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AstraZeneca says US data shows COVID-19 vaccine prevents 79% of symptomatic disease
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‘No evidence’: Vaccine claim rubbished
The chief medical officer says there is no need to suspend the AstraZeneca vaccine rollout, after two government-aligned MPs called for a pause.
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Russia accused of spreading vaccine disinformation to protect Sputnik V
Russian officials have dismissed accusations that they spread disinformation about rival vaccines as “nonsense”.
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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which requires just one shot, is on track to become third allowed for use in US
The J&J vaccine was found in its large trial to be 72% effective in the USA but less effective in South Africa and Latin America, where variants circulated.
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Moderna study suggests half doses offer strong immune response, but experts caution against changing approach
'Significant' immune response from both full and half doses, company's team says
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COVID-19 in the UK: South African strain spreads
Concerns are mounting in the UK after the South African mutant strain was detected in eight areas, with no cases linked to international travel.
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US north-east hit by snowstorm with blizzard-like conditions predicted
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut may see 18in of snow, with storm reaching Massachusetts and northern New England Monday
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Coronavirus: Moderna vaccine ‘effective’ against South African strain
A vaccine manufacturer says it believes it can combat a highly-contagious new COVID-19 strain as Jacinda Ardern delivers a virus-related warning.
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France’s Pasteur Institute says it is abandoning its principal Covid-19 vaccine project
France's Pasteur Institute said on Monday it was ending development of a Covid-19 vaccine with US pharmaceutical company Merck after clinical trial results proved disappointing.
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Covid-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine works against UK, South African variants, study says
German company BioNTech said Friday a preliminary study shows that its vaccine works against a key mutation in coronavirus variants uncovered in Britain and South Africa which experts have said is more contagious than normal coronavirus strains.
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The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Us?
Officials in Britain and South Africa claim new variants are more easily transmitted. There’s a lot more to the story, scientists say.
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Britain becomes the first country to license a fully tested covid-19 vaccine
Inoculations with the Pfizer-BioNTech jab could start in less than a week
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Moderna To Ask U.S., European Regulators To Allow Use Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Moderna said it got the final needed results over the weekend that suggest its vaccine is more than 94% effective.
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Sydney records hottest November night on record
Sydney has recorded its hottest November night on record, with daytime temperatures of 40C on Sunday.
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Moderna: Covid vaccine shows nearly 95% protection
A new vaccine that protects against Covid-19 is nearly 95% effective, early data from US company Moderna shows.
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Moderna COVID Vaccine More Effective Than Pfizer: 'Tremendously Exciting'
Awaiting fuller safety data later this month, Moderna said it plans to seek federal authorization for shot by early December
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Storm Alex: Floods and landslides hit France and Italy
At least two people have died and up to 20 are still missing after a powerful storm hit south-eastern France and north-western Italy.
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US West Coast fires: Is Trump right to blame forest management?
With fires raging across California, Oregon and Washington in the US, President Trump has repeatedly criticised the way forests in these states are
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Hurricane Laura live coverage: As historic storm moves inland Louisiana, forecasters warn of 'life-threatening storm surge'
Hurricane Laura made landfall just before 1 a.m. local time Thursday as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph.
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