South Africa launches COVID-19 vaccination programme with J&J shots

South Africa launched its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Wednesday, battling to tame a more infectious variant of the coronavirus with a roll...

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COVID-19: Boris Johnson 'very confident' about all vaccines as South Africa halts Oxford rollout

The prime minister says he has no doubt that "vaccines generally are going to offer the way out" of lockdown. Boris Johnson has sa...

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South Africa halts rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca jab due to 'limited protection' as Britons face needing a third jab

COVID-19: South Africa halts rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca jab due to 'limited protection' as Britons face needing a third jab A dos...

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Belgium sends investigators into AstraZeneca Covid vaccine plant

EU wants to know whether doses produced on its territory have been diverted to UK Journalists at the Brussels Expo exhibition centre in the ...

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Britain and EU clash over claims to UK-produced Covid vaccine

Britain is on a collision course with the EU over vaccine shortages after Brussels refused to accept that people in the UK have first claim ...

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AstraZeneca denies report coronavirus vaccine not effective for people over 65 years

AstraZeneca has denied the German media reports that its coronavirus vaccine is not effective for people over 65 years. AstraZeneca has deni...

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COVID-19: AstraZeneca to 'cut COVID-19 vaccine delivery to EU by 60%'

The EU regulator is due to decide on approval of AstraZeneca's vaccine on 29 January, with a deal to purchase at least 300m doses. Astra...

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