DETROIT - The city of Detroit is hoping to push vaccination numbers up by sending teams door-to-door throughout neighborhoods to promote walk-in sites.Detroit Health Department teams began fanning out Saturday and on Monday started ramping up efforts in six neighborhoods surrounding recreation centers, a community resource center and a church where vaccinations are being provided.

So far, canvassers have knocked on 4,936 doors through Monday, according to the city.Each visit to a home is recorded into a database and teams are hanging flyers about the vaccination sites at entrances to residences."We are knocking on doors because we want to get the word about our walk-in locations and make it easy for everyone to take advantage of these.

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Sitharaman responds to Mamata's letter to PM Modi seeking GST exemption on Covid vaccines, drugs

11/ If full exemption from GST were given, the domestic producers of these items would be unable to offset taxes paid on their inputs and input services and would pass these on to the end consumers by increasing their price.@ANI @PIB_India @PIBKolkataCurrently, domestic supplies and commercial imports of vaccines attract a 5 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST), while it is 12 per cent in case of COVID drugs and oxygen concentrators. "If full exemption from GST is given, vaccine manufacturers would not be able to offset their input taxes and would pass them on to the end consumer/citizen by increasing the price.

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Slovakia eyes using Russia's Sputnik V; waits for results

BRATISLAVA – Slovakia’s government is set to discuss possible use of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine with Moscow after it was successfully tested in a Hungarian lab.

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PM Modi speaks to Uttarakhand CM to assess COVID situation amid surge

Narendra Modi spoke to Tirath Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, on Sunday to assess the coronavirus situation in the state. During the conversations, the prime minister also assured the state of all possible help to combat the deadly virus.The COVID-19 situation continues to be grim in Uttarakhand with around 7,000 to 9,000 people testing positive daily for the disease for the last several days.A total of 8,390 people had tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday while 118 more people succumbed to the infection.Later, the chief minister took to Twitter to say "Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up for an update on Covid cases in Uttarakhand.

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Canada should look to Britain for a view of a COVID-19 future, experts say

British government announced that only one person had died of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours.It was a sharp turn around in a little over three months, from the country’s worst ever death toll in the pandemic, to almost none. COVID-19 vaccine tracker: How many Canadians are vaccinated? It’s also something, health experts say, Canadians can look to with hope.“The U.K.

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign falters as cases grow

India opened COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults this month, hoping to tame a disastrous coronavirus surge sweeping across the country, the pace of administering the shots has dropped with states saying they only have limited stock to give out.Alongside a slowdown in vaccinations, states have gone to court over oxygen shortages as hospitals struggle to treat a running line of COVID-19 patients. As India’s COVID-19 cases climb, neighbouring Bangladesh faces variant threats On Sunday, India reported 403,738 confirmed cases, including 4,092 deaths.

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The Latest: India's double whammy: Rising cases, few shots

NEW DELHI — India opened vaccinations to all adults this month, hoping to tame a disastrous coronavirus surge sweeping the country, but since then the pace of administering the shots has only dropped, with states saying they only have limited stock.

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EU did not renew AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine order for after June - Commissioner

European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Sunday the European Commission did not renew its order for AstraZeneca vaccines against Covid-19 for after June.

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Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium

TOKYO – Seated inside Tokyo's new $1.4 billion National Stadium, Sebastian Coe again tried to reassure athletes and skeptical residents of Japan that the postponed Olympics will be safe when they open in just under 11 weeks.

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B.1.617 variant among accelerators of India's Covid-19 second wave: WHO top scientist

Covid-19 deaths in just 24 hours, and more than 400,000 new infections.New Delhi has struggled to contain the outbreak, which has overwhelmed its healthcare system, and many experts suspect the official death and case numbers are a gross underestimate.Swaminathan, an Indian paediatrician and clinical scientist, said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, which was first detected in India last October, was clearly a contributing factor to the catastrophe unfolding in her homeland."There have been many accelerators that are fed into this," the 62-year-old said, stressing that "a more rapidly spreading virus is one of them".The WHO recently listed B.1.617 -- which counts several sub-lineages with slightly different mutations and characteristics --

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Concern over vaccine effectiveness on variants

A Covid-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and may be dodging vaccine protections, contributing to the country's explosive outbreak, the World Health Organization's chief scientist has said.

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Covid-19 vaccines for those in 18-44 age group in Bengaluru from May 10

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As cases grow, India's vaccination campaign falters

BENGALURU – Since India opened vaccinations to all adults this month, hoping to tame a disastrous coronavirus surge sweeping across the country, the pace of administering the shots has dropped with states saying they only have limited stock to give out.

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Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all

N'DJAMENA – N'At the small hospital where Dr. Oumaima Djarma works in Chad's capital, there are no debates over which coronavirus vaccine is the best.

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Vax Live concert raises $302 million, exceeds vaccine goal

LOS ANGELES – The Global Citizen fundraising concert advocating the importance of vaccine equity has pulled in $302 million, exceeding the goal for the organization’s campaign.

