast becomes second country to receive COVAX vaccines 26 Feb 2021 - 03:55 pm
Workers offload boxes of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines as the country receives its first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines under COVAX scheme, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Poland raises upper age limit for AstraZeneca shot, taking in Slovak patients 26 Feb 2021 - 03:51 pm
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Retired Italian teacher leaves fortune to hospitals, charities 26 Feb 2021 - 03:40 pm
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EU regulator advises use of Regeneron antibody cocktail for COVID-19 26 Feb 2021 - 03:31 pm
The Regeneron Pharmaceuticals company logo is seen on a building at the company's Westchester campus in Tarrytown, New York, U.S. September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
South Korea kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign 26 Feb 2021 - 02:22 pm
Nursing home workers (R) wait to receive the first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at a health care centre in Seoul on February 26, 2021, as South Korea starts coronavirus vaccination campaign. Jung Yeon-je/Pool via REUTERS
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduces transmission after one dose -UK study 26 Feb 2021 - 02:15 pm
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Don't be selfish - get a COVID shot, says UK's Queen Elizabeth 26 Feb 2021 - 02:03 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks via video call to health leaders delivering the COVID-19 vaccine across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, London, Britain February 25, 2021. (Top L-R) Dr Emily Lawson, Chief Commercial Officer, NHS England, De
Briton jailed for breaking Singapore's strict quarantine rules 26 Feb 2021 - 02:00 pm
Briton Skea Nigel and partner Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai arrive at the State Courts for a hearing after breaking coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine regulations in Singapore February 15, 2021.  REUTERS/Edgar Su