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WHO expects decisions on Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines in weeks 11 Dec 2020 - 08:31 pm
Vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, are seen before they are packaged inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Canada forecasts show coronavirus spreading rapidly, more action needed: Health officials 11 Dec 2020 - 07:06 pm
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam speaks at a news conference held to discuss the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
Bushfires in a wet year have Australia's scientists looking to climate change 11 Dec 2020 - 05:52 pm
A resident uses a garden hose to wet down the house as high winds push smoke and ash from the Currowan Fire towards Nowra, New South Wales, Australia January 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy/File Photo/File Photo
Banksy mural of sneezing woman appears on England's steepest street 11 Dec 2020 - 05:06 pm
A man takes pictures of a new street artwork entitled 'Aachoo!!' by Banksy in Totterdown, Bristol, Britain December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
UK cuts self-isolation period to 10 days for domestic contacts, international arrivals 11 Dec 2020 - 04:28 pm
A passenger walks past a testing centre sign in the terminal building of Manchester Airport amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manchester, Britain, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Swiss impose 7pm shutdown on most shops and restaurants to tackle COVID-19 11 Dec 2020 - 04:17 pm
People stand in front The Resident Food Truck snack stall, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Zurich, Switzerland December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
U.S. FDA says working to authorize Pfizer vaccine fast 11 Dec 2020 - 04:02 pm
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Any vaccine adverse effects up to national agencies to review: WHO 11 Dec 2020 - 03:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a
Indiana hospital rehearses roll-out of much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine 11 Dec 2020 - 02:59 pm
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a
Russia reports record COVID-19 deaths, cases climb 11 Dec 2020 - 01:41 pm
A waiter sets a table inside a transparent pod offered for private Christmas meals with backdrop of the Kremlin and Red Square on the rooftop of Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow, Russia December 8, 2020. Picture taken December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Germany braces for tougher lockdown before Christmas 11 Dec 2020 - 01:38 pm
People with protective face masks walk beside Christmas themed lights at Schloss Strasse shopping street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
AstraZeneca to test combining COVID vaccine with Russia's Sputnik 11 Dec 2020 - 12:30 pm
A view shows vials during the production of Gam-COVID-Vac, also known as Sputnik-V, vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a facility of BIOCAD biotechnology company in Saint Petersburg, Russia December 4, 2020. Picture taken December 4, 20
Sanofi/GSK announce delay in COVID-19 vaccine project 11 Dec 2020 - 12:27 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on November 23, 2020 shows a bottle reading
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris jointly named Time's 'Person of the Year' 11 Dec 2020 - 12:07 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 7, 2020 US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stand onstage after delivering remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, after being declared the winners of the presidential election. AFP / J
Indian government offers more concessions as farmers intensify protests 11 Dec 2020 - 12:37 am
Members of human rights organisations hold placards in support of farmers during a protest against the central government's recent agricultural reforms in Amritsar on December 10, 2020. / AFP / Narinder NANU
States respond to Texas bid to overturn U.S. election at Supreme Court 11 Dec 2020 - 12:18 am
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
UK to boost COVID-19 testing in children as London risks new restrictions 10 Dec 2020 - 09:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: Children use hoops for social distancing at L'Ecole des Petits, an independent French bilingual school, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown eases in Fulham, London, Britain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
US FDA advisers wrestle with ethical issues linked to authorizing Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine 10 Dec 2020 - 09:01 pm
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