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Steps taken to target Omicron with AstraZeneca jab, scientist says

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Oxford and AstraZeneca have taken “preliminary steps” to produce an updated version of their coronavirus vaccine to specifically target the Omicron variant, a scientist at the university has said. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Sandy Douglas, a research group leader at Oxford, told the Financial Times that an updated vaccine could be used to […]

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Biden Says He’s Considering Lifting U.S. Omicron Travel Ban

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(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden said he’s considering lifting travel restrictions on people arriving from southern African countries where the omicron variant of coronavirus was first identified, after it became the dominant strain in the U.S. “I’m considering reversing, I’m going to talk with my team in the next couple days,” Biden told reporters at

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Uganda, DR Congo Speakers Root for Regional, Economic Cooperation

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The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah and the President of the Senate of the DR Congo, H.E. Modeste Bahati Lukwebo have agreed to foster bilateral relations that better the lives of their people. In their meeting on Tuesday, 21 December 2021 at Parliament House, Oulanyah and Lukwebo rooted for regional federation to ease market accessibility

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Romanians protest COVID certificates

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Up to 2,000 people demonstrated in front of the Romanian parliament in Bucharest on Tuesday, protesting against a proposed COVID-19 green pass for workplaces. The protesters chanted “freedom” and waved Romanian flags and placards with messages like “stop mandatory vaccination” in front of a line of police.© Provided by DW Up to 2,000 people demonstrated

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Donald Trump gets booed by some of his fans after saying he got a COVID booster

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WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump’s admission that he received a COVID-19 booster shot did not inoculate him from criticism by some fervent supporters. © Jacquelyn Martin, AP President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., on Oct. 2, 2020, on Marine One helicopter after he tested positive for COVID-19. White

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Europe’s COVID Cases Running 40 Percent Higher Than at Same Time Last Year, WHO Says

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The World Health Organization says that Europe is experiencing a much larger COVID-19 surge than it did at the same time last year. WHO Europe regional director Dr. Hans Kluge is urging European countries to prepare for a major holiday surge of COVID-19, especially as the Omicron variant continues to spread. Since the Omicron variant

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S.Africa’s Ramaphosa back at work after COVID-19 self-isolation

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work after finishing a week of self-isolation due to testing positive for COVID-19, his office said on Monday. © Reuters/POOL FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a press conference after the G20 Compact with Africa conference at the Chancellery in BerlinRamaphosa, who was

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Get booster jab without delay, urge Health authorities

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Health authorities are urging Sri Lankans to get their COVID-19 booster jab as soon as possible to ensure that they have very high protection against COVID in order to prevent another wave. © ASSOCIATED PRESS A Sri Lankan army soldier receives his third jab of anti coronavirus vaccine in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

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South Africa scientists probe source of new variants

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South African scientists – hailed for their discovery of Omicron – are investigating the “highly plausible hypothesis” that the emergence globally of dangerous new Covid-19 variants could be linked, in some cases, to extensive mutations taking place inside infected people whose immune systems have already been weakened by other factors, including, though not limited to,

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Moderna says Covid booster appears to protect against omicron

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Moderna said that its currently authorized booster can “boost neutralizing antibody levels 37-fold higher than pre-boost levels,” which it described as reassuring. However, it also said that a double doze of the booster shot — 100 micrograms, rather than the approved 50 micrograms — was significantly more effective. © Provided by CNBC The Moderna Covid-19

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