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Iran culls 1.4 million poultry to stem severe bird flu
Feb 21, 2021 02:47Iran has culled 1.4 million poultry birds in a province east of the country to contain the spread of the severe bird flu, known as H5N8.
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Biden urges Americans to take vaccines as storms hinder inoculation campaign
Feb 20, 2021 16:27President Joe Biden has reassured Americans that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and urged them to “please” take the shots, as a historic winter freeze across broad swaths of the United States is causing delays in vaccine shipments and deliveries.
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China, Russia vaccines saving people in Western Balkan as EU neglects region
Feb 20, 2021 05:30The European Union (EU) has come under fire for “neglecting" the Western Balkan region in the sharing of the coronavirus vaccine, while both Russia and China have adopted a transactional approach to the delivery of their home-made vaccines to the region.
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Iran to launch mass production of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
Feb 20, 2021 03:12Iran plans to start the mass production of Russia’s Sputnik V anti-coronavirus vaccines but will use a variety of vaccines, including Indian and Chinese ones.
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Venezuela kicks off COVID-19 vaccination program with Russian jab
Feb 19, 2021 06:17Venezuela started immunizing health care workers against the coronavirus Thursday with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, as the government said it intended to inoculate 70 percent of the population by year end.
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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.