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Healthcare workers register people who will receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, at the vaccination centre of Parque das Nacoes in Lisbon on December 1, 2021.

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WHO 'confident' current COVID-19 vaccines will work against Omicron

"We have very effective vaccines that have proven to be effective against all variants so far, in terms of severity of disease and hospitalisation, and there is no reason to think that this would not be the case with Omicron," said WHO emergency manager.

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A health worker prepares a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Aug. 26, 2021, in Santa Ana, Calif.

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Woman in New Zealand dies from heart inflammation following Pfizer jab

The woman developed myocarditis — a known, rare side effect of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.

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A doctor prepares a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the prefecture in Lille, northern France

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The Pfizer vaccine rises from €15.50 to €19.50. The price of Moderna's vaccine will increase from €19 to €21.50.

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Nearly a dozen countries including Germany, France and Italy temporarily suspended their use of the AstraZeneca jab after reports some patients developed blood clots

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Researchers in Barcelona found both jabs carried a similarly low risk of blood clots, while people infected with COVID-19 were much more likely to develop them.

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FILE - In this May 6, 2021 file photo a man with a face mask leaves the headquarters of the German biotechnology company "BioNTech" in Mainz, Germany.

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Vaccine maker BioNTech to use mRNA tech to target malaria

BioNTech says the insights it has gained from developing an mRNA vaccine against the coronavirus could help developing shots for malaria, a disease that infects millions of people every year.

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Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine production in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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Pfizer says third COVID-19 vaccine dose could provide greater immunity

Pfizer has said that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine could boost immunity.

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275 reported cases of myocarditis were found among the 5 million people who received the COVID-19 vaccine, Israel's health ministry said.

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Empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccine campaign at the Vaccine Village in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany, May 15, 2021.

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EU and Pfizer sign deal for extra 1.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

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Nurse Jasmin Lasse gives a patient the jab in the vaccination centre in Quedlinburg, Germany, on Thursday

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German vaccine tsar: everyone may need a third dose next year

The head of Germany's Standing Committee on Vaccination says the country must prepare for the possibility that all citizens will need a third 'booster' dose of vaccine in 12 months' time.

16/05/2021

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Hungary first EU country to allow COVID-19 vaccine from 16

Teenagers are getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Hungary - the first EU nation to allow it from the age of 16. Children from 12 are getting it in Canada, Israel, UAE and US.

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FILE - In this April 23, 2021 photo, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen makes a statement during an official visit to Pfizer in Puurs, Belgium.

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EU agrees to buy up to 1.8 billion Pfizer vaccine doses

The European Commission deal with Pfizer-BioNTech is its biggest vaccine contract so far

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A display of the Olympic rings at the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo.

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The Olympic Games, which were scheduled to take place in 2020 but were postponed due to the pandemic, will kick off on July 23.

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A East Hartford High School senior receives the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine to Pryce at a mass vaccination site in East Hartford, Conn., April 26, 2021.

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The US is expected to back the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for people aged 12 to 15 within a week. Europe's watchdog launched its review on Monday with a decision expected in June.

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An employee of the Tuebingen Vaccination Centre inoculates a dose of Biontech vaccine in the Paul Horn Arena in Tuebingen, Germany, Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

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Pfizer-BioNTech seek EU approval of COVID vaccine for 12-15 year olds

BioNTech/Pfizer said in March that its vaccine has proven to be 100% effective in youngsters aged 12 to 15.

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Von der Leyen said vaccine production has become stable enough to update the initial target.

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EU to vaccinate 70% of adult population by July, says Von der Leyen

The European Commission president has announced that 70% of the adult population in the EU will receive at least one vaccine dose by July.

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A Red Cross volunteer administers the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to a man in a vaccination center of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, southwestern France, April 8, 2021.

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Pfizer CEO says third COVID jab 'likely' needed within 12 months

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 25, 2021.

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EU to get an extra 50 million COVID vaccines by the end of June

The European Commission chief said the total doses EU countries will receive from Pfizer will now be 250 million in the second quarter of this year.

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Australia had originally planned to rely on the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, but has changed tack after a potential link was found with blood clots

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Australia buys 20 million more Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines for COVID-19

The announcement comes hours after Australia said it would stop using the AstraZeneca jab on those under 50 years old.

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People queue up outside a vaccination center for BioNTech in Hong Kong Wednesday, March 24, 2021.

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A vial of AstraZeneca vaccine at the Lower Saxony Central Police Directorate during the start on the vaccination campaign for police officers, in Hanover on March 4, 2021

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The latest vaccine exports figures from the EU Commission come days after London and Brussels lobbed accusations of vaccine nationalism at each other.

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