Also Read | The health nudge is merely a mirage"For individuals with pre-existing immunity to SARS-CoV-2 the first vaccine dose likely immunologically resembles the booster dose in naive individuals," the scientists wrote in the study.In the research, the scientists analysed mRNA vaccines which use segments of the viral genetic material to enable human cells to make the coronavirus spike proteins.These proteins train the immune system of vaccine recipients to fight the actual infectious coronavirus when their body encounters the pathogen.The scientists said the post-vaccine antibody levels in recovered COVID-19 patients are comparable to or exceed levels, found in those without prior exposure to the virus who received two.

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Second round of Covid vaccine booster shot in India starts today: 10 things to know

coronavirus vaccination on Saturday for the beneficiaries who were given jabs at the beginning of the nationwide inoculation drive on 16 January.After a sluggish start, since the exercise was kicked off, the vaccination drive had picked up pace in the last several days.AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria and NITI Aayog's VK Paul, who were among the first ones to take the Covid-19 vaccine, are expected to receive the second dose, which needs to be taken 28 days after the first one.Everything you need to know about 2nd Covid vaccine dose:1) According to the doctors, the second round of Covid-19 vaccine booster dose is to be given to a beneficiary after a gap of 28 days.2) However, experts have clarified that the second shot can be taken anytime

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Hoping for a brighter and better tomorrow during Covid

Most people were hoping to see snow falling in Joycean quantities around the country this week, as a distraction from you know what.

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Up to 40 per cent of Covid cases could have been caught in hospital, says new research

Up to four in 10 Covid infections in the first wave may have caught the virus in hospital, according to the latest research.

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China refused to give WHO officials Covid data that would help find outbreak source

Chinese scientists refused to share key data on Covid-19 that might have helped locate the origin of the deadly virus.

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Anti-clotting therapy may prevent Covid death: Study

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India records 12,143 fresh Covid cases, 103 deaths in last 24 hours; recoveries cross 1.06 crore

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Covid 19 vaccination: Second dose today for those who took shots of Jan 16

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Despite Covid, govt took up reforms to make India one of the top economies: FM

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Gobert, Jazz beat Bucks 129-115 for 6th straight win

SALT LAKE CITY – Rudy Gobert had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the Milwaukee Bucks 129-115 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

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Weather Authority: Sleet, freezing rain to impact Valentine's Day weekend

PHILADELPHIA - A cluster of winter weather will impact the region on Saturday evening and last through Sunday morning.The wintry mix will combine with below-freezing temperatures to create slick conditions on roadways and sidewalks.A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect for portions of central, northern and southern Delaware from Saturday 8 a.m. to 7 a.m.

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Biden administration announces plans to allow 25,000 asylum seekers into US

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of people who are seeking asylum and have been forced to wait in Mexico under a Trump-era policy to be allowed into the U.S. while their cases wind through immigration courts.The first wave of an estimated 25,000 asylum-seekers with active cases in the "Remain in Mexico" program will be allowed into the United States on Feb.

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Nearly 5,000 vaccines to be given to GPs and nurses

Almost five thousand doses of the Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines for Covid-19 are to be administered to GPs and their practice nurses today and tomorrow.

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Two important changes have been made to Scotland's coronavirus contact tracing app

coronavirus contact tracing app for mobile phones. Scots can now use the Protect Scotland app to download a certificate onto their phone if they have been told to self-isolate.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 12, 2021

Department of Health:https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/Daily Preliminary Vaccine Administration UpdatesThe chart below will be included in the Daily News Digest, Monday-Friday. A weekly summary is included each Wednesday.70 New COVID-19 Cases and One Death Reported DOH reports 70 new cases of coronavirus today.

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Fire destroys part of Paul Newman's camp for ill children

ASHFORD, Conn. – A fire on Friday evening destroyed a large section of Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children in Connecticut.

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Airline passengers may have to take COVID-19 test before boarding flight

ORLANDO, Fla. – As Florida reports 347 cases of a more contagious strain of COVID-19, talks have increased about a new requirement to board a flight.

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Doncic, Williamson hit career highs as Mavs top Pels 143-130

DALLAS – Luka Doncic scored a career-high 46 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 36 and the Dallas Mavericks overcame Zion Williamson's career-best 36 points in a 143-130 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.

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Virus expected to last long-term despite global vaccine rollout - ECDC

The head of the EU's disease control agency has warned that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in parts of the world.

