Though the pace of COVID-19 vaccination in Africa is well behind the rest of the world due to persistent supply inequity, the region is making modest progress, with some countries reaching the goal of immunizing 10% of their population by the end of September, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today in its latest outbreaks and health emergencies update.Small share of world's vaccine supply in AfricaOf the 12 countries that hit the 10% goal, most have small populations, except for South Africa, the WHO said.

Most had the resources to acquire vaccines or make bilateral deals beyond their COVAX deliveries.Currently, 4.5% of the African population is fully vaccinated, well below the average 55% to 66% levels seen

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FDA says Moderna vaccine's benefits outweigh risks after Nordic countries limit use

COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks on Friday after several Nordic countries began restricting its use for certain age groups due to concerns about a rare heart-related side effect.The FDA responded after health officials in Finland said Thursday that males under age 30 should not receive the Moderna vaccine due to a slightly higher risk of developing myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart. A day earlier, Sweden said it would pause use of Moderna’s vaccine for people under 30, while Denmark paused use for people under 18 and Norway recommended people receive the Pfizer vaccine."The FDA is aware of these data.

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COVID-19: N.B. reports 100 new cases, active cases surpass 900

COVID-19 and no new deaths on Saturday, the province announced in a release.Since Friday, 52 people have recovered from the disease and hospitalizations have dropped slightly. As of Saturday, there were 56 people in hospital with 23 people in an intensive care unit.“Of those in hospital, 41 are unvaccinated, four are partially vaccinated and 11 are fully vaccinated,” the release said.The number of active cases in the province is 929.Of the new cases, 66 people were unvaccinated, five were partially vaccinated and 29 were fully vaccinated.

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Greater Manchester's latest Covid data: Cases in Trafford continue to 'rocket' as infection rate reaches highest it's ever been

Coronavirus cases in Trafford are continuing to soar - with the infection rate increasing by 50 per cent week, the latest figures show.

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COVID-19: London and Middlesex adds 26 new cases Saturday

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 26 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.In total, there have been 14,207 cases, with 13,771 recoveries (an increase of 10), 195 active cases (an increase of 16) and 241 deaths.The latest death was reported Friday. It involved a woman in her 70s and was not associated with a long-term care or retirement home.Based on the MLHU’s data on vaccination status of cases, the latest death involved someone who was unvaccinated.The number of cases involving a variant of concern climbed by three to 4,263.

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Costco, other retailers impacted by fewer Christmas trees this year because of drought, supply chain shortage

Costco and other retailers may be selling fewer Christmas trees this Holiday season. The American Christmas Tree Association told Fox Business the shortage is industry-wide."Costco, and all retailers, will be impacted by the reduced tree supply this season," ACTA said in a statement. "We anticipate that most retailers that typically sell both live and artificial trees will continue to do so, although they will have limited supply compared to past years."RELATED: Hottest toys to grab in 2021 and how much they costACTA said the reduced supply can be attributed to extreme weather events in the Pacific Northwest and Midwest and supply chain congestion brought by the COVID-19 pandemic."These challenges are real.

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Thousands protest in Rome against Covid health pass

Thousands of protesters, including members of far-right groups, marched in central Rome today against the extension of the Covid-19 health pass system to all workplaces.

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West Bengal further relaxes Covid restrictions from 10-20 Oct. Details here

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Covid-19: Over 94.62 cr vaccine doses administered in India; more than 60L jabs given today

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Candace Cameron Bure Says She's 'Standing Up for Freedom' in Response to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Candace Cameron Bure is sharing her thoughts on the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Scottish Government has 'no plans' to end free Covid tests amid reports they could be scrapped in UK

The Scottish Government has ‘no plans’ to scrap free Covid tests amid reports that they could be scrapped in the UK.

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Saskatoon Stars bursting with excitement for start of U18 hockey season

COVID-19 forced the SFU18AAAHL to suspend play and ultimately cancel the rest of the campaign.“We were getting ready to get into the games and looking forward to it and then all of a sudden it’s shut down again and we were just having to practice all year,” forward Halle Helperl said.The Stars tried to make the most of the situation, devoting the extra practice time to skill development, but without the opportunity to compete against other teams, it just wasn’t the same.“It was mentally challenging to come to the rink every day.

