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[ad_1] Saturday marked the day the first coronavirus vaccines were launched in Europe. The European Medicines Agency approved a vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday, joining the US and UK in doing so. The EMA has taken much longer to approve the vaccine, and the European Commission and EU …

[ad_1] LeBron James told the world in 2020 that Black Lives Matter. It helped convince many who had never voted to finally go to the polls. He found more ways to continue to elevate the lives of people in his hometown. If that wasn’t enough, he won another NBA championship. …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A ban on travel to other countries would only be considered once there is already a community transmission of the new coronavirus variant there, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said on Saturday. This comes amid reports that the new SARS-CoV-2 strain first detected in the United Kingdom …

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[ad_1] Dozens of countries have banned travel from the UK in an effort to contain a new variant of Covid-19 first reported in England. The new mutation will be called VUI-202012/01, the UK’s first “Investigational Variant” in December 2020. As scientists seek more information on the variant, its impact is …

[ad_1] Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Does it mean that treatments and vaccines won’t work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new strains of the coronavirus, especially the one now traversing England. Scientists say there is cause for concern, but the new strains shouldn’t cause alarm. “There …

[ad_1] It’s the news the country has been waiting for: the first batches of Pfizer-BioNtech’s covid-19 vaccines will arrive in Ireland today. HSE CEO Paul Reid said this morning that he will join senior staff to receive more than 10,000 doses today. Millions more will arrive in the coming weeks. …

[ad_1] Passengers arrive at Istanbul Airport in Turkey on December 21. Abidin Mutlu Bozdag / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images Turkey will require a negative coronavirus test from air passengers entering the country from December 28, according to the Turkish health minister. Travelers entering across land and sea borders will …

[ad_1] It’s best to wear a mask, even after getting vaccinated. Sarah Tew / CNET For the most up-to-date news and information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. This month the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use in the …

[ad_1] The Department of Health (DoH) recorded 1,406 new cases of the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 469,005. Of the 28,883 active cases, 92.8 percent are mild, moderate, and asymptomatic, while 4.8 percent are critical and 2.5 percent are …