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Brazil's Carnival finally returns in full form after pandemic

Revelers pose for a portrait during a street carnival parade of the "Loucura Suburbana" (Suburban Craziness) block at the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 16, 2023. (Photos by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil’s Carnival is back.Glittery and outrageous costumes are once again being prepared.

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Pfizer to vaccinate entire city in Brazil for COVID-19 study

NEW YORK - Pfizer wants to study the effectiveness of its own COVID-19 vaccine by inoculating the entire city of Toledo in Brazil.Specifically, researchers want to study the impact of the vaccine in preventing symptomatic cases, reinfections, hospitalizations, deaths and long-term COVID-19.Pfizer will work with local health officials and hospitals to vaccinate anyone over the age of 12 and follow them for up to a year. In late August, the U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

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Former Scotland star Alan Brazil catches Covid while being double vaccinated

covid while being double vaccinated. The popular 62-year-old radio presenter was struck down by the virus last week forcing him to isolate at home.

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COVID-19 cut Brazilian life span almost 2 years in 2021

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Brazil suspends use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in pregnant women

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Brazil begins to make own Covid-19 vaccine

Brazil's Sao Paulo-based Butantan Institute, a state-run medical research facility, on Wednesday began to manufacture ButanVac, the first Brazilian vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19), state governor Joao Doria announced."It will be the first vaccine manufactured entirely in Brazil, without the need to import raw materials," Doria said during a press conference at the institute, which is funded by the state government.Production began on the first of an expected 18 million doses by mid-July, though Brazil's Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) is yet to authorise the vaccine.The institute also makes and packages the CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Life Sciences.

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NACI recommends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine be offered to Canadians 30+

National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is lowering its age recommendation for Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to younger age groups.NACI now recommends the vaccine be used in people 30 years of age and older, “if the individual does not wish to wait for an mRNA vaccine and the benefits outweigh the risks,” said Shelley Deeks, NACI’s vice-chair.Previously, NACI’s guidance said the shot should only be used on those aged 55 and older.Deeks said NACI “weighs the benefits” of the vaccine against the risks associated with COVID-19 infection.

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Hamilton reports over 150 new COVID-19 cases and single case of variant first detected in South Africa

Ontario reports record-breaking 4,736 new COVID-19 cases as total count surpasses 400,000 Hamilton reported the discovery of the B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa on Thursday. On Wednesday, public health revealed the city’s first two cases of the P.1 variant (first detected in Brazil.)Along with the B.1.1.7 variant (first detected in the U.K.) already established and spreading across the city in recent weeks, there have now been 1,490 positively screened cases with a variant.

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Alberta Health reports 950 new COVID-19 cases, 600 additional variants on Sunday

COVID-19 cases over the previous 24-hour period.The province also reported 600 additional variant cases, with 38 per cent of the active cases in Alberta now being variants of concern.On Saturday, Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw tweeted Saturday there was a significant outbreak in the province relating to the P.1 variant, which was first discovered in Brazil.

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Brazil’s largest city begins exhuming old graves to make space for COVID-19 dead

Brazil’s biggest city on Thursday sped up efforts to empty old graves, making room for a soaring number of COVID-19 deaths as Sao Paulo city hall registered record daily burials this week.Gravediggers in the Vila Nova Cachoeirinha cemetery in the city’s northern reaches worked in white hazmat suits to open the tombs of people buried years ago, bagging decomposed remains for removal to another location.Relocating remains is standard in cemetery operations, said the municipal secretary responsible for funeral services, in a statement.

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'Disturbing': More than 1/3 of recent Philadelphia COVID-19 cases caused by virus variants, officials say

PHILADELPHIA - Officials say variants of COVID-19 are making up a good portion of the more recently reported cases in Philadelphia.So far, the Philadelphia area is seeing increased proportions of the UK, California, and New York variants. So far, the Brazil and South African variants have not been observed in the region. "That's disturbing because as you know the rate of new infection were going down," said Frederic Bushman, a Chairman of Microbiology from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Dr. Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide another COVID-19 update for Albertans on Thursday afternoon.The province’s chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Alberta reports 556 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths on Saturday

Alberta hospitality industry requests inclusion in next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations The 556 new cases came from 9,979 tests, resulting in a provincial positivity rate of 5.2 per cent, according to Alberta Health.As of March 19, Alberta Health confirmed 99 new cases of the B.1.1.7 (U.K.) variant. There were no new B.1.351 (South African) or P.1 (Brazilian) variant cases confirmed over the previous 24 hours.

