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[ad_1] From the Sydney Harbor Bridge to the Acropolis and Copacabana Beach, fireworks erupted in the skies over eerily deserted places as the world ushered in the New Year with silent celebrations and bid farewell to a 2020 plagued by pandemics. After a grueling year in which at least 1.7 …

[ad_1] Addis Ababa, January 1: The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on the African continent has reached 2,727,345, said the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa). The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic had …

[ad_1] Welcome to 2021. We are still in the middle of a pandemic, but now we have survived successfully edge curfews and cyclones, among many other things of 2020, and we realized that we are stronger than ever and ready to hit our New Year’s weight loss and fitness goals. …

[ad_1] Among the nearly one million Israelis vaccinated against the coronavirus so far, some 240 Israelis have been diagnosed with the virus days after receiving the vaccine, Channel 13 News reported Thursday. The figure underscores the need for people to continue to protect themselves for weeks after being inoculated, as …

[ad_1] The WHO said the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was the first to receive its ’emergency validation’ since the novel coronavirus first broke out in China a year ago. The Pfizer vaccines distributed in the US will come from its largest manufacturing facility located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. AFP Geneva: The World Health …

[ad_1] GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Thursday (December 31) granted emergency validation to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, paving the way for countries around the world to quickly approve its import and distribution. People queue up at an NHS Covid-19 vaccination center for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in London. Phoot: AFP …

[ad_1] Regulatory experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) from around the world and the UN agency’s own teams reviewed data on the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine and found on Thursday that it met the essential criteria of the WHO on safety and efficacy, with its benefits outweighed. any …

[ad_1] France’s health authorities have pledged to offer a faster COVID-19 vaccination to a broader group of medical workers starting next week, amid criticism of the country’s slow inoculation campaign. In his New Year’s address to the nation on Thursday night, President Emmanuel Macron said he would not allow “unjustifiable …

[ad_1] After a year of heavy drinking, many are opting for a dry January. getty 2020 had everyone looking for a drink. As the new year dawns, millions are reexamining those options. More than 6.5 million people are expected to take part in dry January in 2021, up from an …

[ad_1] A Milwaukee pharmacist was arrested Thursday and charged with “tampering with and causing destruction” of more than 550 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine last week, police in Grafton, Wis., Confirmed. In a statement, police officers said the now-fired pharmacist was arrested on recommended first-degree charges of recklessly endangering …