The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but
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China logs first virus death in 8 months as WHO huddles on new strains
China recorded its first COVID-19 death in eight months on Thursday, as experts huddled to discuss worrying new strains of
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Breakthrough on diarrhea virus opens up for new vaccines
Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have for the first time at the atomic level succeeded in mapping what a
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London mayor seeks help as UK sees record new virus deaths
London’s mayor declared the capital’s COVID-19 situation to be critical Friday, reflecting deteriorating conditions for beleaguered hospitals, as the country
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Fraught history haunts Japan virus vaccine roll-out
A history of vaccine controversies in Japan may cast a long shadow over the coronavirus jab roll-out, experts warn, even
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Virus variant found in S. Africa may resist antibodies
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus may not work as well against a new variant of the virus identified in South
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Virus strain to cause more deaths in Britain: study
A mutated coronavirus strain spreading in Britain is on average 56 percent more contagious than the original version, scientists have
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Pregnant women with COVID-19 pass no virus but fewer-than-expected antibodies to newborns
Pregnant women may be especially vulnerable to developing more severe cases of COVID-19 following SARS-CoV-2 infection, but little is known
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Europe tightens virus curbs as Christmas surge fears grow
Several European countries tightened restrictions on Wednesday, as Germany set a record for daily deaths and the United States broke
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Worst-hit US launches virus vaccine shipments
Trucks on Sunday began shipping millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, part of an enormous logistics
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