France is sticking to its plan to give over-55s the Johnson & Johnson vaccine suspended in the US and South Africa over rare blood clots, a government spokesman said Wednesday. Gabriel Attal also reaffirmed the government’s confidence in the AstraZeneca jab as an “essential tool” in the fight against Covid-19, hours after Denmark said it...
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Araji: Lebanese should avoid Ramadan payer, Iftar gatherings
Health Parliamentary Committee Head, MP Assem Araji, on Wednesday told the Voice of Lebanon Radio station that “the decrease in the number of COVID-19 deaths and infections within the past few days was a good sign, provided that people kept adhering to preventive measures, especially in light of the country’s dire economic and health conditions. ...
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Ministry of Health: 1985 new infections, 35 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 1985 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 499839. 35 deaths have been recorded over the past 24 hours.
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US regulators recommend ‘pause’ in use of J&J vaccine over blood clot fears
US health authorities recommended a “pause” Tuesday in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” over potential links to a rare type of blood clot, in a blow to the country’s immunization campaign. The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control are assessing...
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WHO, agencies urge countries to suspend sale of live wild mammals at markets
UN health and environment agencies jointly call on countries to halt the sale of live wild mammals in traditional markets to reduce the risk of new zoonotic diseases like COVID-19.
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Health Ministry: 1008 new Corona cases, 42 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Monday, the registration of 1008 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 497,854. It also indicated that 42 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Germany Covid-19 Infections Pass 3 Million
The number of Covid-19 infections in Germany has crossed the three million mark, according to figures published Monday by the Robert Koch Institute disease control centre. The total number of infections now stands at 3,011,513, with 78,452 deaths, the institute said. However the incidence rate over the past week, closely followed by authorities, was 136.4...
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Health Ministry: 2,213 new Corona cases, 31 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Sunday, the registration of 2,213 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 496,846. It also indicated that 31 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Information Ministry publishes list of 51 questions, responses regarding Corona vaccine
The Ministry of Information has published, on its website, a new list (in the English language) that includes 51 questions and answers about the Corona vaccine. The list, which is the result of a joint effort between the Ministries of Public Health and Information, the World Health Organization and UNICEF, sheds light in its first...
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Ministry of Health: 2,705 new Corona cases, 38 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Saturday, the registration of 2,705 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 494,633. It also indicated that 38 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.