A new study released Tuesday from the New England Journal of Medicine shows antibodies from the Moderna vaccine last at least six months after the second dose.

Thirty-three adults participated in Moderna’s ongoing study and despite antibodies remaining high in all ages, researchers said antibodies among those in older age groups were lower than younger adults. [TRENDING: Teen diagnosed with disorder after vaccine | Video: Gators ‘getting to know each other’ | Disney relaxes mask policy] “Ongoing studies are monitoring immune responses beyond six months, as well as determining the effect of a booster dose to extend the duration and breadth of activity against emerging viral variants,” the study said.

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Russia, China using their COVID-19 vaccines to gain political power: experts

China and Russia have been using their locally produced COVID-19 vaccines to grow their international soft power by giving doses to desperate countries in order to have more political influence over them, experts say.Benjamin Gedan, deputy director of the Latin America program at the Wilson Center in Washington, called the practice “vaccine diplomacy,” noting that it happens when countries seek to grow their international prestige by distributing vaccines to nations that need them.He said authoritarian governments, including those in China and Russia, have taken the lead in vaccine diplomacy in the last months.

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Increase Covid hospitals, oxygenated beds: Harsh Vardhan directs states amid virus surge

Harsh Vardhan on Saturday directed the states and Union Territories to cope with the crisis by ensuring containment, surveillance and treatment of the coronavirus positive cases.The states and UTs where the Covid-19 spike is particularly worrying are Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.This morning, India added 2.34 lakh new coronavirus infections, its highest daily rise since the pandemic began, the government data showed.Chairing a high-level review meeting with the health ministers of 11 states and UTs, Vardhan presented a snapshot of the unprecedented rise in new cases at the outset.Union Health Min on Covid spike in 11 states, UTsThe Union

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Indian Covid mutation may 'resist vaccine and scupper roadmap out of lockdown'

Fancy an escape? Sign up to the Chill newsletter for weekly inspiration and advice on UK holidays The Indian strain of Covid-19 may resist vaccines and "scupper the UK's escape plan" out of lockdown, according to a top scientist. This comes after 77 cases of the B.1.617 variant, first discovered in India, were found in the UK.

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COVID vaccines don't stop one from getting infected, but helps reducing severity

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From exporter of COVID vaccines to importer: Priyanka Gandhi takes dig at Centre

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AIIMS director lists out two main causes of rapid Covid-19 spread in India

ANI, "The two main causes are-when in Jan/Feb vaccination started and cases went down people stopped following COVID appropriate behaviour and at this time the virus mutated and it spread more rapidly.""This a time when a lot of religious activities happen in our country and polls also underway. We must understand lives are also important.

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Double masking can be potent to protect people from Covid, study reveals

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NCP leader demands removal of PM Modi's photo from COVID vaccination certificate

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Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million

RIO DE JANEIRO – The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.

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'Allow sale of Covid-19 vaccines in open market,': Naveen Patnaik to PM Modi

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Naveen Patnaik asks PM to allow Covid vaccine sale in open market, relax age bar

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to expand the covid-19 vaccine supply chain, and allow the open sale of jabs. Patnaik has also urged the PM to lower the age bar for eligibility for jabs at least in bigger cities, so that the floating population of workers can be taken care of.In his letter, the CM has said that if the government allows open sale, it will reduce the burden on state governments.

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Vaccination not shield against Covid, can reduce severity, lower fatality: Experts

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Is double mutant coronavirus causing the record surge in infections in India?

coronavirus variant could be racing through the crowded nation of more than 1.3 billion people.The new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India’s deadlier new wave of infections that has made it the world’s second worst-hit country, surpassing Brazil, and has already begun to overwhelm its hospitals and crematoriums. The Asian nation has reported more than 14 million Covid cases so far and more than 174,300 fatalities.“This is a variant of interest we are following," Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead officer on Covid, told reporters Friday.

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Covid passport pilots begin tomorrow - full list of dates and venues in events trial

The next stage of the government’s long and arduous attempt to free England from lockdown will begin tomorrow.

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Boris Johnson's India visit: Roadmap 2030, enhanced trade, joint partnership in health on the cards

ANI report.The 2030 vision is for revitalized and dynamic connect between people, re-energised trade, investment and technological collaboration, enhanced defence and security cooperation and closer engagement on regional issues including the Indian Ocean Region and the Indo-Pacific.The India-UK Partnership in climate action, clean energy and healthcare is geared for mutual benefit and a better world.The visit of PM Johnson is expected to positively transform the partnership across a wide spectrum of areas including defence and security, the Indo-Pacific and Western IndianOcean Region (WIOR), trade and investment, healthcare, climate change and people-to-people ties.The UK had on March 16 this year published its once-in-a-generation

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Registration for vaccination opens for people aged 67

The Health Service Executive facility for booking Covid-19 vaccination appointments is opens to 67-year-olds this morning.

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Lyrid meteor shower to light up night sky in April — here’s how to watch

LOS ANGELES - Calling all stargazers: The first major meteor shower of the year — the Lyrids — will occur in mid-April and is expected to light up the evening sky with a dazzling display.The Lyrids are active each year from about April 16 to 25 with peak viewing between midnight April 21 and dawn on April 22.RELATED: Space station will mark 20 years of people living in orbitWhile the Lyrid meteor shower only offers about 10 to 15 meteors per hour at its peak, it can still be a spectacular sight to see if you catch a few streaking across the night sky.The shower will peak April 21 through April 22 (Wednesday through Thursday), meaning viewing at this time will be the best opportunity to observe the meteors.AdvertisementBut viewing

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Covid-19: Railways permit transport of liquid medical oxygen in tankers

Maharashtra, one of the worst affected states by the coronavirus pandemic.The policy, made public late Friday night, said the cryogenic tankers will be transported as a paid-for roll on-roll of (Ro-Ro) service to various destinations across states.The circular said Maharashtra's health secretary had requested for the transport of medical oxygen in cryogenic containers."The matter has been examined.

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All prison inmates will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine by mid-May, officials say

WASHINGTON - All inmates will be provided the opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccination by mid-May, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Thursday.In a statement, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Michael D.

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B.C. Premier John Horgan gets his COVID-19 jab

Global’s Keith Baldrey on B.C. Premier John Horgan’s decision to get the AstraZeneca vaccine today.

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Canada’s doctors call for national vaccination strategy

With vaccinations not keeping pace with transmissions, Canada’s doctors say the federal government needs to change its method of distributing vaccines. Richard Zussman reports.

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LEADING OFF: Mets eye clear weather at last, Cubs HBP woes

A look at what's happening around the majors Saturday:

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William Daniels Celebrates COVID-19 Vaccine, ‘I Missed My Pastrami On Rye’

William Daniels is reuniting with friends after getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Katie Price looks terrified as she ‘finally’ has her first coronavirus vaccine jab despite fear of needles

KATIE Price looked terrified as she had her first coronavirus vaccine jab despite her fear of needles. The TV star grimaced in a video on Instagram tonight after getting the call up for her first dose.

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Celebrities make a stand for COVID vaccines on TV special

LOS ANGELES – President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and a slew of celebrities including Billy Crystal, Jennifer Hudson and Lin-Manuel Miranda are part of a special aimed at boosting COVID-19 vaccination rates.

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B.C.’s Interior Health region about to reach 10,000 COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic

B.C., it seems surreal to think that after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Interior Health Authority (IHA) was reporting just a few cases a day.On April 16, 2020, there were three cases of the virus reported in a region that includes a population of about 750,000, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC).But on April 16, 2021, 110 people tested positive in the IHA, according to the BC CDC — one of the highest case counts in a single day.By Saturday morning, the region will reach a somber milestone: 10,000 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

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Questioning Quebec’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout

While the province is considering lowering the age category for the AstraZeneca vaccine, opposition parties at the National Assembly are pushing to have more people included in the category for those with chronic illnesses. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher explains, there’s also a push to speed up vaccinations in COVID-19 hotspots.

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Confusion exist over COVID-19 vaccine priority and people with disabilities in Quebec

Families of adults with physical and intellectual challenges say the rules aren’t clear when it comes to who is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Workers fired after video shows party at Milton construction site

Several workers have been fired after a video surfaced online of a party at a Milton construction site. Mattamy homes confirmed the incident took place on April 9 and involved workers from Nelmar Drywall. Catherine McDonald has more.

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N.B. woman raising concerns about front-line medical students not receiving vaccination

A New Brunswick woman is raising concerns about frontline medical students not receiving COVID-19 vaccinations before their practical training. She says the students have been forgotten despite working alongside professionals in the field during the pandemic.

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‘Strong adherence’ to health measures, 100K vaccines administered daily needed to decrease COVID-19 cases by summer: Dr. Brown

Ontario’s science advisory co-chair Dr. Adalsteinn Brown said Friday that “strong adherence” to public health measures and “as many vaccines as possible” would be necessary to flatten the COVID-19 curve by summer.

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N.B. mother upset daughter, a paramedic student, wasn’t vaccinated before hospital training

COVID-19 vaccinations before their practical training.Nicole Giddens McQuade of Riverview, N.B, has a daughter training to become a paramedic at Oulton College in Moncton. She requested that her daughter’s name not be used in the story.Giddens McQuade said her daughter has had three weeks of in-hospital training and is halfway through twelve weeks of her paramedic preceptorship.She has not received a COVID-19 vaccination.

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N.S. reaches new vaccine milestone

By the end of Friday, 200,000 vaccines will have been administered by the end of the day, with other 50,000 doses administered this week. Vaccine supply however is still unreliable and there now calls for provinces to share their vaccines with COVID hotspots like Ontario.

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NASCAR, motorsports approach to virus vaccine varies greatly

RICHMOND, Va. – Bubba Wallace says get the shot, like he did.

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FedEx shooting: Indianapolis suspect Brandon Scott Hole was interviewed by FBI last year

INDIANAPOLIS - Police scoured a Fedex facility in Indianapolis and interviewed scores of witnesses Friday in search of a motive for the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S., as family members of the eight victims spent agonizing hours waiting for word on their loved ones.Authorities have identified the suspect in the shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole of Indiana. Two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter provided the identity to The Associated Press.The investigators are searching a home in Indianapolis associated with Hole and have seized evidence, including desktop computers and other electronic media, the officials said.

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WHO: Global COVID cases approach earlier peak

The World Health Organization's (WHO's) top official said today that cases and deaths have doubled over the past 2 months and are at worrying rates, even in countries that had avoided earlier surges.

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Dr. Bogoch clarifies COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Ontario

Dr. Isaac Bogoch speaks with Global News and delves into the nuance surrounding Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution and why thousands of doses of one vaccine are sitting in freezers.

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White House turns its attention to COVID-19 variants

Today, the US government announced a new initiative in the next phase of fighting the pandemic: investing $1.7 billion in genomic sequencing efforts that will help identify COVID-19 variants.

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Not enough data to suggest there’s a gender imbalance on side effects for COVID-19 vaccines: Dr. Njoo

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2-year-old unemployment claim disqualifies Disney cast member for 5 months

ORLANDO, Fla. – After nine years as a cast member with Disney World, Marc Navarro’s only financial assistance from the Department of Economic Opportunity was stopped because of an old unemployment claim appealed and won in 2019.

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Experts predict longer wait for herd immunity as Florida reports 7,276 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – The pause in use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is causing some slow down in the state’s overall vaccination efforts, but local leaders are pressing forward.

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Trudeau says new agreement with Pfizer to double COVID-19 vaccine doses in coming months

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Canada has signed an agreement with Pfizer to provide eight million more COVID-19 vaccine doses on top of what the country was already getting in the coming months.

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Feds offer assistance for Ontario after record setting COVID-19 case numbers, says Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed Friday the surging COVID-19 case numbers in Ontario saying Canadian Red Cross mobile vaccination teams are ready to deploy to help with the vaccine rollout. In addition, extra health care providers, health-care equipment, along with more hospital beds for Toronto and Hamilton would be available.

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Florida FEMA-backed vaccination sites will continue first shots of Pfizer next week

ORLANDO, Fla. – FEMA-backed vaccination sites in Florida will again administer first shots of the Pfizer vaccine, starting next week, according to a news release from the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

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Pennsylvania officials sound alarm on vaccine hesitancy

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A growing number of unfilled appointments and low uptake among nursing home workers are early signs that vaccine hesitancy is becoming an issue in Pennsylvania, prompting state officials to sound the alarm Friday and urge residents to get their COVID-19 shots as quickly as possible.After months of demand outstripping supply, vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are more readily available, and the Wolf administration said the challenge now is to assuage the concerns of people who are reluctant to get it.Gov. Tom Wolf and state health officials on Friday toured a community vaccination clinic in Hershey that had opening.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he doesn’t favor raising unemployment benefits

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he doesn’t favor raising Florida’s unemployment benefits, which are some of the nation’s lowest, but is focused instead on getting people back to work.

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Philadelphia residents 16 and older are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia residents 16 and older are now qualified to sign up for a coronavirus vaccine after city officials Friday moved into Phase 2 of the vaccine rollout plan.Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said the move to open eligibility, which was originally scheduled to happen on Monday, was moved up after healthcare centers and pharmacies said they had "difficulty filling appointments."Even with all adults eligible for a shot of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, Dr.

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COVID-19: Student nurses help out at Toronto vaccine clinic

COVID-19 infections.Sixty-odd nursing students have been doing a work placement at the Downsview Arena clinic, run by Humber River Hospital, helping to guide clients through the vaccination process, said 27-year-old Jessica Su, who’s in her fourth year of nursing school.“I honestly feel like it’s a privilege to be able to help out in the front line and be a part of this moment,” she said. Ontario says 6-week stay-at-home-order, 100K vaccine doses daily only way to flatten COVID-19 curve Chatting with those about to receive their shots is one of the highlights, Su said.“They’ll finally be able to feel safer out there and see their grandkids and other family members,” she said.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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