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Germany OKs Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for all adults

White House shifts vaccine strategy as states reject doses Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joins ‘Fox Report’ with the details Germany is making the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine available to all adults as it did with the AstraZeneca vaccine, though the bulk of the expected deliveries is still some way off. Germany […]

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Mandatory lockdowns vital to curbing Germany's third wave: Merkel

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a statement, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Germany, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/PoolBERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday said her decision to ask parliament for temporary powers that enables her government to enforce nationwide coronavirus lockdowns was necessary to curb a third wave […]

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Merkel proposes easing some virus curbs in Germany from Monday

Credit: CC0 Public Domain German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to allow more socialising between households from next week as part of plans to gradually loosen virus curbs in the Covid-weary nation, a draft text showed Tuesday. Private get-togethers between two households, not exceeding five adults, will be allowed again “from March 8”, according to the […]

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Swiss drugmaker Novartis to help make Pfizer-Biontech COVID-19 vaccine

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is pictured at the French company’s headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison near Paris, France, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis has signed an initial agreement to provide manufacturing capacity for Pfizer and Biontech’s COVID-19 vaccine, a move aimed at helping boost production as supplies fall […]

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Germany hits 2 million infections as WHO tackles new strains

Germany on Friday passed two million coronavirus cases as a World Health Organization emergency committee readied to issue advice on stemming the spread of new, more contagious strains of the disease. The surge in Europe’s biggest economy came as countries on the continent again tightened restrictions, with Portugal entering a fresh lockdown and Britain requiring […]