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Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

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London, UKReuters Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus. AstraZeneca said the authorisation was for a two dose regime and that the vaccine had […]

US authorises Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, elderly next in line for shots

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New York City, US Reuters Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering COVID-19 death toll of over 307,000 lives lost. Millions of doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected to be added to the […]