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First cases of Brazil COVID-19 variant detected in Alberta Sunday, next vaccine rollout phase begins Monday

COVID-19 Sunday, including two of the first confirmed Brazil variant cases, officials are preparing to expand the provincial vaccination program to Phase 2A starting Monday.The two Brazil variant cases, also known as the P.1 variant, were detected in travellers.We have identified the first confirmed cases of the P.1 variant (the variant first identified in Brazil) in Alberta. These are both travel related and were detected thanks to the aggressive screening processes in place.

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Hinshaw, Shandro to provide provincial COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 in the province and “the ongoing work to protect public health.”The chief medical officer of health and minister will be making their comments at 4 p.m. and you can watch them in this story.

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COVID-19: Contagious Brazil variant evades immunity, scientists warn

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Maryland resident dies after contracting Brazil COVID-19 variant: health officials

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - Maryland health officials have confirmed a case of COVID-19 in a resident that was caused by the new P.1 variant, which is commonly known as the Brazil variant of the coronavirus.

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WHO panel okays AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot for seniors

coronavirus may reduce its efficacy, a World Health Organization panel said on Wednesday.In interim recommendations on the shot, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) panel said the vaccine should be given in two doses with an interval of 8 to 12 weeks, and should also be used in people aged 65 and older.Even in countries such as South Africa, where questions have been raised about the AstraZeneca vaccine’s efficacy against a newly-emerged variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, “there is no reason not to recommend its use”, SAGE’s chair, Alejandro Cravioto, told a briefing. ‘Concerning’ Brazil COVID-19 variant found in Canada.

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‘Concerning’ Brazil COVID-19 variant found in Canada. What you need to know

coronavirus.The case involves a Toronto resident, who is hospitalized and had recently travelled from Brazil, city health officials confirmed on Sunday. COVID-19 variants could be spreading across Canada.

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New AstraZeneca COVID vaccine data ease worries over 2nd-dose delay

New data from clinical trials of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine suggest it provides strong protection after the first of two doses and could slow the spread of the virus, according to a new preprint study.

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Covid vaccine plant halts production of AstraZeneca jab as bomb squad swoops

Production at an AstraZeneca vaccine plant in Wrexham was temporarily stopped while a bomb squad probed a suspicious package.

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'The honour is ours': PM Modi's reply to Brazil President's 'Dhanyawaad' for Covid vaccine

@jairbolsonaro to be a trusted partner of Brazil in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic together. We will continue to strengthen our cooperation on healthcare.

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Oxygen-starved city in Brazil’s Amazon starts immunization against Covid-19

vaccines against the coronavirus, providing a ray of hope for the rainforest’s biggest city whose health system is collapsing amid an increase in infections and dwindling oxygen supplies.Amazonas state Gov.

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Brazil approves emergency use of AstraZeneca, Sinovac vaccines against Covid-19

Also Read | Churn in India’s internet economy“We must continue monitoring the vaccines to capture adverse effects that were perhaps not seen in trials," she said.Minutes after Anvisa finished its meeting, Sao Paulo began vaccinations, making Monica Calazans, a 54-year-old Black nurse, the first Brazilian to get a shot against Covid-19. Governor Joao Doria stood by her side with a shirt that read, “Brazil’s vaccine."The health ministry had said it would take between three to five days for the shots to arrive in all states, and vaccination would start simultaneously across the country.

