Preliminary dataexternal icon from mRNA COVID-19 vaccine trials indicate that most systemic post-vaccination signs and symptoms are mild to moderate in severity, occur within the first three days of vaccination (the day of vaccination and following two days, with most occurring the day after vaccination), resolve within 1-2 days of onset, and are more frequent and severe following the second dose and among younger persons compared to those who are older (>55 years).

Cough, shortness of breath, rhinorrhea, sore throat, or loss of taste or smell are consistent with post-vaccination symptoms, and instead may be symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 or another infection.Because systemic post-vaccination signs and symptoms might be challenging to distinguish.

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Coronavirus: Canada taking steps to ensure ‘safe and efficient’ distribution of Moderna vaccine once approved

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin said on Wednesday that collective efforts to bring initial shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to Canada were a success, and that they are taking “deliberate steps to ensure the safe and efficient distribution” of the Moderna vaccine across the country once it is approved.

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Coronavirus: Canadian officials discuss vaccine distribution to Indigenous communities

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Messenger RNA gave us a COVID-19 vaccine. Will it treat diseases, too?

Kelly ServickThe dramatic success of two COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials last month marked a triumph for a previously unproven medical technology. The vaccines, one of which was authorized for emergency use by the U.S.

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Daily coronavirus cases in Maine see record high

Daily new coronavirus cases in Maine reached a record high this week, with the state recording some 554 cases on Tuesday alone. The seven-day moving average also increased on Tuesday, rising to 409.3, an increase from 321.6 a week prior. In Maine, a nurse at the Maine Medical Center was thought to be the first person to receive the Pfizer jab on Tuesday morning.

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’Historic moment:’ Frontline workers receive COVID-19 vaccine at AdventHealth Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – Frontline workers lined up Wednesday morning inside AdventHealth Orlando to receive their first dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine.Nurse Manager Susan Upper was one of the first to receive the shot.“I got mine at the beginning of my shift and I felt fine. My arm is a little bit sore now, but other than that, I felt good and got through my shifts,” Upper said.AdventHealth says thousands of other frontline workers signed up to get the vaccine.“We had to wait for 30 minutes after (getting the vaccine) to make sure there are no adverse reactions ...

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Daily US COVID deaths again top 3,000 as officials scurry to distribute vaccine

Washington: U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 3,000 for the third time in a week as Congress made progress toward approving a long-awaited financial relief package and the country's expanding vaccination program offered a measure of hope.The death toll of 3,102 on Tuesday, the third highest total since the pandemic began, lifted the cumulative number of U.S.

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Health officials give update on Manitoba’s coronavirus fight as vaccine rollout begins

COVID-19 Wednesday.Manitoba’s chief provincial health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, and Dr.

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Canada preparing for Moderna vaccine delivery with ‘dry run’

Moderna coronavirus vaccine.On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country had secured 168,000 of Moderna’s vaccines that are expected to arrive before the end of December, pending approval from Health Canada.He added they could be delivered 48 hours after they’ve been authorized.More to come.

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Clinical trials begin on Covid-19 vaccine being produced in West Lothian but it won't be ready for another year

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Another 75 people are being hired as West Lothian’s Covid-19 vaccine begins mass production but it won’t be ready for at least another year, if it is successful.Valneva in Livingston are working on the unique inactivated vaccine and today released more details on the timeframe of production.Valneva say they are already "ramping-up our manufacturing capacities and commencing production at full-scale."Clinical trials involving approximately 150 healthy adults will be conducted in study sites across the United Kingdom, supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).Trials will then step up next year and will include more than 4,000

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Nova Scotia reports 4 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The first vaccinations were given to around 350 frontline health workers in Halifax at a clinic near where the initial shipment of the vaccine is stored on the campus of Dalhousie University.A registered nurse with the COVID-19 unit at the QEII, Danielle Sheaves, was the first person in the province to receive the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, the province said.Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia said it has completed 91,747 tests.

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Government outlines four things public should do this Christmas under Covid rules

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxThe government told Brits four things people should do as Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people to have a "merry little Christmas" in a grim festive warning.

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Crunch time for Canada Post as Christmas mailing deadline looms

COVID-19 pandemic.Spokesman Jon Hamilton told 680 CJOB Canada Post has seen record volumes of mail and packages in recent weeks.“It has been a Christmas season like no other, which is ending a year like no other. From March on, we have been incredibly busy as Canadians started shopping online,” he said.“As they shopped online more, they’d become very confident shopping online — you could see that when we had barbecues and patio sets going through the mail in the summertime.“It started coming early, and we saw growth of 30 to 35 per cent or more, depending on the day.

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Philadelphia healthcare workers receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA - Wednesday will mark a monumental day in Philadelphia's fight against the coronavirus pandemic as a select number of healthcare workers will roll up their sleeves to receive the first shot of the two-dose Pfizer-Biontch vaccine.More than 13,500 doses were divided among Philadelphia-area hospitals with the appropriate freezing-cold storage, according to city health officials. Philadelphia expects thousands more doses in the coming days in order to continue the first wave of vaccinations. Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia administered its first vaccination around 7:30 a.m.

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WWII POW gets Birmingham's first COVID-19 vaccine

A 94-year-old World War II veteran and prisoner of war rolled up his sleeves on Tuesday and became the first person in Birmingham, Ala., to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Lee Elm Creel told AL.com that the jab “felt about like a flu shot.” Creel wasn’t the first in the state to receive the shot, but Birmingham’s VA Medical Center was the first in the county to administer the vaccine, according to the news outlet.

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New Covid-19 strain features 17 mutations sparking fears vaccine won't work

coronavirus and say they have uncovered 17 alterations from the original strain of the killer disease, which they described as "a lot".Many of the changes have happened to the virus's spike protein, which it uses to latch onto human cells and cause illness.This is significant because most Covid-19 vaccines being developed, including the Pfizer jab that has already begun to be rolled out in the UK, are effective by targeting this protein.It is feared this could stop people becoming immune to coronavirus if they have been infected with a different strain than the vaccine can protect them against.Scientists including England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty have said there is "currently no evidence" that the new variant will stop the

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India may need to spend $1.8 billion on covid-19 vaccines in first phase, documents show

NEW DELHI : India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme, according to estimates by the GAVI vaccines alliance.India, which has the world's second highest caseload of coronavirus behind the United States, plans to inoculate 300 million people over the next six to eight months, likely with vaccines from AstraZeneca, Russia's Sputnik, Zydus Cadila and India's own Bharat Biotech.Documents reviewed by Reuters underline the scale of the funding challenge India faces to immunise its vast population, with 600 million shots required in the first wave alone for critical workers and people most at risk from

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Coronavirus: Physician receives first COVID-19 vaccine administered in Manitoba

Dr. Brian Penner, a physician in Winnipeg, was the first Manitoban to get the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday morning.

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COVID-19 vaccine rollout raises ethical concerns

Bioethics and Global health professor at the University of Toronto Kerry Bowman talks about the ethical concerns that surround the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Jefferson Hospital nurse becomes first staff member to receive COVID-19 vaccine

PHILADELPHIA - A Jefferson University Hospital nurse on Wednesday morning became one of the first people in Philadelphia to receive the coronavirus vaccine, signaling the start of the city's effort to inoculate more than 1 million people.Nurse Jennifer Gil said she felt "great" after receiving the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine, and was "excited" and "honored" to be the first Jefferson Hospital staff member to receive the vaccine."It means a lot, I think it's a sign of hope," Gil said.

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COVID-19 vaccine clinics to start Wednesday in three of four Atlantic provinces

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Meanwhile, a frontline health care worker from the long-term care sector is expected to be the first person to receive a vaccine shot in a clinic held at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown.Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are expected to release more details today on the clinic planned for St.

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Canada getting 168K Moderna vaccine doses before year end

TORONTO, ONT – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada has contracted to receive up to 168,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine before the end of December, pending approval by the country’s health regulator.Trudeau said deliveries could begin within 48 hours of regulatory approval and health officials said they expect to approve use of the Moderna vaccine soon.Canadians began receiving vaccine shots developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday and Trudeau said Canada expects to receive about 200,000 doses from Pfizer next week. Canada received an initial batch of 30,000 this week.Trudeau said they will have 70 sites ready to administer these doses next week, up from 14 sites this week.The U.S.

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The first person in Tameside has had the Covid-19 vaccine... the great granny is already planning her delayed 80th birthday party

direct to your inboxThe first person to get the Covid-19 vaccine in Tameside said she feels ‘lucky’ to be part of the landmark fight against the virus – and is already planning her delayed birthday celebrations.Mary Murray, from Dukinfield, was the first in the borough to receive the jab at the new vaccination centre in the car park of Hyde Leisure Centre on Wednesday (December 16).Mary, 80, was given the vaccine by nurses while sat inside a car at the drive-through service, in a historic moment for Tameside.The great, great grandmother said getting the jab will make her feel much more confident about getting back to living a normal life.

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1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine in Saskatchewan given to health-care workers

Front-line health care workers rolled up their sleeves at Regina General Hospital to receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Saskatchewan.

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Low-income nations could be without a coronavirus vaccine until 2024: report

COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries faces a “very high” risk of failure, potentially leaving nations home to billions of people with no access to vaccines until as late as 2024, internal documents say.The World Health Organization’s COVAX program is the main global scheme to vaccinate people in poor and middle-income countries around the world against the coronavirus. It aims to deliver at least two billion vaccine doses by the end of 2021 to cover 20 per cent of the most vulnerable people in 91 poor and middle-income countries, mostly in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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Manitoba health-care workers get province’s first coronavirus vaccine doses

COVID-19 vaccine will start to get their initial doses Wednesday morning.The first inoculation is scheduled to start at about 8:20 a.m. Global News will stream the event live in this story.

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EU unveils revamp of cybersecurity rules days after hack

BRUSSELS – The European Union unveiled Wednesday plans to revamp the 27-nation bloc’s dated cybersecurity rules, just days after data on a new coronavirus vaccine was unlawfully accessed in a hack attack on the European Medicines Agency.The EU last year recorded around 450 cyber incidents involving European infrastructure, notably in the financial and energy sectors, and the pandemic has highlighted Europe’s deep dependence on the internet and exposed security weaknesses.The EU’s current Network Information System regulations date from 2008, and the European Commission’s new proposals aim to bring them up to date and allow the EU to impose hefty fines on operators who break the rules.“The time of innocence is over.

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Veteran actor Lionel Blair, 92, smiles behind mask as he receives Covid vaccine

Lionel Blair has received the first of two Covid vaccine jabs at the age of 92.

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Philadelphia healthcare workers to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA - Wednesday will mark a monumental day in Philadelphia's fight against the coronavirus pandemic as a select number of healthcare workers will roll up their sleeves to receive the first shot of the two-dose Pfizer-Biontch vaccine.More than 13,500 doses were divided among Philadelphia-area hospitals with the appropriate freezing-cold storage, according to city health officials. Philadelphia expects thousands more doses in the coming days in order to continue the first wave of vaccinations. Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia plans to administer its first vaccination around 7:30 a.m.

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Instagram model wants to have sex with man who has had coronavirus vaccine

Instagram model has revealed the strict rules she has in place for her next boyfriend. In recent months, Iasmin Santos, 27, has been quite vocal about who she wants to date.

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Health committee told vaccine coordination required

Successful rollout of a vaccine is dependent on coordination across Government, several state agencies and the HSE, according to the head of the taskforce charged with overseeing the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

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How long will the COVID-19 vaccine protect you? Here’s what we know so far

COVID-19 vaccinations officially underway in Canada and other parts around the world, there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel, even as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise.A vaccine can prevent illness from the novel coronavirus, but as real-world vaccinations take place out of clinical trial settings, there are still some unanswered questions.

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FedEx, Pfizer safeguard COVID-19 vaccine distribution ahead of severe weather

FedEx and Pfizer have taken precautions to handle possible inclement weather – and other complications – that might impede the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine across the country. This week saw the first distributions of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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EU members to start Covid-19 jabs 'the same day'

Covid-19 vaccinations on "the same day" in a sign of unity, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.Her statement to the European Parliament came as pressure mounted on the bloc to catch up with the United States and Britain, which have already started inoculating people with a vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech.Also Read | How rural schooling is going into the dark"To get to the end of the pandemic, we will need up to 70 percent of the population vaccinated. This is a huge task, a big task.

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Covid-19 vaccines: India’s proposed WTO patent waiver faces stiff opposition from US, EU

Covid-19 vaccines look set to protect millions of citizens of the world’s richest countries in the coming months. But inoculating the rest of the planet’s population may mean finding a way around an impasse over intellectual property.Representatives from all 164 member states of the World Trade Organization met last week in Geneva to discuss a proposal from India and South Africa to waive broad sections of the WTO’s intellectual property rules and to try to forge an agreement on how patents developed in the race against Covid-19 should be recognized.The meeting ended without consensus, leaving poorer countries who sponsored the proposal frustrated and legal protections for vaccines intact.

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Manitoba, 3 Atlantic provinces to start 1st doses of coronavirus vaccinations

COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.Manitoba says high-priority health workers will be getting the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine.

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German coronavirus deaths at 952 hit new high as lockdown starts

Germany entered a strict lockdown on Wednesday in an attempt to bring soaring coronavirus cases under control as the number of registered deaths from Covid-19 jumped by 952, the highest daily increase yet.The previous record daily death toll was 598 on Friday. However, the figures reported on Wednesday are not exactly comparable to previous days because they were inflated as a result of a technical problem in one state, according to the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases, which collects the numbers.Also Read | How rural schooling is going into the darkFears that the pandemic is spiralling out of control in Germany prompted Chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 state governors to announce on Sunday a tough lockdown until Jan.

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UK still plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions on Christmas holiday gatherings

coronavirus infections in the last few weeks that's raised fears of a new wave of infections and deaths in the new year.Britain's communities secretary, Robert Jenrick, said further discussions will take place on Wednesday between leaders from the four nations of the U.K. about the planned relaxation.

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Covid-19: Saudi Arabia to begin vaccine distribution in next 3 days, says report

Covid-19 vaccination program.The program will commence in three phases, with the first targeting people over 65 and those with chronic diseases and low immunity.People aged over 65 as well as those with chronic ailments or at a high risk of infection will receive the vaccine in the first stage, and those aged over 50 in the second, the official Saudi Press Agency said.Everyone else will be vaccinated in the third stage, SPA said citing the health ministry, without specifying the dates for each phase or how long the mass campaign would take.Last week, the kingdom approved the use of the vaccine developed by US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTec, becoming the second Gulf country after Bahrain to green-light the

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Covid-19 vaccination: UP govt cancels leaves of all health officials till Jan 2021

Health and Family Welfare Department of Uttar Pradesh has cancelled all leaves of officers and employees of the Directorate General, in view of proposed Covid-19 vaccination in the months of December 2020 and January 2021.A departmental notice dated December 15, 2020, stated that the cooperation of officers and employees of the Directorate General will be needed during the proposed coronavirus vaccination."Everyone working under the health and family welfare department are aware of the fact that Covid-19 pandemic is still affecting the lives of people across the globe and norms, guidelines are being followed to prevent its spread.

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Covid-19 vaccine in UP: Health dept cancels leaves of all officials in Dec, Jan

Uttar Pradesh has cancelled all leaves of officers and employees of the Directorate General, in view of proposed Covid-19 vaccination in the months of December 2020 and January 2021.A departmental notice dated December 15, 2020, stated that the cooperation of officers and employees of the Directorate General will be needed during the proposed coronavirus vaccination.Also Read | How rural schooling is going into the dark"Everyone working under the health and family welfare department are aware of the fact that Covid-19 pandemic is still affecting the lives of people across the globe and norms, guidelines are being followed to prevent its spread.

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Government reveals how many people have received coronavirus vaccine in UK so far

direct to your inboxThe government has revealed the total number of coronavirus vaccines administered in the UK so far.The UK's vaccine roll-out started on Tuesday last week after the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use in the country.The first people to be vaccinated include elderly people over the age of 80, care home staff and residents and healthcare workers.The government had previously said 'tens of thousands' of people have been given the jab in the first week, but had held off on giving an official figure until now.Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has now said that nearly 138,000 people have been administered their first jab of the vaccine.A second dose of the vaccine is

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UK still plans to ease restrictions on holiday gatherings

LONDON – Britain's easing of restrictions for family gatherings over Christmas looks like it's still on despite a sharp spike in new coronavirus infections in the last few weeks that's raised fears of a new wave of infections and deaths in the new year.Britain's communities secretary, Robert Jenrick, said further discussions will take place on Wednesday between leaders from the four nations of the U.K. about the planned relaxation.

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Will London's Oxford street survive Covid?

“In a West End town, a dead end world," sang the Pet Shop Boys in the mid-1980s. Fast forward 35 years and the electronic-pop duo would be just about right.

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Germany enters harder lockdown as virus deaths hit new high

BERLIN – Germany hit a new record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown Wednesday, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high new cases.The country recorded 179.8 deaths of new infections per 100,000 residents over the last seven days, a new high and significantly more than the 149 per 100,000 reported a week ago by the Robert Koch Institute, the country's disease control center.It also blew past its previous daily total, with Germany's 16 states reporting 952 people had died of the virus, the agency said. That was far greater than the previous daily record set Friday of 598 deaths, although included two days of figures from the hard-hit eastern state of Saxony, which did not report Tuesday.

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Governors Rated Highest for Conveying Clear COVID-19 Plan

higher level of trust in state government than in federal government. Also, throughout the pandemic, public health directives and decisions have primarily been made at the state level with some guidance from the national level.As the vaccine rollout begins, national and state authorities will have to coordinate to distribute them to the American public.

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The Latest: S. Korea reports new daily high, mulls new steps

Biden’s challenge: Creating a COVID-19-free White House— Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises— US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears— After a punishing fall that left hospitals struggling, s ome Midwestern states are seeing a decline in new coronavirus cases.— A scientist taking part in the World Health Organization’s mission track down the origins of the coronavirus says they plan to sift through samples and medical data from China to help determine where the bug came from. — The four nations of the United Kingdom are facing mounting calls to scrap.

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Asian stocks advance after stimulus talks lift Wall St

release of data showing exports fell 4% in November, while imports dropped 11% from a year earlier. Exports of vehicles, semiconductors and other manufactured items showed the biggest declines.

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No vaccine access for 25% of world until 2022 - report

Almost a quarter of the world's population will not have access to a Covid-19 vaccine until 2022, according to new research.

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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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