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COVID-19 stimulus checks: ‘Math error’ could mean some owe more in taxes

6470 letters notified tax filers about incorrect information regarding COVID-19 stimulus check amounts and were sent out beginning in the summer. Recipients may have gotten a CP11, CP12, or CP13 notice, according to the IRS. Letters were sent out to people who claimed the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2020 tax returns.

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Scottish Government announces 18 deaths and 2,417 covid cases in last 24 hours

The Scottish Government has confirmed that 18 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours,

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Confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among Ontarians remains stable: science group

COVID-19 vaccines among Ontarians has remained relatively stable.In a brief released late Friday, the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says confidence in COVID-19 vaccines has remained within the range of 72 per cent to 76 per cent.The group says survey data from 28,660 Ontarians revealed that people with lower confidence in COVID-19 vaccines tend to have a lower household income, are more likely to be unable to work from home and self-identify as racialized.

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Russia shatters COVID-19 death record as surge persists, killing 968 in a single day

Russia has recorded a new record-high daily death toll from COVID-19, continuing a persistent rise that has brought new records almost daily in October.The national coronavirus task force reported Saturday that 968 people in Russia died of COVID-19 over the past day — about 100 more daily deaths than were recorded in late September. The task force said more than 29,000 new infections also were confirmed in the past day.Authorities blame the steep rise on the country’s low vaccination rate.

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U.S. woman refused kidney transplant until she gets COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine, she was left with a difficult decision pitting her health needs against her religious beliefs.Leilani Lutali, a born-again Christian, went with her faith.Even though she has stage 5 kidney disease that puts her at risk of dying without a new kidney, Lutali, 56, said she could not agree to be vaccinated because of the role that stem cells have played in the development of vaccines.

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₹1.21 lakh each for resident doctors treating coronavirus patients in all government and municipal medical colleges as per a government resolution (GR).

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Mandaviya urges states to accelerate Covid vaccination pace to achieve 100 crore doses

Covid-19 vaccination drive so that India can achieve the target of administering 100 crore jabs in the next few days, reported news agency PTI.

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Covid-19: Further 1,940 new cases, with 352 in hospital

The Department of Health has been notified of 1,940 new cases of Covid-19.

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Fraudster faked his own death in bid to get out of paying back £400k Covid loan

falsely claimed almost £400,000 in government pandemic handouts faked his own suicide in a bid to evade justice.Massachusetts businessman David Adler Staveley, 54, was the first person in the US to be prosecuted for claiming pandemic small business loans under false pretences.Staveley and his partner David Andrew Butziger, 53, filed documents with the US CARES Act Paycheck Protection Programme claiming that they owned an electronics company; Dock Wireless, and three restaurants, Top of the Bay and Remington House Inn in Rhode Island and On The Trax in Massachusetts.In fact, the pair owned none of these businesses.The total of Covid relief loans paid out to the two men, ostensibly to cover “large monthly payrolls”, amounted to $543,000

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Mass free Covid testing 'could end' in UK despite fears of winter surge of infection

Mass free Covid tests could end in the UK despite fears over a winter surge of infections, it has been reported.

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Build critical care units, ISCCM tells govt amid possibility of third Covid wave

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Health minister Mandaviya urges states to accelerate vaccination pace

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Man City goalkeeper Zack Steffen to miss US match due to Covid restrictions

The United States men's national team (USMNT) have travelled to Panama without Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen for their latest fixture.

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India puts 'quantitative ban' on export of 3 types of syringes to boost Covid vaccination

export curbs on syringes, a move aimed at discouraging outbound shipments of the product.

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Celebrities 'use FAKE Covid passports to appear on E4 and MTV shows'

NHS apps in order to appear on E4 and MTV shows. The celebrities, four reality TV stars and a musician, were booked to appear on E4's Celebrity Coach Trip and MTV's Geordie OG.

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Hope restaurant remains defiant despite licence suspension

The owner of a Fraser Valley restaurant continues to defy orders to check for vaccination passports, this despite having her licence pulled and daily fines. And as Paul Johnson reports, the Hope eatery could end up paying an even higher price.

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Untested patients sent to Renfrewshire care homes prior to tragic wave of covid deaths

Dozens of untested hospital patients were sent into Renfrewshire’s care homes before a tragic wave of covid deaths, a damning new report has confirmed.

