Germany: The story of the first covid-19 vaccine to be authorized in the West began 30 years ago in rural Germany when two young physicians, the children of Turkish migrants and freshly in love, pledged to invent a new treatment for cancer.It has taken 10 months for Germany’s BioNTech SE and its U.S.

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FDA to 'rapidly work toward' emergency use authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

according to a statement released by the government agency.On Thursday, an advisory panel met with Pfizer representatives to review data from its drug trials conducted this year.The trials found that the drug was 95% effective at preventing serious cases of COVID-19 and that the drug was “well-tolerated,” Pfizer said.RELATED: US advisory panel OKs Pfizer vaccine in last step before FDA approvalThursday’s advisory panel endorsed Pfizer’s vaccine candidate.The FDA said it has notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Operation Warp Speed of its plan so “they can execute their plans for timely vaccine distribution.”AdvertisementAn illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached and medical syringe

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Two drugmakers say their coronavirus vaccine won’t be ready until late 2021

GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi said Friday that their potential COVID-19 vaccine won’t be ready until late next year because they need to improve the shot’s effectiveness in older people.The companies said early trials showed the vaccine produced an “insufficient” immune response in older adults, demonstrating the need to refine the product so it protects people of all ages. London-based GSK and Paris-based Sanofi, now expect the vaccine to be available in the fourth quarter of 2021.“The results of the study are not as we hoped,” Roger Connor, president of GSK Vaccines, said in a statement.

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Australia abandons homegrown coronavirus vaccine that produced HIV false positives

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday that his government won’t rush approval of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine because he wants people to have confidence in the productHis comments come as Australian researchers said they were abandoning their own potential vaccine because it produced false-positive results to HIV tests.

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Nicola Sturgeon announces 31 coronavirus deaths in Scotland amid 1,001 new cases

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. Nicola Sturgeon also announced that 1,001 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 104,306.

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Mayo school to close early for Christmas amid Covid-19 concerns

A primary school in Co Mayo is to close for the Christmas holidays today due to concerns about the rate of Covid-19 transmission in the community.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Hong Kong secures 15 million doses from Pfizer, Sinovac

coronavirus vaccine doses from two frontrunner firms and will receive the first shots as early as January, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday.Securing the delivery of 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the city's leader said that Hong Kong has reached agreements for 7.5 million doses each from Sinovac and Pfizer-BioNTech.

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Ferrari CEO resigns 2 years after replacing Marchionne

ROME – Luxury sports car maker Ferrari says its chief executive, Louis Camilleri, has resigned for personal reasons.Chairman John Elkann will take over until a successor is named, Ferrari said in a statement late Thursday.Camilleri, who took over as CEO in 2018 following the death of longtime CEO Sergio Marchionne, is also stepping down as chairman of Phillip Morris International, one of Ferrari’s main sponsors.A person familiar with the matter said Camilleri had been stricken with COVID-19 and was convalescing at home after being hospitalized.

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Jalen Hurts gets first start vs. Saints, NFL's No. 1 defense

Jalen Hurts #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field on November 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles picked the toughest spot to give Jalen Hurts his first career start.Hurts, the 2019 Heisman Trophy runner-up, takes over for Carson Wentz and leads the Eagles (3-8-1) against the New Orleans Saints (10-2) on Sunday.

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‘Want our lives back’: What motivates people to get a coronavirus vaccine?

coronavirus vaccine becomes available in Canada.Absolutely,” the 47-year-old from the small village of Fruitvale, B.C., told Global News when asked if she would take the shot.“Because when you have a 22-year-old daughter with type 1 diabetes and a dad with a heart condition, you’ll do whatever it takes to keep everyone safe,” she said.

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Covid vaccine setbacks temper optimism after upbeat news

Vaccine makers, including two of the biggest in the world, suffered setbacks in the push to get more Covid-19 shots across the line, tempering a run of positive news.Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline Plc delayed advanced trials of their experimental Covid-19 shot after it failed to produce a strong enough response in older people, pushing its potential availability to the end of next year. In another blow, trials of a vaccine being developed by CSL Ltd.

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Ontario to give COVID-19 vaccine rollout update, immunizations start Tuesday

COVID-19 vaccine.The province has said that it will begin immunizations with its first shipment of 6,000 doses on Tuesday.Retired gen. Rick Hiller says University Health Network in Toronto and the Ottawa Hospital will administer the first shots to health-care workers.

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Americans get stern holiday COVID warning: 'No Christmas parties'

Joe Biden delivered a stern holiday message to Americans on Thursday - "no Christmas parties" - and warned they face a COVID-19 siege for weeks to come despite the latest moves toward US government approval of a vaccine."The next three to six weeks at minimum ... are our COVID weeks," Dr.

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Coronavirus: Punjab govt extends night curfew across the state till 1 Jan

ANI quoted Punjab CMO as saying.Meanwhile, Punjab on Thursday reported 28 more deaths due to COVID-19, as the toll crossed the 5,000-mark, while 635 fresh cases took the infection count to 1,58,556, according to a medical bulletin.Six new fatalities were reported from Mohali; four each from Amritsar and Hoshiarpur; three each from Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Patiala; two from Sangrur and one each from Barnala, Mansa and Moga, the bulletin said.The new fatalities pushed the death toll to 5,007 in Punjab.The state has 7,423 active COVID-19 cases, according to the bulletinClick here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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Brandon University prof moved to tears by students’ virtual thank-you: ‘She does so much for us’

Winnipeg school divisions planning for remote learning for students at risk All of her students turned on their cameras at the same time, and each held up a sign with a message thanking her for the extra work she’s put in this school year.“When I hear it again my eyes are welling up, I just experience it again and I just feel all that love and the heartfelt warmth and all the lovely sentiment — it just hits me again and I feel another wave of love,” Sayers told 680 CJOB after listening to video of the gesture that’s since been watched thousands of times online.A post shared by Brandon University (@brandonuni)The effort was organized by one Sayers’ students, who emailed her classmates with the idea before the class started.And it wasn’t

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Twitter roasts Ellen DeGeneres after she reveals COVID-19 diagnosis

Ellen DeGeneres announced in a social media post on Thursday that she is taking a break from hosting "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" because she has COVID-19. The talk show host took to Twitter to reveal that she tested positive for COVID-19 but she did not say how she got the virus.

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₹25 lakh to ₹1 crore health cover spikes post covid-19: survey

Policybazaar.com, an online marketplace for insurance, shows. A high-sum-insured plan means an insurance cover of ₹25 lakh to ₹1 crore.The survey also showed that among those choosing the high-sum-insured plans, around 52% were in the age group of 30-40 years, while among this demographic, only 13% buyers had pre-existing diseases.Also Read: Behind the anti-climactic end to Hollywood studios’ romance with Bollywood“There is a lot of awareness about health insurance right now.

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One year on, Wuhan market, the epicentre of covid outbreak, remains barricaded

WUHAN : For over six years, 38-year-old Wuhan restaurant owner Lai Yun started most days the same way - with a trip to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, just ten minutes walk from his house."I'd send the kids to school, have breakfast and then walk over to the market. It was very convenient," he said.That changed on Dec.

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Paisley mum reveals she can’t sleep over covid fears after road rage lout spat on her

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Paisley mum-of-two has told how she has suffered sleepless nights since a disgusting yob spat at her through her car window.The 30-year-old, who asked not to be named, has revealed fears over catching Covid-19 have left her extremely anxious.Cops are still hunting for the vile lout who aimed a ball of spit at the victim as she parked her car in Causeyside Street on Saturday evening.She is worried either she or her two young children might develop symptoms of the deadly coronavirus and has struggled to sleep since the incident.She told the Paisley Daily Express: “I was just pulling into a space outside Cash Converters in Causeyside Street at around

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Ellen DeGeneres tests positive for Covid-19

Covid-19.The television host and actor shared the news on Twitter, saying: “Fortunately, I’m feeling fine right now” last night (December 12).“Hi Everyone, I want to let you all know that I tested positive for Covid-19,” DeGeneres wrote in a Notes app screenshot.pic.twitter.com/8pKdgCXY1z— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) December 10, 2020“Fortunately, I’m feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in close contact with me as been notified, and I am following all proper CDC guidelines.

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Asia Today: Hong Kong secures 15 million vaccine doses

HONG KONG – Hong Kong has secured delivery of 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with the first million to arrive as early as January, the city’s leader said Friday.Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said the city has reached agreements for 7.5 million doses each from Sinovac and Pfizer/BioNTech. As each person needs two doses, the 15 million would be enough to cover the city’s population, she said.

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WHO calls for covid-19 surveillance data on all risk groups for vaccination

Behind the anti-climactic end to Hollywood studios’ romance with BollywoodThe panel further said that adjustments should be made to vaccination strategies in accordance with the covid-19 prevention measures and plans developed for demand generation, community engagement and risk communication, with special consideration for overcoming vaccine hesitancy.

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Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma tests Covid-19 positive, has 'mild symptoms'

Also read: Why Hollywood studios’ romance for Bollywood has prematurely souredI have tested positive for #Covid_19. I am under home isolation and experiencing mild symptoms.

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South Lanarkshire hits dubious landmark with 20k COVID cases recorded

link.As of December 3, 653 people in Lanarkshire have died after testing positive for the virus.Lanarkshire has been the second-worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus after Greater Glasgow and Clyde where 33,797 people have tested positive.Between March and June, during the first wave of the pandemic, only 2724 people in the region had tested positive for coronavirus.However, the total number of people infected with the virus is thought to be higher as testing capacity was lower and mass testing wasn’t available for the whole of the first wave.By June 5, 353 people in Lanarkshire had died after testing positive.From July 1 to August 16 just 100 cases of the virus were recorded in Lanarkshire before the start of the second wave.WIN

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ADB launches $9 billion Covid-19 vaccine scheme to procure, deliver vaccines

vaccines.Called the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX), it will offer "rapid and equitable support" to its developing members as they procure and deliver effective and safe coronavirus vaccines, it said in an official release.Also read: Why Hollywood studios’ romance for Bollywood has prematurely souredThe $9billion coronavirus scheme, structured as a credit facility, will support Asian developing countries' efforts to procure vaccines against the deadly virus rapidly as well as their investments in vaccine production and distribution systems."As ADB's developing members prepare to vaccinate their people as soon as possible, they need financing to procure vaccines as well as appropriate plans and knowledge to be able to safely,

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Lockerbie publican's cautious optimism over Dumfries and Galloway's move to level one of the coronavirus restriction system

Colin Smyth, Labour’s South Scotland MSP, added: “He said: “People across our region have worked really hard over the past couple of months and their sacrifices have paid off when we look at the latest Covid-19 figures.“This change to level one is very welcome and while everyone recognises that the virus is still dangerous, and we must all remain vigilant until we can all receive a vaccination, it is long awaited and overdue.”

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AP Interview: India vaccine maker sees virus as wake-up call

NEW DELHI – The coronavirus pandemic is a “wake up call” for governments to invest more in health care, says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines.The Serum Institute has taken on a vital role as the largest company licensed to manufacture the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. It is increasing its production capacity by the end of 2021 to over 2.5 billion doses a year to cope with future disease outbreaks, Poonawalla said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.

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COMMENTARY: The Trudeau government’s popularity hinges on delivering vaccines on time

COVID-19 vaccines. While the federal government’s announcement about Canada receiving 249,000 doses of the now-approved Pfizer vaccine by the end of December has been greeted as a positive development, where opinions go from here remains murky.It depends on whether this week marks the last dark before the dawn or whether we are destined for even longer, darker days ahead.

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Piers Morgan slams 'village idiot' who said Bill Gates paid him to promote coronavirus vaccine

Piers Morgan has slammed a conspiracy theorist who accused him of being funded by Bill Gates.

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Sanofi, GSK Covid vaccine delayed until end of 2021

Also read: Why Hollywood studios’ romance for Bollywood has prematurely souredSanofi and GSK said the delay in their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine programme was to "improve immune response in older adults."The vaccine's potential availability had been pushed back "from mid-2021 to Q4 2021," they said in a statement.American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have said their vaccine had proven 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3 trials involving more than 40,000 people.US experts voted Thursday to recommend granting emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, paving the way for America to become the next country to move ahead with mass immunisation

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Grey’s Anatomy pays powerful tribute to ‘faceless’ victims of COVID after show death

The latest episode of Grey’s Anatomy was written as a powerful tribute to the ‘faceless’ victims of COVID.

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B.C.’s top doctor delivers hopeful news on COVID-19 vaccination

News of an imminent vaccination rollout plan for our province has resulted in a happy dance of sorts from B.C.’s top doctor, Bonnie Henry.

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Covid vaccine: GlaxoSmithKline's jab found to be ineffective in huge blow for British firm

An experimental Covid-19 vaccine developed by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi has been found to show an 'insufficient immune response' in clinical trial results, in a blow to efforts to fight the pandemic.

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Vaccine task force to detail roll out plan to Govt

The Government will receive details today from the High-Level Task Force on Covid-19 Vaccination of how to roll out the Covid-19 vaccines.

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Throne speech kicks off brief B.C. legislature session

A very different throne speech in the B.C. legislature on Monday. Global BC’s Keith Baldrey has an update on the sparsely attended session and the latest on the COVID-19 relief benefit.

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The Latest: South Korea expanding virus testing, tracing

are scrutinizing the company’s data for any red flags or oversights. If approved, shots could begin within days for health care workers and people in nursing homes.U.

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US experts vote to approve Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

A panel of experts in the US has voted to recommend granting emergency approval for Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for the United States to become the next country to move ahead with mass immunisation.

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Windsor-Essex County Health Unit orders schools to close as coronavirus cases rise

COVID-19 cases in the area.The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says students will transition to online learning starting on Monday.It says schools will be closed to in-class learning until next Friday, after which the winter break begins. Ontario’s current coronavirus lockdowns not as effective, easing measures could mean higher cases: officials The health unit’s medical officer says schools will remain open to teachers and staff, as well as full-time daycares.Dr.

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Congress stuck, McConnell resists state aid in COVID-19 deal

WASHINGTON – An emerging $900 billion COVID-19 aid package from a bipartisan group of lawmakers has all but collapsed after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republican senators won't support $160 billion in state and local funds as part of a potential trade-off in the deal.McConnell's staff conveyed to top negotiators Thursday that the GOP leader sees no path to an agreement on a key aspect of the lawmakers' existing proposal — a slimmed-down version of the liability shield he is seeking for companies and organizations facing potential COVID-19 lawsuits — in exchange for the state and local funds that Democrats want.The GOP leader criticized “controversial state bailouts” during a speech in the Senate, as he insists on a more

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Coronavirus: Trudeau says Ottawa covering vaccine costs, creating program around safety

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday that he had informed the country’s premiers the federal government would be covering the cost of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and the supplies needed to administer it.

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U.S. could see more coronavirus deaths per day than 9/11, CDC director warns

coronavirus per day than in the September 11 terrorist attacks for the next two to three months, a top health official warned Thursday about the dark winter likely ahead for the country hardest hit by the pandemic.“We are in the time frame now that, probably for the next 60 to 90 days, we’re going to have more deaths per day than we had at 9/11 or we had at Pearl Harbor,” U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Redfield told an event hosted by the Council of Foreign Relations, according to accounts from CNN and the Washington Post.

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India's active covid cases dip to 3.63 lakh, total tally nears 98 lakh

Also read: Why Hollywood studios’ romance for Bollywood has prematurely souredThe total number of active cases has reached 3,63,749. Meanwhile, the total discharged cases stand at 97,96,770 with 37,528 new discharges in the last 24 hours.According to a health bulletin by the Delhi government, 3,307 people also recovered from the virus in the last 14 hours taking the total number of recoveries to 5,72,523.

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Maria Menounos Reveals Both of Her Parents Have Been Hospitalized with COVID-19

It’s been a draining past few weeks for Maria Menounos.

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Health officials hope Canada will approve Moderna coronavirus vaccine by year’s end

Moderna coronavirus vaccine before the end of the year.The expected timeline would come hot on the heels of Wednesday’s approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the first shot to be given the green light for mass inoculations in Canada. The Moderna shot would also fill coverage gaps created by the strict conditions needed for the Pfizer vaccine — particularly in the country’s north and in long-term care homes.

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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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