As many as 29 people above the age of 75 died in Norway after getting vaccinated for Covid-19. Pfizer’s BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is the only vaccine available in Norway. Written by Prashasti Singh, New Delhi UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2021 06:49 AM IST The number...
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India starts world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive
NEW DELHI (AP) — India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway. India is home to the world’s largest vaccine makers and has one...
Gerry Harvey’s retail vaccine fears
Gerry Harvey says stores that encourage their staff to have the COVID-19 vaccine may be more attractive for consumers. Retail mogul Gerry Harvey fears consumers will avoid shopping at outlets where not all sales staff have been vaccinated for COVID-19. The Harvey Norman co-founder said...
Asia Today: China virus cases spike as WHO researchers visit
BEIJING (AP) — China is seeing a new surge in coronavirus cases in its frozen northeast as a World Health Organization team arrived to investigate the origins of the pandemic. China on Thursday also reported its first new death attributed to COVID-19 in months, raising...
WHO says there will be no COVID herd immunity in 2021
Despite vaccines against COVID-19 being rolled out in a number of countries, the World Health Organisation warned on Monday that herd immunity would not be achieved this year. Countries across the globe are looking forward to vaccines finally allowing a return to normality in the...
Scary warning over ‘mutant’ virus strain
A new, super-infectious coronavirus variant that has already been found in three Aussie states comes with a disturbing feature. The “mutant” COVID-19 virus now detected in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth is so super infectious that it is also more likely to infect children. Scientists have...
Mutant COVID-19 strain more likely to infect children
The “mutant” COVID-19 virus now detected in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth is so super infectious that it is also more likely to infect children. Scientists have warned that the new variant, which is likely to become the dominant virus worldwide within months, is a superspreader...
Centre will bear expenses for first phase of Covid vaccination: PM Modi in meeting with CMs
In his first interaction with Chief Ministers following the recent approval of two coronavirus vaccines for restricted emergency use, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said that the central government will bear the expenses of vaccinating nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers in the first...
Grimes says she’s ‘enjoying’ coronavirus
Grimes revealed that she has contracted coronavirus. The singer and songwriter, whose real name is Claire Elise Boucher, took to her Instagram Story on Friday to tell the world, somewhat offhandedly, that she is among the many people across the country who have tested positive...
UK coronavirus deaths soar by record 1,325 in highest daily toll of pandemic
The UK’s coronavirus death toll has risen by a record 1,325 the highest daily figure since the pandemic began. That is 101 deaths higher than the previous highest daily nationwide toll of 1,224 on April 21, during the peak of the first lockdown. The UK’s...