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CDC panel endorses approval of the Pfizer Covid vaccine for Americans aged
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI/Sputnik): A key advisory panel of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday that it has unanimously endorsed the full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 16 and older.
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Global COVID-19 toll surpasses 4.5 million, US daily average for new cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 216.3 million, while the global COVID-19 death toll stands at over 4.5 million, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center.
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Origins of COVID may never be definitively identified: US Intelligence Com
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Intelligence Community (IC) assesses that the origins of the novel coronavirus disease may never be definitively identified without additional information, the declassified summary of a report commissioned by US President Joe Biden revealed on
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US to roll out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in September, say health off
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Booster shots of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are set to become available for all adults in America beginning next month, the country's top health officials announced on Wednesday.
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US COVID-19 cases top 36 million with over 618,000 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): US COVID-19 cases topped 36 million Tuesday, fueled by a steep increase in infections due to the unchecked spread of the Delta variant.
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Fuelled by Delta variant, US COVID-19 cases hit highest level since Februa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): US average of daily COVID-19 cases hit the highest level since February on Sunday (local time), fuelled by the Delta variant.
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US to maintain travel restrictions, citing Delta variant: White House
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): The United States will maintain existing travel restrictions "at this point" due to concerns over the highly transmissible Covid-19 Delta variant and the rising number of US coronavirus cases, the White House confirmed on Monday.
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Bangladesh receives first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine Moderna from US
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 3 (ANI): Bangladesh received the first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine Moderna from the US on Friday through the COVAX initiative.
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All US-authorised COVID-19 vaccines effective against Delta variant, says
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Thursday (local time) said that most COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against the rapidly spreading Delta variant and reiterated his request for people to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
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US faces calls from experts to speed up COVID-19 vaccine approval process
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): As the United States is poised to miss its July 4 goal of vaccinating 70 per cent of adult Americans, calls are rising from some experts for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to move faster to fully approve the COVID-19 vaccines as a key step to address v
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US likely to miss July 4 COVID-19 vaccination target
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): The White House on Tuesday acknowledged that President Joe Biden's administration is likely to fall short of his stated goal of vaccinating 70 per cent of American adults with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by July 4.
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US COVID-19 deaths cross 600,000-mark
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States reached the grim milestone of 600,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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