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Australia braces for more Covid cases as country moves towards reopening

Australia was bracing for more Covid-19 infections and hospitalisations, officials said, even as it moves toward gradually easing pandemic restrictions with the vast majority of its people getting vaccinated against the virus.

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Cheryl Burke and Cody Rigsby return to DWTS for the FIRST TIME since contracting COVID-19 last month

Cheryl Burke and her partner Cody Rigsby were seen returning to rehearsal for Dancing With The Stars on Friday afternoon in Los Angeles.Their return marks their first practice in person since they both contracted COVID-19 last month, which prevented them from stepping foot in the DWTS studio until they fully recovered the past few weeks.Afterquarantining and performing virtually from home, the duo looked eager to finally practice their choreography in the same room again. They're back! Cheryl Burke and her partner Cody Rigsby were seen returning to rehearsal for Dancing With The Stars on Friday afternoon in Los AngelesFor their sweat session, Burke, 37, wore an off-the-shoulder black top, matching sweatpants and a baseball cap.

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Journo who exposed Covid and vanished for 600 days turns up - but won't say where he was

Chinese journalist who vanished for 600 days after exposing the Covid situation in Wuhan has turned up alive - and he's refusing to say where he went. Chen Qiushi took the last available train into Wuhan in January 2020, risking his life in a then Covid-riddled area to report on the outbreak and challenge the Chinese government.

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Positive COVID-19 case in the Bay of Plenty

The Ministry of Health is today confirming the results of a COVID-19 test taken yesterday in Auckland, which has returned positive today for a person currently in Katikati.

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Alberta obstetricians worried about babies being born to unconscious unvaccinated moms

COVID-19 symptoms.“This is unprecedented, alarming and frightening, especially for the mom alone without support of family members around.”“We need to make it real so they will think hard abut the vaccine, even if they’re hesitant,” Cooper said.

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U.S. to accept international visitors who used WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines

China’s Sinovac vaccine gets emergency use approval from WHO Late on Friday, the CDC said that “earlier this week, to help them prepare their systems we informed airlines” of the vaccines that would be accepted and added “CDC will release additional guidance and information as the travel requirements are finalized.”Airlines for America, a trade group representing American Airlines Co, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and others, said it was “pleased by the CDC’s decision to approve a list of authorized vaccinations for travelers entering the U.S.

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Alberta babies being born to unconscious unvaccinated moms worrying Calgary obstetricians

Compared to the first wave of COVID-19, the number of pregnant women with the virus in Alberta’s ICU’s has quadrupled. As Jill Croteau reports, physicians are desperate and doing all they can to counter the mixed messaging around vaccines.

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Covid-19 pandemic causes steep rise in anxiety, depression cases: Lancet

Covid-19 outbreaks all all these factors led to substantially affect the mental health of the population.

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Covid-19: India logs 19,740 new cases, active tally lowest in 206 days

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News Releases from Department of Health | Lanakila Health Center hosts no-cost COVID-19 testing on O‘ahu

hawaiicovid19.com/testing.# # #PDF: Lanakila Health Center hosts no-cost COVID-19 testing on O‘ahu

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Candace Cameron Bure rails against jabs amid deadly pandemic

Candace Cameron Bure tried to clear up her stance on Covid-19 vaccines in an Instagram post shared on Thursday.The 45-year-old Fuller House star claimed in images reposted from the account @thegirlnamedblake that she wasn't 'anti-vax,' but was 'pro-medical freedom.'The Hallmark Channel actress wrote that she was 'holding the line and standing up for freedom' after previously blasting vaccine mandates and refusing to share if she was vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, even as more than 708K Americans have died from Covid-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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NIH: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine generates long-lasting immune memory cells

LOS ANGELES - The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine represented strong immune memories of the novel coronavirus six months after receiving a second dose, according to a recent report from the National Institutes of Health. When NIH researchers discuss immune memories, they are referring to immune cells called T cells that retain viral data and linger in the body helping fight off against unwanted illnesses like COVID-19. The report was published on Oct.

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Northern B.C. Liberal MLA vows to continue pushing for vaccinations

Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier says he’ll continue to push his constituents to get vaccinated against COVID-19, even though he’s received death threats for doing so. Jordan Armstrong reports.

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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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