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New study shows Pfizer vaccine not protective against African version of COVID-19
Feb 18, 2021 14:14A new study published in one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals shows that the Pfizer vaccine is largely ineffective against the dominant local variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in South Africa.
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One-third of US military refusing Covid vaccine as Pfizer reported less effective against variant
Feb 18, 2021 08:33About one-third of the US military have refused to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, despite significant virus infection levels in the forces, Pentagon officials said.
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Yemen: UK arms used by Persian Gulf regimes deadlier than COVID-19
Feb 18, 2021 06:14A member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council has slammed Britain’s hypocrisy after it called for ceasefires to enable COVID-19 vaccinations in conflict zones, urging the UK to halt the export of arms that are killing more Yemenis than the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran at UN: Fair vaccine distribution, lifting of sanctions key to global fight against COVID-19
Feb 18, 2021 05:30Iran’s envoy to the United Nations says a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines among all nations and removal of sanctions are among the important requisites for a successful battle against the deadly disease.
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Iran extends ban on UK flights until March 10
Feb 18, 2021 02:27Iran has extended a ban on flights to and from the United Kingdom for another three weeks amid reports that more Iranians have been infected by a variant of the coronavirus that was first spotted in England in December.
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Coronavirus daily deaths in Iran below 70
Feb 17, 2021 11:32The daily death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran was down to 67 on Wednesday.
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Iranian vaccine proves 100% effective against UK coronavirus variant: Official
Feb 17, 2021 11:25The coronavirus vaccine financed by the Barakat Foundation of Iran is a hundred percent effective against the new strain of virus first found in the UK, an official said.
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US workers go on strike to demand $15-an-hour minimum wage
Feb 17, 2021 05:11Low-wage workers at fast-food restaurant chains along with home care and nursing home workers in the US have gone on strike to demand a raise in their minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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Hamas: Israel’s holdup of Gaza vaccines a crime, violates intl. law
Feb 17, 2021 04:17Hamas blasts the Israeli regime over its politically-charged decision to block the delivery of around 1,000 doses of direly-needed COVID-19 vaccines to the Gaza Strip, which is already suffering from suffocating Israeli restrictions.
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Over 8,000 new coronavirus cases detected in Iran
Feb 17, 2021 03:36The number of Iranians tested positive for the coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours has surpassed 8,000, the Health Ministry said.