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[ad_1] The new variant of COVID-19 is 50% more infectious than previous ones, South African researchers said this week. It has already spread to at least 20 countries since it was reported to the World Health Organization in late December. JOHANNESBURG – The new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa …

[ad_1] US President Joe Biden was expected to unveil his administration’s plans to address the coronavirus crisis on Thursday as he begins his first full day in the White House with the United States facing a host of challenges. Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United …

[ad_1] In the race to implement vaccines, regulatory approvals are key to confirming the effectiveness and safety of vaccines and to boosting production. But some poorer countries rely mainly on WHO authorizations, as they have limited regulatory capacity. The WHO is therefore “speeding up” emergency approvals, according to an internal …

[ad_1] The national government should allow local governments and private companies to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for their own use to accelerate the launch of its vaccine program and ease its burden, Sen. Ralph Recto said Wednesday. Recto introduced a resolution urging the National COVID-19 Task Force to temporarily allow local …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – US President-elect Joe Biden plans to start his new administration on Wednesday with orders to restore the United States to the Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization, attendees said. Biden will sign 17 orders and actions just hours after taking office as the leader of …

[ad_1] The opening ceremony for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will begin with an invocation at 8:30 pm today. New Delhi: US President Elect Joe Biden and his Deputy Kamala Harris will be sworn in as the 46th President and 49th Vice President of the United States today, January 20. …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The government may consider re-evaluating age restrictions for those who are allowed to leave their homes amid the Covid-19 pandemic in late January or February, the country’s deputy director of implementation said Wednesday against COVID-19, Vince Dizon. During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum, Dizon, …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte will receive the COVID-19 vaccine once it is available in the Philippines, but will be vaccinated behind closed doors, Malacañang said Tuesday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the public would be informed if Mr. Duterte had been given the vaccine. Roque was responding …

[ad_1] (CNN) – A variant of the coronavirus that first appeared in South Africa and has now been detected in more than a dozen countries could partially evade vaccines, the researchers said during a presentation Monday. “We now have very compelling data both from our labs and from many other …

[ad_1] With 23 people, mostly older adults, dying in Norway after being vaccinated with the Covid-19 US-Germany Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines, more people have become apprehensive about getting vaccinated. This again raised the question of the safety of these vaccines. Would people, regardless of age group, receive the same doses of vaccine? …