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FILE: This undated image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral medication against COVID-19.

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Danish authorities said a Wednesday announcement seeming to restrict the use of the Moderna jab was badly worded, and that the country continued to offer under-18s the vaccine.

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In this file photo taken on October 1, 2021, a vial of Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination sits on a table at a vaccination booster shot clinic in San Rafael, California.

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