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Ottawa declares state of emergency over COVID-19 protests
AP News By ROB GILLIES TORONTO (AP) — The mayor of Canada’s capital declared a state of emergency Sunday and...
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Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults
AP News By LAURAN NEERGAARD Pfizer is enrolling healthy adults to test a reformulated COVID-19 vaccine that matches the hugely...
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U.S. CDC warns against travel to 22 destinations over COVID-19
Reuters By David Shepardson The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday advised against travel to 22...
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The Postal Service is now taking orders for COVID-19 test kits
NPR BRIAN NAYLOR The U.S. Postal Service has begun taking orders for at-home COVID-19 test kits. The website, COVIDtests.gov was...
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French parliament approves vaccine pass
Reuters PARIS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - France's parliament gave final approval on Sunday to the government's latest measures to tackle...
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Don’t discriminate against the unvaccinated, Amnesty International tells Italy
Reuters Human rights group Amnesty International urged Italy to change tough anti-COVID restrictions to avoid discrimination against unvaccinated people. In...
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Supreme Court blocks Biden’s workplace vaccine rules, allows requirement for health-care workers
The Washington Post By Robert Barnes The Supreme Court on Thursday stopped the Biden administration’s vaccination-or-testing requirement for the nation’s...
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Covid: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks – WHO
BBC News Dr Hans Kluge said a "west-to-east tidal wave" of Omicron was sweeping across the region, on top of...
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U.S. reports at least 1.1 million COVID cases in a day, shattering global record
Reuters By Lisa Shumaker The United States reported at least 1.13 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, according to a...
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Italy to receive 40,000 Merck antiviral drug doses next week – official
Reuters Italy will receive around 40,000 doses of Merck & Co's (MRK.N) COVID-19 antiviral drug next week, which will add...
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