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COVID-19 vaccine: Brazil delays approval of Sputnik V, seeks more data

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Bolsonaro writes to Modi, asks to expedite AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine shipment as delays loom

Covid-19 vaccine's arrival in Brazil, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite a shipment of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine, as per a letter on Friday.The letter released by Bolsonaro's press office comes amid growing pressure to speed up Brazil's Covid-19 vaccine roll-out and end the world's second-deadliest pandemic."To enable the immediate implementation of our National Immunization Program, I would appreciate ...

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Phase 3 trials show AstraZeneca COVID vaccine has up to 90% efficacy

The first full peer-reviewed results of phase 3 trials of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University show that it is safe and up to 90% effective in preventing infection, supporting regulatory submissions for emergency use.

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Phase 3 trials show AstraZeneca vaccine has up to 90% efficacy

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New research suggests Alberta COVID-19 R value currently too high to lift restrictions

new measures announced on Nov. 24.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney said the province’s R value must be below one by Dec.

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How AstraZeneca can recover from its covid-19 vaccine stumble

Covid-19 pandemic now resurgent across the globe, it’s a comfort to know that there are several promising vaccine candidates in speedy development. Their success is crucial in fighting the virus and charting a path back to normal.

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'North Korean hackers' target Brit Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca in major cyberattack

North Korean hackers have targeted coronavirus vaccine maker AstraZeneca with bogus WhatsApp messages, according to claims.

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AstraZeneca data hint at halting severe covid, Moncef Slaoui Says

AstraZeneca Plc found that 16 participants who received a placebo in its clinical trial contracted severe Covid-19, a sign that the shot could block the worst cases of disease.The British drugmaker and its partner, the University of Oxford, said earlier Monday that none of the trial participants who received the vaccine had become severely ill, and that none of the patients in that group were hospitalized.“That’s very important," said Moncef Slaoui, chief scientific adviser to Operation Warp Speed, in an interview with Bloomberg News. “It’s exciting."Slaoui revealed the placebo-arm data after Astra and Oxford said their vaccine prevented 70% of people from getting Covid-19 in large trials in the UK and Brazil.

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AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine 'highly effective' prevention

LONDON - AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed that its COVID-19 vaccine with Oxford University was up to 90% effective in preventing disease.The results are based on interim analysis of trials in the U.K. and Brazil of a vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by AstraZeneca.

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AstraZeneca: COVID-19 vaccine 'highly effective' prevention

LONDON – AstraZeneca said Monday that late stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine developed with Oxford University were “highly effective’’ in preventing disease.The results are based on interim analysis of trials in the U.K. and Brazil of the vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by AstraZeneca.

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Brazil to resume trial of China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine

Brazil‘s health regulator Anvisa has allowed the resumption of late-stage clinical trials for China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, which had been suspended due to the death of a volunteer that was registered in Sao Paulo as a suicide.Brazilian medical institute Butantan said in a statement it would restart trials later on Wednesday.Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, a longtime China skeptic who has baselessly dismissed the Sinovac vaccine as lacking in credibility, had hailed Monday’s suspension as a personal victory.

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AstraZeneca could profit from Oxford covid vaccine as early as July: report

AstraZeneca could start profiting from its COVID-19 vaccine as soon as July next year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a memo showing the British drugmaker can declare when it considers the pandemic to have ended.The London-listed firm previously said it would not profit from the vaccine "during the pandemic", and the report attributes the development to a memorandum of understanding signed this year between AstraZeneca and Brazilian public health organization, Fiocruz.AstraZeneca, which developed the vaccine with Oxford University, signed multiple supply-and-manufacture deals for more than 3 billion doses globally, although details on the terms have been scant.According to FT, the "Pandemic Period" could be further

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Coronavirus resurgence in Brazil Amazon’s largest city dashes hope for herd immunity

Brazil’s Amazon has closed bars and river beaches to contain a fresh surge of coronavirus cases, a trend that may dash theories that Manaus was one of the world’s first places to reach collective, or herd, immunity.When a large portion of a community becomes immune to a disease, its spread becomes unlikely.University of Sao Paulo researchers suggested that a drastic fall in COVID-19 deaths in Manaus pointed to collective immunity at work, but they also believe that antibodies to the disease after infection may not last more than a few months.

