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WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing, ...China, in major policy shift, announces families can have three children
China announced on Monday that married couples may have up to three children, a major policy shift from the existing limit of ...U.S. movie theaters remove mask mandate for vaccinated people
Masks are no longer required at the three main movie theater chains in the United States for people who are fully vaccinated ...Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine found safe, effective in teens
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective in adolescents aged 12-17 and showed no new or major safety problems in a ...EU agrees to open doors to vaccinated foreigners
European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-EU visitors ahead of the summer tourist season, a move ...Biden to send 20 mln doses of U.S.-authorized vaccines abroad for first time
President Joe Biden will send at least 20 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June, marking the first ...India’s virus cases lower but WHO expert says positive tests ominously high
India on Monday reported a further decline in new coronavirus cases though daily deaths remained above 4,000 and experts warned that the ...India’s pace of daily COVID-19 infections slows as more vaccines awaited
India reported a smaller rise in daily coronavirus infections for a third straight day on Sunday, as the government said it was ...COVID-19: Biden hails ‘great day’ as US ends mandatory masks for vaccinated people
President Joe Biden has hailed a “great day for America” as US officials said vaccinated people can go mask-less in most indoor ...Fully vaccinated Americans can return to life without masks
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday advised that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks ...