Europe
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Turkey Receives Second Batch Of Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccines From China
A plane carrying the second batch of a COVID-19 vaccine ordered from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. arrived early Monday in…
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‘Alcohol, Smoking Make COVID-19 Vaccines Less Effective’
Smoking and drinking depress the immune system and so could reduce the effectiveness of vaccines for illnesses such as the…
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Spain Chief Of Defense Resigns For Early Virus Shot
Spain’s chief of defense staff resigned following a controversy that saw him getting the coronavirus vaccine by breaking the vaccination…
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Pirates Kill 1, Kidnap 15 Crew Of Turkish Ship Moving From Lagos
Turkey launched diplomatic efforts to find crew members that were kidnapped after a pirate attack on a Turkish cargo ship off…
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EU: 6 Doses Can Be Used From Single COVID-19 Vial
The European Medicine Agency (EMA) recommended extracting six doses Friday from a single vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, Comirnaty,…
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Pfizer-BioNTech, WHO Strike Deal On 40 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
The World Health Organization (WHO) and makers of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine announced Friday that they are ready to provide…
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Despite 42,885 New COVID-19 Cases, Madrid Nightclubs Still Open
Spain reported 42,885 more coronavirus infections on Friday, the second-highest daily surge since the pandemic began, as images from revelers…
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COVID-19: Weekend-long Curfew In Effect Across Turkey
Turkey imposed another weekend curfew on late Friday as part of measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. The weekend-long curfew…
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EU Postpones Issuing ‘Vaccination Passports’
The EU decided Thursday to postpone the issuing of vaccination certificates to people immunized against COVID-19 and opted to strongly…
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Germany Shifts Lockdown To Feb 14
Germany on Tuesday extended its coronavirus lockdown until Feb. 14 as Europe’s biggest economy struggled to contain a second wave…