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WHO approves China’s Sinovac Covid-19 jab

Listing opens door for jabs to enter Covax global vaccine-sharing facility

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WHO narrows in on Covid-19 Delta variant

B.1.617.2 a variant of concern as it is more transmissible, deadly or have potential to get past some vaccine protections

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US unit of meat supply giant JBS hacked

Brazil-based firm suspends all affected systems, calls in IT professionals and third-party experts

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Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine approved for minors aged 12-15 in Japan

Country also approves storage guidelines to allow for month-long storage after removal from freezer, instead of five days

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S’pore reviews data with aim of expanding mRNA jabs’ use to people with allergies

Expert panel recommends broadening medical eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine

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China sees world’s first human infection of H10N3 bird flu strain

41-year-old man admitted to hospital on April 28, diagnosed a month later

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Ho Chi Minh City must brace for worst of pandemic, Vietnam DPM warns

Truong Hoa Binh calls for stepped-up Covid-19 vaccination covering health frontliners, industrial workers

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After criteria tweaks, Peru leads world in Covid-19 mortality

Govt adjusts figure from 69,342 to whopping 180,764 following health expert panel advice

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School’s out for Myanmar students defying junta threats

Both sides of teaching lectern choose not to return

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Trudeau pledges ‘concrete action’ after mass indigenous student grave found

Canada PM says will work on supporting survivor community, excavating school burial sites

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Singapore to vaccinate kids 12 and up against Covid-19

Over 400,000 students can start booking inoculation slots today

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EU, UK raise doubts about Covid-19 weapons patent waiver

WTO members ask for more time to analyse bid to waive rights on virus-fighting tools

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Rohingya stage ‘unruly’ protest against conditions on Bangladesh island

‘They broke glass on warehouses, came at police’ once UNHCR reps visited, says cop