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EU drug watchdog approves updated Pfizer COVID-19 subvariant jab
The EU’s drug watchdog on Wednesday approved an updated version of Pfizer and ...
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Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 43 percent of COVID-19 cases in US
The fast-spreading omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 43 ...
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Explainer: What do we know about the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant?
The omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is causing concern among scientists after its ...
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German health minister concerned over new COVID-19 variant, says monitoring situation
Germany’s health minister has expressed concern over a new COVID-19 subvariant ...
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WHO says omicron subvariants BA.5.2, BF.7 driving China's recent COVID-19 outbreak
China’s recent COVID-19 outbreak is predominantly led by the omicron subvariants ...
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Indonesia lifts all coronavirus-related restrictions
Almost three years after officials announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 ...
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New COVID-19 model predicts over 1 mln deaths in China through 2023
China’s abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an ...
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Beijing, Shenzhen loosen more COVID-19 curbs as China fine-tunes policy
Beijing residents on Saturday cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while ...
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UAE schools, malls, to lift mask mandate under relaxed COVID-19 rules
Pupils and teachers at schools across the United Arab Emirates will no longer have ...
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EU officials recommend boosting high-risk people with omicron-tailored shots first
EU officials on Tuesday recommended that the two omicron-tailored vaccines ...
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EU drug regulator backs omicron-adapted COVID-19 booster shots
The EU’s drug regulator on Thursday backed two separate COVID-19 vaccine boosters ...
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US authorizes Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine targeting omicron
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the retooled COVID-19 ...
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UAE COVID-19 daily cases drop steadily as students gear up for new school term
The UAE reported 545 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, in a weeks-long pattern of ...
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Omicron’s mutations impaired vaccine effectiveness: US CDC
Almost 40 percent of people hospitalized in the US with the COVID-19 subvariant ...
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UK scraps COVID-19 tests for asymptomatic as cases continue to fall
The UK National Health Service said it will pause Covid-19 testing of staff ...
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Moderna set to seek FDA approval of booster against omicron variants
Moderna Inc. said that the company plans to file data with US regulators very soon ...
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Several cities in China impose COVID-19 curbs as millions still under lockdown
Several COVID-hit Chinese cities from the country’s east to west imposed fresh ...
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Omicron BA.5 makes up 82 percent of COVID-19 variants in US
The BA.5 subvariant of omicron was estimated to make up 81.9 percent of the ...
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New Zealand COVID-19 death rate at record levels
New Zealanders are dying from COVID-19 at record rates as the country battles a ...
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Nurse burnout reaches new high as COVID-19 omicron variant surges
Many people may be moving on from Covid, but nurses certainly aren’t — and as the ...
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Australians urged to work from home as winter omicron wave swamps hospitals
Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on Wednesday ...
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WHO says COVID-19 infections tripled across Europe
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that coronavirus cases have tripled ...
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Fresh COVID-19 wave sweeps Asia
A new wave of coronavirus infections is rapidly spreading through Asia, prompting ...
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Netherlands detects a case of COVID-19 BA.2.75 subvariant
The Netherlands announced on Wednesday it has become the latest country to detect ...
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Moscow sees rise in COVID-19 infections, recommends mask wearing
Coronavirus cases have risen steeply in Russia’s capital Moscow over the past week ...
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Sweden sees increase in COVID-19 cases, more expected over summer
Sweden is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases and healthcare can expect an ...
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Australia offers fourth COVID-19 shot to everyone over 30s
Australia will offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine to everyone over 30, health ...
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Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccines could increase protection as boosters: EMA
Coronavirus vaccines tweaked to include the omicron variant strain can improve ...
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Pfizer says omicron-fighting COVID-19 shots prompt strong immune response
Pfizer Inc.’s omicron-targeting vaccine and a hybrid shot that fights the original ...
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Beijing to reopen schools, Shanghai declares victory over COVID-19
Beijing on Saturday said it would allow primary and secondary schools to resume in ...
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