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US man who got 1st pig heart transplant dies after…

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday. David Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn’t give an exact cause of death, saying only

Slow to start, China mobilizes to vaccinate at headlong pace

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of

WHO report says animals likely source of COVID

AP Exclusive BEIJING, March 29 (AP) — A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of

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WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers’ profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right”

India starts world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive

NEW DELHI (AP) — India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign,

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Concerns as India to roll out home-grown vaccine

BHOPAL (AFP) – A homegrown coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out in India from Saturday even though clinical trials haven’t

Queen Elizabeth II and husband receive COVID-19 vaccinations

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, have received their COVID-19 vaccinations, royal officials said Saturday.

UK first in world to start using Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. on Monday became the first nation in the world to start using the COVID-19 vaccine

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COVID-19 vaccines of SII, Bharat Biotech approved for emergency use

New Delhi (ANI): COVID-19 vaccines of Serum Institue of India and Bharat Biotech have been granted permission for restricted use

AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid vaccine approved for use in UK

LONDON, Dec 30, 2020 (AFP) – Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the coronavirus