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Orange County woman helps seniors get registered for COVID-19 appointments

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – LaTaasha Byrd has helped seniors in Orange County get COVID-19 vaccine appointments.

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B.C. judge questions need for injunction ahead of court challenge to in-person worship ban

COVID-19 ban on in-person worship won’t find themselves staring down an injunction if they head to church this weekend.The Riverside Calvary Chapel in Langley, the Immanuel Covenant Reformed Church in Abbotsford and Free Reformed Church of Chilliwack are part of a group that’s filed a petition with the B.C. Supreme Court looking to have the ban deemed unconstitutional.

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Alberta tracers seeing drop in close contacts fear that will change as restrictions ease

Contact tracers are finding positive cases of COVID-19 in Alberta have fewer close contacts than a few months ago, but they are warning that number will likely go up as the province continues to reopen its economy.

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Hoops away from home: Toronto Raptors temporarily move to Florida

The Toronto Raptors have kicked off their 2020-2021 season in Tampa, Florida, after COVID-19 restrictions kept them out of Canada. Mike Armstrong looks at the logistical challenges of moving the team.

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46 cases of COVID-19 variants in B.C.

Global’s Keith Baldrey has the latest on the ongoing concerns about COVID-19 variants in B.C.

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No fans as Svitolina advances at Australian Open

MELBOURNE – The rally lasted 41 shots, with the players trading baseline groundstrokes for more than a minute, and when it ended, one person applauded.

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Osceola deputies release photos of SUV involved in fatal shooting

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office released photos of the SUV involved in a fatal shooting on Feb. 2.

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Growing fears new variants could lead to third wave

Fearing a third COVID-19 wave will soon hit Canada, health experts are urging provinces not to relax restrictions. As Heather Yourex-West explains, the spread of more contagious variants, pandemic fatigue, and the delayed vaccine rollout is creating a perfect storm.

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‘She was inconsolable’: Baby suffers from rash after time in Kelowna hotel pool

B.C. man issues warning after family pet caught in leghold trap The next morning, Kennedy said she discovered her daughter was covered in a head-to-toe rash.“It was red, it was swollen, it looked like a blanket — it didn’t even look like skin,” Kennedy said.“It almost looked like welts.”The mother said she then noticed that her own chest and torso were also covered in a rash.“My bathing suit was still in the bathroom, and I looked down and it had like big bleach spots on it,” she said.

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Newfoundland and Labrador delays election

As COVID-19 surges in Newfoundland and Labrador, the province’s elections czar has decided to cancel in-person voting for Saturday’s election. As Ross Lord explains, people must now submit their vote by mail.

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'I was so ill with Covid that I wrote goodbye letters to my husband and kids'

A midwife was so ill with Covid she wrote goodbye letters to her husband and kids, expecting that she would not make it.

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Covid tier system 'will be axed' with 'three-stage plan for ending lockdown'

The tier system will be axed in favour of national measures when the current Covid lockdown is eased in England, it was reported last night.

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Tennessee man leaves $5 million to dog in his will: 'She’s a good girl'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Being a man’s best friend has paid off for this dog.When Tennessee businessman Bill Dorris died late last year, the 84-year-old left $5 million to his 8-year-old border collie, LuluDorris’ friend, Martha Burton, had already been watching Lulu for him for several years by the time he passed away, according to the report. Dorris frequently traveled and wanted someone to care for her while he was away, WTVF in Nashville reported."I don’t really know what to think about it, to tell you the truth," Burton told WTVF.

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Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni would 'take Covid vaccine' if BBC bosses asked him to

coronavirus vaccine, should it be essential for dancing professionals to compete in the next season of Strictly Come Dancing.The Italian born star admitted that while he is keen to get back into the ballroom, all safety measures must remain in place due to the level of intimacy between dancers and their partners.Giovanni, 30, competed in the last season of Strictly with celebrity pairing, Good Moning Britain's political editor, Ranvir Singh, with the pair eventually being given the boot during week eight.

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Coronavirus: York Region pushes to bypass grey zone, move into red

York Region Council wants its area to move straight into the red zone of the provincial COVID-19 response framework. Its medical officer of health says case counts are on the decline and being in red will provide some relief to struggling businesses.