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Covid update: Daily fatalities see slight dip, new cases remain over 4 lakh

Tests conducted so far India has tested 30,22,75,471 samples for Covid-19 until now, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).Out of these, 18,65,428 samples were tested on Saturday. The testing number went up by a few thousand as it stood at 18,08,344 on Friday.

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Olivia Munn Brings Attention To Rise In Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Due To The Pandemic During ‘Vax Live’

Olivia Munn shared an important message about the rise in Anti-Asian hate crimes amid the pandemic.

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Suburban family loses three, from three generations, to COVID

CHICAGO - A suburban family is mourning the loss of three family members to COVID-19. A grandmother, her daughter and her grandson all died within a week of one another and are sharing their story while asking the public to take COVID seriously."We feel that COVID is real so we want everyone to play it safe so other families don't have to go through what we went through," said Trevor Black, who lost his grandmother, aunt, and cousin.

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Rajasthan may import Covid-19 vaccines to accelerate inoculation drive: Gehlot

Rajasthan government will consider importing Covid-19 vaccines to ensure that residents of the state are inoculated against the virus at the earliest, said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday. Gehlot also stressed the need to accelerate the pace of the vaccination to curb the spread of the virus and reduce the fatality rate.

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Gallese’s save preserves Orlando’s 1-1 draw with NYCFC

ORLANDO, Fla. – Nani scored in his third straight game and goalkeeper Pedro Gallese denied a breakaway attempt in second-half stoppage time to help Orlando City tie New York City FC 1-1 on Saturday.

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Variant accelerating India's Covid-19 explosion, says WHO top scientist

- Resistant to antibodies? -But so far it has stopped short of adding it to its short list of "variant of concern" -- a label indicating it is more dangerous than the original version of the virus by being more transmissible, deadly or able to get past vaccine protections.Several national health authorities, including in the United States and Britain, have meanwhile said they consider B.1.617 a variant of concern, and Swaminathan said she expected the WHO to soon follow suit."B 1.617 is likely to be a variant of concern because it has some mutations which increase transmission, and which also potentially could make (it) resistant to antibodies that are generated by vaccination or by natural infection," she said.But she insisted that the

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Ontario’s urban Indigenous communities, dialysis patients now have shorter COVID-19 vaccine intervals

Ontario government has adopted recommendations from an advisory group to shorten the COVID-19 vaccine intervals for those in the province’s urban Indigenous communities and those undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.The guidance was recently updated on the provincial government’s website and came into effect immediately. Officials told Global News more information will be released soon.Those undergoing the blood-filtering procedures of hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis will be able to get vaccinated at their clinics or request a letter from their nephrologist or unit.

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Ontario pharmacies in COVID-19 hot spots see surge in vaccine demand as eligibility expands to 18+

Ontario pharmacies saw an influx of people looking for a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday and Saturday after some in Toronto and Peel were able to start administering Pfizer vaccines to those age 18 and over with pharmacies in five other hot spot regions able to dole out Moderna shots to the same age groups. But pharmacies aren’t the only ones seeing a surge, with pop-up clinics also seeing a rush to get vaccinated.

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Nicola Sturgeon invited to 'summit meeting' by Boris Johnson with focus on covid recovery

Sturgeon and Labour’s Drakeford for wholesale constitutional change in light of SNP and Labour successes in Scottish and Welsh parliament elections. The Prime Minister hailed the success of the UK in the covid vaccine roll-out and emphasised the economic challenges will be a “serious shared responsibility”.

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Saskatchewan releases proposed COVID-19 immunization schedule

The guessing game of when you’ll be able to get your vaccine is over. The province plans to open up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone over the age of 12 within two weeks. Roberta Bell has the details.

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COVID-19: Sask. hits milestone 500K total vaccinations, reports 269 new cases

Saskatchewan administered 13,042 COVID-19 vaccines on Friday, bringing the provincial total up to 504,482. All Saskatchewan residents 12+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by May 20: officials Provincial officials also added 269 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the active cases total to 2,293.Saskatoon reported the most new cases with 73 new infections, followed by Regina with 51.There were no new deaths reported Saturday, with the total deaths in province remaining at 502 since the beginning of the pandemic.The province’s hospitals are treating 168 people who have COVID-19.

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States scale back vaccine orders as interest in shots wanes

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - States asked the federal government this week to withhold staggering amounts of COVID-19 vaccine amid plummeting demand for the shots, contributing to a growing U.S.

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Maldives officials discussing plans to offer COVID-19 vaccines to tourists

MALÉ, Maldives - COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection against the disease that has rocked life on this planet for the last year, but some people need a little more incentive.Some employers are rewarding workers who take the vaccine. Krispy Kreme is offering a free doughnut to anyone who presents a valid vaccination card.The Atlanta Braves are vaccinating fans who attend the May 7 and 8 games against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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COVID-19: 88 new cases in London-Middlesex, 1 additional death

One death and 88 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in London and Middlesex on Saturday as the region surpasses 11,000 cases.The daily update brings the region’s pandemic case tally to 11,080, of which 9,965 have resolved, an increase of 95 from the day before.At least 209 deaths have been reported during the pandemic.

