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The UN health agency calls for the ban to prevent the emergence of new diseases.
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World Health Organization chief says transmission driven by ‘complacency and inconsistency in public health measures’.
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Plan to vaccinate all people by the end of the year abandoned after blood clot fears prompt change to AstraZeneca use.
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Even after vaccinations are widespread, a small COVID outbreak anywhere can jeopardise economic gains, officials warned.
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COVID cases are mounting across the Americas with more than 37,000 people dead in the past week.
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Scaling up production, equal distribution remain major barrier to ending acute stage of pandemic, says UN health agency.
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Coronavirus cases are mounting in several countries, prompting warning from Pan American Health Organization chief.
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Group including US, Japan and UK say study was delayed and scientists lacked full access to data.
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India’s health minister says the country is expanding its vaccination campaign to battle surging COVID cases.
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New analysis from vaccine developer uses latest data and follows rebuke from US health officials.
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The UN health agency aligns with the EU regulator saying the benefits of the jab outweigh the risks.
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Taiwan says it has completed checks on AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, which some European countries have suspended.
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Australia asks European Union to dive 1 million of its AstraZeneca vaccine doses to PNG, where COVID-19 is straining the health system.