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Coronavirus: How Montreal non-profits are transforming the ways they raise funds

West Island Palliative Care Residence hosts 19th annual Valentine’s Ball “We are sending beautiful four-course meals to all of the participants so they can relax in their homes and they will be accessing a platform that we have just for them,” said Dale Weil, the residence’s executive director.The virtual soirée raised $515,000, thanks to more than 400 guests, sponsors and donors.Weil says they have been working all year on transitioning their fundraising events to the web and thanks to their creative efforts and their donors, they are on track to meet their target.“I would say we do face a year ahead having to be adjusted for the pandemic, but I think we have a formula now that we’re finding is working,” said Weil.

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Canadian vaccine maker hopes Alberta agrees to purchase future shots

Brad Sorenson, the CEO of Providence Therapeutics, joins the Global Calgary News Hour at 6 to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine manufacture’s recent agreement with the Manitoba government and how hopeful he is that Alberta follows suit.

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Road exams to resume in most parts of Ontario as COVID-19 restrictions eased

COVID-19 restrictions are eased.In a news release issued Friday, officials said the exams will resume at DriveTest centres in all areas other than those still subject to a stay-at-home order or those that are in the grey-lockdown category.“As we safely and gradually transition out of the province-wide shutdown and return to the COVID-19 Response Framework, it’s important that we ensure drivers are able to get tested in order to keep our roads and highways safe,” Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney said.

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Charges stayed against Kentucky man ticketed for violating COVID-19 quarantine rules in Banff

Kentucky man faces $750K fine for breaking quarantine rules in Alberta Rockies John Pennington was given a $1,200 ticket on June 25 after staff at a Banff hotel called the RCMP saying they believed a U.S. citizen was violating the Alberta Public Health Act during the COVID-19 pandemic.At the time, Americans had been able to use a loophole allowing them to travel through Canada on the way to and from Alaska.

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‘Hold fast Newfoundland and Labrador’: Province confirms outbreak of U.K. COVID-19 variant

COVID-19 variant, which was first detected in the U.K.Premier Andrew Furey, Health Minister John Haggie and Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, the province’s chief medical officer of health, broke the news to the province at a late-night emergency COVID-19 update Friday.“Now is the time for all of us to pull together….

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Coronavirus: Vernon retirement home concerned with when vaccinations will begin

“We’ve been trying to get the vaccine here or even information about the vaccine since the beginning of January, when we heard it was going to be available.”

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Newfoundland and Labrador cancels in-person voting for Saturday’s provincial election

coronavirus cases in the province.Elections Newfoundland and Labrador said Friday evening that the provincial election will now shift entirely to mail-in voting, with ballots being accepted until March 1.Voters have until Monday to apply for voting packages, according to a statement from the chief electoral officer.News Release – In-Person Voting Canceled #nlpoli #nlvotes pic.twitter.com/KaV7Q9hBzN— Elections NL (@NLElections) February 13, 2021Election officials had already postponed the vote for 18 of the province’s 40 districts due to the spread of COVID-19, mainly due to a loss of election workers unwilling to work amid fears of exposure.The decision came shortly after health officials moved the entire province back into Alert Level 5,

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How fast have COVID-19 variants spread in Alberta?

The first case of a COVID-19 variant of concern was detected in Alberta in late December and case numbers have continued to climb since.

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Coronavirus: Many Quebecers anxiously awaiting 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccination rollout has picked up steam in the last week across Quebec.The number of daily shots administered to Quebecers has increased by 10 per cent between Feb. 5 and 11.

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B.C. officials report 445 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 additional deaths

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 445 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, Feb.

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Coronavirus: Vernon, B.C., retirement home unsure when COVID-19 vaccines are arriving

A large retirement home in Vernon is looking for answers after staff say their requests for vaccine information has fallen on deaf ears.“Every care home deserves to know what’s going on, what needs to be ready, and when we are getting our vaccines,” said Delene Demeter, a concerned retirement home manager.“We’ve been trying to get the vaccine here or even information about the vaccine since the beginning of January when we heard it was going to be available.”Canterbury Court is a private independent-living residence with 47 people over the age of 90 and six people over the age of 100.

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B.C. health officials detect first case of Nigerian variant in the province

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announces at Friday’s COVID-19 briefing that B.C. has detected the first case of a new variant of the virus, dubbed B1.525 and associated with travel to Nigeria.

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Ozzy Osbourne Reveals Why He'll Be Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine

Ozzy Osbourne is one of the celebrities most excited to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

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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

Recovered Covid-19 patients may need only one shot of Moderna, Pfizer vaccines: Scientists

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