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‘I just want this suffering to be over.’ Brazilians flock to COVID-19 vaccine trials

Herton EscobarScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.SÃO PAULO—Brazilian physical therapist Graziela Domingues is waging a life-and-death struggle against COVID-19. As head of the rehabilitation team at the Emilio Ribas Institute of Infectious Diseases hospital here, she helps COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit exercise their lungs—all the while taking every possible precaution not to get infected and carry the virus home to her family.

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AstraZeneca vaccine trial resumes as coronavirus continues grim march

AstraZeneca and Oxford University announced they had "voluntarily paused" their vaccine trial after a UK volunteer developed an unexplained illness.But on Saturday the trial was given the all clear by British regulators to resume following a safety review.

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China port warns public after coronavirus found in Brazilian chicken wings

BEIJING/SHANGHAI : A sample of frozen chicken wings imported into the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen from Brazil has tested positive for coronavirus, the city government said on Thursday, raising fears that contaminated food shipments could cause new outbreaks.Local disease control centres tested a surface sample taken from the chicken wings as part of routine screenings carried out on meat and seafood imports since June, when a new outbreak in Beijing was linked to the city's Xinfadi wholesale food centre.The discovery came a day after traces of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 were found on the packaging of frozen shrimp from Ecuador.

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Coronavirus cases top 1 million in Brazil as Beijing sees drop in new infections

China‘s capital recorded a further drop in coronavirus cases amid tightened containment measures, while Brazil surpassed 1 million confirmed infections, second only to the United States.Europe, in contrast, continues to emerge warily from lockdown, with hard-hit Britain considering easing social distancing rules to make it easier for restaurants, pubs and schools to reopen.Officials reported 22 new cases in Beijing on Saturday, along with five others elsewhere in China. There were no new deaths and 308 people remained hospitalized for treatment.

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With more coronavirus cases than Spain or Italy, Brazil is world’s 4th biggest hotspot

Brazil’s confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus rose on Saturday past those of Spain and Italy, which was once the epicenter of the pandemic, making Brazil’s outbreak the fourth largest in the world, according to official figures.

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Brazil deploys military to protect Amazon rainforest

Brazil deployed thousands of soldiers to protect the Amazon rainforest on Monday, taking precautions to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus, as the government mounts an early response to surging deforestation ahead of the high season for forest fires.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Brazil’s homeless face many risks amid COVID-19

For thousands of homeless people in Sao Paulo, Brazil, an already perilous situation has become dire as the population adjusts to life on the street in the age of the novel coronavirus. In an area known as “Crackland” due to its reputation for selling drugs, social distancing is a luxury as homeless residents congregate close together.

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Lizzo stuns on the cover of Marie Claire Brazil

Lizzo sparkles on the cover of the 29th anniversary edition of Marie Claire Brasil this week.Oozing attitude in a one-sleeve glittery gown, the singer props one leg up on a speaker in the stunning shot taken by photographer Luisa Dörr.'[Thank you] @marieclairebr for making me your covergirl lovergirl' the 31-year-old star captioned the front over which she shared to her Instagram on Tuesday. All that glitters: Lizzo shimmers on the cover of Marie Claire Brasil for its 29th anniversary editionThe Detroit born beauty is seen sporting a natural makeup look with chandelier earrings and long tresses cascading down her back.Some multicolor metallic heels with ankle ties complete the fierce look.

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls coronavirus ‘a little flu,’ claims strong measures unnecessary

Even as coronavirus cases mount in Latin America’s largest nation, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has staked out the most deliberately dismissive position of any major world leader, calling the pandemic a momentary, minor problem and saying strong measures to contain it are unnecessary.

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Alan Brazil says Celtic and Rangers title fight MUST be completed as he dismisses 'whinging' about tough schedules for players

Alan Brazil says football seasons across Europe MUST be completed before a new one can start, as he dismisses "whinging" about the strain on players.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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