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Florida reports 3,976 new COVID-19 cases as state’s positivity rate dips below 5% for third day

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s positivity rate has dipped below 5% for the third day in a row, according to state COVID-19 data.

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Flyers offering COVID-19 shots at Monday's game

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 04: Flyers mascot Gritty celebrates a goal in the second period during the game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers on May 04, 2021 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA.

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Uttar Pradesh: Massive COVID-19 vaccination drive from May 10 for 18-plus

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said a massive coronavirus vaccination drive will be initiated for 18-44 years age group in the state from May 10.He said the drive will be conducted in 17 municipal corporations and Gautam Buddh Nagar area.“The vaccination drive will be held in Aligarh, Agra, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Bareilly, Meerut, Moradabad, Lucknow, Varanasi, Saharanpur, Firozabad, Mathura-Vrindavan, Ayodhya and Shahjahanpur municipal corporations and Gautam Buddh Nagar," the CM said.Speaking to reporters in Bareilly, Adityanath said despite being the most populous state in the country, Uttar Pradesh is fighting the disease effectively.He underlined that vaccination is the best

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NJ Gov. Murphy 'might' consider money as COVID-19 vaccine incentive

PHILADELPHIA - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said it's possible that the state could begin incentivizing COVID-19 vaccines in order to reach it's goal. In an interview with FOX 29 Philadelphia's affiliate, FOX 5 NY, Gov. Murphy was asked if he would consider jumping on board with other governors who have begun giving incentives for vaccines. "We might, I think all things are on the table frankly," Gov.

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EU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer jab

PORTO – The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023.

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NHL relaxing virus protocols for vaccinated playoff teams

The NHL is relaxing virus protocols during the playoffs for teams that reach a threshold for vaccination.

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Merkel hopeful on Europe summer travel even without vaccine

BERLIN – Europeans can look forward to traveling this summer, if coronavirus cases keep declining further on the continent, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday.

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Leaders' meet: PM Modi asks EU to support India, South Africa on patent waiver for Covid vaccines

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Vaccination event gives out shots, free tickets to Central Florida Zoo

SANFORD, Fla. – The Central Florida Zoo in partnership with Seminole County hosted a free COVID-19 vaccination event on Saturday.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Govt permits experimental drone flight delivery

New Delhi: In order to expedite the vaccination drive, the Government is providing conditional exemption for experimental drone flights for vaccine delivery as part of constant endeavour to enhance the scope of drone usage in the country and assist the nation to fight COVID-19 pandemic. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) & Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)have granted conditional exemption to the Government of Telangana for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights for delivery of vaccines.

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Ontario government reports 2,864 new COVID-19 cases, 25 new deaths

COVID-19 vaccine doses across the province to date, it reported on Saturday there are 2,864 new coronavirus cases.Saturday’s case count is lower than Friday’s, which saw 3,166 new infections reported. It was also reported that 25 people died since Friday morning, bringing the total number of people dead to 8,261.There are currently 1,832 patients with COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals.

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Pope Francis backs waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines

Pope Francis on Saturday supported waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, backing a proposal by U.S. President Joe Biden that has been rebuffed by some European nations, including France and Germany.

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COVID vaccination started for people aged 18-44: Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo

RAIPUR : Following the Chhattisgarh High Court orders to the state government to 'immediately' start vaccination drive for people falling in 18-45 years age group on Friday, state health minister T S Singh Deo said on Saturday that vaccination has been started for this age group.The court has also granted liberty to continue inoculation of COVID vaccines to Antyodaya group, persons below poverty line (BPL) and above poverty line (APL) groups of people in one-third ratio till it finalises its vaccination policy.Earlier, the HC had raised objection to the state's vaccination policy to prioritize 'Antyodaya Card' holders and for postponing the vaccination drive for beneficiaries aged 18-44.

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COVID: Haryana govt to launch door-to-door screening drive for villages

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Macron says U.S. should ditch curbs on COVID-19 vaccine exports

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday urged the U.S.

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U.S. stand on waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents is no ‘magic bullet’: European Union

European Union leaders cranked up their criticism of the U.S. call to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents Saturday, arguing the move would bring no short or midterm relief.

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Asking dentists to vaccinate would impact dental care - IDA

Asking HSE dentists to act as Covid-19 vaccinators will result in missed diagnoses and treatments of conditions in children and vulnerable adults, and some will lose "teeth for life", according to the President of the Irish Dental Association.

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WHO endorses China’s Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm

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Pfizer lifts Covid-19 vaccine production targets for 2021, 2022

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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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