Jon CohenScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.Seeking to quell a controversy of its own making, AstraZeneca yesterday issued new data from the latest clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine, slightly downgrading its previous estimate of how well the shots protect people from symptomatic disease.

The update came after an extraordinary rebuke issued late Monday night by the study's independent monitoring board, which complained that the company had used potentially misleading and “outdated” data in its initial analysis.The two-dose vaccine, made by AstraZeneca with technology developed by the University of Oxford, had 76% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19 among the 32,000 trial participants in the.

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Odisha govt to impose night curfew in these 10 cities amid Covid-19 surge. Details here

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Aiming big, Biden is looking to restore faith in government

WASHINGTON – As President Joe Biden preaches patience but acts with urgency, his vision of the powers of the Oval Office is quickly taking shape, modeled after Democratic predecessors who dramatically expanded the reach of government to confront generational crises.

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The final insult: Some dying of COVID while awaiting vaccine

After months of hoping to receive a COVID-19 immunization and then weeks of fighting the illness after one never came, Air Force veteran Diane Drewes was down to her last few breaths at a hospice center in Ohio when the phone rang. It was a health care worker, calling to schedule her first appointment for a coronavirus shot.

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This year’s Oscars are the most diverse yet – but is it a Covid anomaly?

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Kenya stops private importation of COVID-19 vaccines

NAIROBI – Kenya has ordered an immediate suspension on private importations of vaccines citing fears that it may lead to counterfeit inoculations getting into the country.

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U.K. regulator reports 30 blood clot cases linked to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Britain’s medicines regulator said it has identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events associated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine but stressed the benefits “continue to outweigh any risks.”The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said the risk associated with this type of blood clot is “very small” and that the public should continue to take up the vaccine when offered it.

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Health officials seek to convince skeptical public of COVID-19 vaccine safety

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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine: 7 died, 30 blood clot cases in UK. What we know so far

AstraZeneca vaccine, seven have died, UK medical regulator acknowledged on Saturday, saying, "Out of the 30 reports up to and including 24 March, sadly 7 have died."Earlier, Britain's medicines regulator also stated as many 30 cases of rare blood clot events associated with the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has been identified so far.

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Delhi Capitals player Axar Patel tests positive for COVID-19

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals' and India all-rounder Axar Patel has tested positive for COVID-19 and kept in isolation, the IPL franchise said on Saturday.Patel is the second IPL player to have returned a positive report after Nitish Rana. The left-handed Kolkata Knight Riders batsman had initially tested positive for COVID-19 but later returned a negative report."Delhi Capitals all-rounder Axar Patel has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Maharashtra COVID: No exams for class 1 to class 8; all students will be promoted

ANI. The decision was taken in the wake of recent surge in coronavirus cases in the western state.

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Delhi logs over 3,500 new Covid-19 cases for second day in a row, 10 more deaths

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Germany faces 'crisis of trust' in pandemic, president says

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Karnataka: Covid curbs will not be eased until situation reviewed on 20 April, says health minister

PTI.To be sure, the fresh guidelines will be in force in the state till 20 April, as per the order issued by chief secretary P Ravi Kumar."The government is not happy by restricting activities. I have been requesting through the media for the last one month that a second wave is at our doorstep and if we don't understand and take precautionary measures, the government will have no other options and may have to take serious measures," Sudhakar said, reported PTI.Speaking to reporters here, he said Karnataka was the first state to resume all the business activities, but the state is today reporting about 5,000 cases per day and 3,500 of them are from Bengaluru alone.

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The Latest: Germany faces 'crisis of trust' amid pandemic

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Pune COVID shutdown from today: Night curfew for 12 hrs. What's allowed, what's not

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UK regulator reports 30 clot cases linked to AstraZeneca jab

LONDON – Britain’s medicines regulator said it has identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events associated with the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine but stressed the benefits “continue to outweigh any risks.”

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Police boss aks Renfrewshire families to please stick to the covid restrictions this Easter weekend

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Bangkok home collapses after fire; 3 dead, several trapped

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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal thanks 13 lakh employees for service during COVID

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Lessons from the calculated risk behind UK’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout

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Covid-19: Bangladesh announces 7-day countrywide lockdown from 5 April

Bangladesh government on Saturday announced a week-long countrywide lockdown from April 5 to curb the new wave of Covid-19 infections.Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the government is all set to announce a countrywide week-long lockdown.

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Former J-K CM Farooq Abdullah, who recently tested Covid positive, hospitalised

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Fourth covid wave targets the young and restless

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India records nearly 90,000 covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

coronavirus infections in last 24 hours, describing a deteriorating situation of second wave of covid-19 in the country. With over 89,129 new cases, eight states including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh have shown a steep rise in the daily covid-19 new cases.

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232 patients with Covid-19 in hospitals

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Millions face Easter under virus curbs as US logs 100 million vaccinations

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Young professionals cut ahead of older Italians for vaccine

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Australia to continue using AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite blood clot case

Australia will continue its COVID-19 inoculation program with AstraZeneca, health officials said on Saturday, after a blood clotting case raised concern about the safety of the vaccine.A 44-year-old man was admitted to a Melbourne hospital with clotting, days after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, suffering serious thrombosis, a condition that prevents normal blood flow through the circulatory system.

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No forgiveness for failure in vaccine programme

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Mercedes gets 1st 5 career hits, White Sox beat Angels 12-8

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California OKs indoor sports, concerts as COVID cases plunge

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sports, theater and music fans will be able to take their seats again in California as the state's coronavirus cases plummet and vaccinations jump.

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Noida: New covid cases push active caseload to over 400

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Vancouver restaurant owner defies COVID-19 orders

The owner of Gusto restaurant in Vancouver vowed to remain open for indoor dining, despite a provincial order banning the practice, meant to stop a spike in COVID-19 cases. Paul Johnson reports.

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Classes at Karnataka high school suspended after 26 students test Covid positive

Karnataka has suspended offline classes.The development comes in the wake of the state administration taking a slew of decisions, including shutting down boarding and residential hostels for primary and secondary schools and optional attendance for students of classes 10, 11 and 12.The order was issued by Karnataka Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar.Besides suspending physical classes for classes six to nine, Kumar said in his order, "Classes 10, 11 and 12th can continue in the existing mode.

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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
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