Delayed 2nd Pfizer/BioNTech shot boosts antibodies in elderly; COVID-19 obesity risk higher for men
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(Reuters) – The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel (More…)
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Israel pounds Gaza to curb Palestinian militants but rockets still fly
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Stephen Farrell
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel pummeled Gaza with artillery fire and air strikes on Friday (More...)
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Italy lifts COVID quarantine for EU, UK and Israel from Sunday
ROME (Reuters) -Italy will scrap mandatory quarantine from Sunday for visitors from the European Union, Britain and Israel who test (More…)
Mainland China reports first local COVID-19 cases in more than 3 weeks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Mainland China reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including its first local transmissions in more than three (More…)
India ‘on war footing’ as coronavirus infections pass 24 million
By Tanvi Mehta and Shilpa Jamkhandikar
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounded the alarm over the rapid spread (More…)
WHO urges rich countries to donate shots instead of vaccinating children
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization urged rich countries on Friday to reconsider plans to vaccinate children and instead (More…)
‘U.S. Welcome Patrol’: how some border agents are struggling with Biden’s policy shift
By Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some U.S. border patrol agents are so frustrated with (More…)
Israel pounds Gaza to curb Palestinian militants but rockets still fly
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Stephen Farrell
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel pummeled Gaza with artillery fire and air strikes on Friday (More…)
ICC prosecutor warns against crimes in escalating Israel-Palestinian violence
By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (Reuters) – Individuals involved in a new eruption of (More…)
Exclusive-India’s most populous state to spend up to $1.36 billion on COVID shots amid shortage
By Krishna N. Das
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s most populous state will spend up to $1.36 billion to buy COVID-19 (More…)
Explainer-Who decides if the world needs COVID-19 booster shots?
By Julie Steenhuysen and Kate Kelland
(Reuters) – Vaccine makers Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc, with its German partner BioNTech, (More…)
