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Overview: Vaccination policicy developments Europe, Australia, other developments

Fri, 2021-12-10 12:11 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Australia will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 from Jan. 10 and U.S. regulators expanded eligibility for booster shots to 16- and 17-year-olds amid rising concerns about the new Omicron variant. Reuters Reuters

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Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children, shipments to start immediately

Fri, 2021-11-19 11:54 — mike kraft

Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children, shipments to start immediately Canada on Friday authorized the use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, paving the way for the inoculation of elementary school-age children across the country. Reuters Reuters

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The shot is the first to be made available for young children in Canada. Officials had made clear for weeks that the decision would be favorable, noting that incidences of COVID-19 are highest in those under 12.

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Overview: briefs on worldwide pandemic developments

Thu, 2021-11-11 11:36 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus TheAmericas are facing an impending crisis in routine vaccinations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization said, and vaccinations against the coronavirus are behind where they should be. Reuters Reuters

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Toronto young students told not to speak during lunch to reduce the spread of COVID-19

Tue, 2021-10-26 12:42 — mike kraft

Toronto students told not to speak during lunch to reduce the spread of COVID-19 Parents of elementary school children in Toronto are expressing concern after their children were asked not to speak during lunch in an effort to curb transmission of COVID-19. Toronto

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Overview: International developments, Asia, Americas, Eastern Europe

Wed, 2021-10-20 12:22 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Russia will shut workplaces for a week, Latvia has gone back into lockdown for a month and Romanian funeral homes are running out of coffins as vaccine-sceptic countries across ex-communist Eastern Europe face record-setting disease and deaths. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. will accept mixed doses of vaccines from international travelers

Mon, 2021-10-18 09:49 — mike kraft

U.S. will accept mixed doses of vaccines from international travelers The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said late on Friday that it will accept mixed-dose coronavirus vaccines from international travelers, a boost to travelers from Canada and other places. David Shepardson Reuters

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OVERVIEW: EUROPEAN, North American and other developments

Fri, 2021-10-15 19:47 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted unanimously to recommend regulators authorize a second shot of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine to better protect Americans who received the one-dose vaccine. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. will reopen borders with Canada and Mexico for vaccinated travelers

Wed, 2021-10-13 08:38 — mike kraft

US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. AP NEWS

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Overview: International COVID relate4d briefs

Mon, 2021-10-11 12:20 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Merck & Co applied for U.S. emergency use authorization for its drug to treat mild-to-moderate patients of COVID-19, putting it on course to become the first oral antiviral medication for the disease. Reuters Reuters

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Canada: Ontario province adopts digital vaccine passports after previously rejecting the idea

Thu, 2021-09-02 11:20 — mike kraft

Canada's most populous province changes mind, will adopt digital vaccine passports Ontario, Canada's most populous province, said on Wednesday that people would have to show digital proof they had been inoculated against COVID-19 to enter a wide range of establishments, dropping earlier opposition to the idea. David Ljunggren Reuters

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