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Russia expects to produce 6 million COVID vaccine doses a month: report
Russia has announced it expects to step up production of its potential coronavirus vaccine to around 6 million doses a…
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Try as you might, you can’t stop the party. A nightclub in the Netherlands is promoting social distancing in a…
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GSK shingles vaccine remains effective after 4 years: study
GlaxoSmithKline’s experimental vaccine to prevent the intensely painful condition known as shingles remained 90 percent effective in people over age…
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Campaign to eradicate polio requires courage in the face of extremist ideology and violence
On January 13th, 15 people were killed and more than 20 injured in a suicide-bomb attack outside a polio vaccination…
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Study finds West Africa at highest risk of bat-to-human virus spread
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff reviewers said clinical data to date did not merit approving BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc’s muscle-wasting…
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The mother of an Atlanta girl who collapsed after being hit by a school bus last Friday has also slipped…
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Swaziland makes progress in quest to eliminate malaria
Swaziland could eliminate malaria by the end of 2016 or in early 2017, likely making it the first mainland country…
Read MoreMcDonald’s operator sued after diners exposed to hepatitis A
LOS ANGELES – A customer sued the operator of a McDonald’s restaurant in Waterloo, New York, on Wednesday after diners…
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