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Covid vaccinations will likely shift to an annual shot, officials said adding, more frequent doses will be offered for higher-risk people Covid-19 vaccines will eventually become an annual vaccination event like flu shots, Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s health adviser said at a time when administration is urging Americans to take newly authorized booster shots specific to omicron subvariants. Anthony Fauci, a Biden Covid adviser who heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said, “We likely are moving towards a path with a vaccination cadence similar to that of the annual influenza vaccine." Covid vaccinations will likely shift to an annual shot, officials said adding, more frequent doses will be offered for higher-risk people.

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McMaster, Mohawk to keep pause on COVID-19 vaccination mandate for those on campus this fall

COVID-19 vaccinations amid a return to campus this fall.On Wednesday, both McMaster University and Mohawk College revealed they will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation but at present have suspended vaccine requirements.In a joint letter to students and staff, McMaster’s president David Farrar and Provost Susan Tighe said consultations with school experts in virology suggested “the right course” was to continue the pause on a vaccine mandate. Masks to remain optional in Ontario classrooms next year, Ministry of Education says “We are finding balance in how we manage the ongoing COVID challenge,” the letter said.“We have learned to be flexible and to adapt to changing times.

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COVID-19 vaccination rate lower among urban Indigenous people, study shows. Why?

COVID-19 vaccination rates among Ontario’s urban Indigenous population were lower compared with the general population despite priority rollout, according to a new study.The research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on Tuesday found that between March 2020 and December 2021, the two-dose COVID-19 vaccine uptake for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people living in Toronto and London, Ont., was 20 per cent lower than the overall population.However, the study also showed that COVID-19 testing rates in the two cities were 10 per cent higher among the Indigenous community compared with local and provincial rates. Don’t wait for updated COVID-19 vaccines if you’re high risk, experts say Researchers looked at data including 1,087 Indigenous people above the age of 15 in Toronto and London.“Indigenous people were one of the three very first priority groups for access to vaccine in Ontario, along with health-care workers and people that were living in long-term care homes, but despite that prioritization, we’re actually still seeing significant gaps,” said co-author Janet Smylie, who is a family doctor at St.

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India set to achieve 200 crore Covid-19 vaccination mark: Mandaviya

NEW DELHI: India is all set to achieve the 200 crore Covid-19 vaccination mark as the country has administered over 199.71 crore vaccine doses to people so far under the nationwide vaccination drive, the union health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. “Witness the history in making! India under PM @NarendraModi Ji’s leadership is all set to achieve the 200-crore COVID-19 vaccination mark! Countdown starts!," Mandaviya said in a tweet. The country has administered over 5,43,35,849 booster doses to all eligible individuals above 18 years of age.

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MLHU to open new COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Westmount Mall

Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is adding a new COVID-19 vaccination clinic at a third mall in London, Ont.The MLHU says after successful clinics at CF Masonville Place and White Oaks Mall, a new clinic will open at Westmount Shopping Centre starting Thursday, July 7.“With the arrival of summer and warmer weather, many people are spending more time outdoors and they may not be thinking of COVID-19 right now,” said Dr. Alex Summers, medical officer of health at the MLHU.

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COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Wellesley will soon cease operations

COVID-19 vaccination clinic, Waterloo Region has announced that another clinic will also be shut down soon.Last Thursday, the region said that the Cambridge Pinebush clinic would shut down at the end of April and on Friday it said the clinic in Wellesley would close even sooner. Waterloo Region’s largest COVID-19 vaccination clinic to begin winding down operations After being in existence for close to a year, the Wellesley vaccination clinic in Elmira will close in eight days.“Dr.

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City of Hamilton not planning to lift mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for staff

City of Hamilton’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for municipal employees will be staying put for now, despite Ontario’s chief medical officer of health suggesting such policies are no longer required.Dr. Kieran Moore said last week that he thinks the period of highest COVID-19 risk is over and that means workplace vaccination policies are “no longer necessary” and recommended that they be removed by March 1 — the same day the province’s proof-of-vaccination system is lifted.During a media briefing on Tuesday, Mayor Fred Eisenberger said the city will be reviewing the policy but there are currently no plans to lift it.

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Aaron Rodgers Apologizes To Shailene Woodley After COVID-19 Vaccination Controversy

Aaron Rodgers is apologizing for the comments he made about COVID-19 during the NFL season.

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Waterloo Region’s largest COVID-19 vaccination clinic to begin winding down operations

COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be closing its doors in the coming months.The region announced on Thursday that stewardship of the Cambridge Pinebush vaccination clinic will be passed from Kitchener’s Grand River Hospitals to Waterloo Public Health on April 1. 2 more COVID-19 deaths reported in Waterloo Region, death roll reaches 387 It says that as demand for COVID-19 vaccinations from area residents continues to dissipate, the clinic will wind down operations over the next six weeks.“The staff and volunteers at the Cambridge Pinebush vaccination clinic have shown incredible dedication and commitment to the health and safety of our community,” Regional Chair Karen Redman stated.“With the support of staff from St.

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Goa achieves 100% COVID-19 vaccination target, closes all centres. Details here

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Study suggests maternal COVID-19 vaccination protects babies

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy—already known to protect women from hospitalization and severe complications—can also protect babies younger than 6 months, researchers reported today.

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COVID-19 vaccination shuttle buses now in service in Montreal

COVID-19 vaccination clinics in districts where rates are well below the Quebec average.Officials are hoping to increase the inoculation levels against COVID-19 in areas like Saint-Léonard and Montréal-Nord, where the vaccination levels are below 75 per cent (according to the latest data) while on average, 82 per cent of the Quebec population is considered adequately vaccinated.The shuttle buses run free of charge and take people to clinics in Saint-Léonard, Montréal-Nord, Ville-Émard and LaSalle. Health-care officials are hoping people with limited mobility and those who may have other appointments will get their first, second or booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Alberta expands COVID-19 vaccination eligibility for youth

Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping announces expanded eligibility for youth to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Economic Survey: COVID-19 vaccination critical for opening up economy

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India's COVID-19 vaccination programme has become Vishwa Guru, says LNJP Hospital MD

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Coronavirus: Ontario government updates COVID-19 vaccination plan

The Ontario government has unveiled new priority groups to get the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines set to arrive in the coming weeks. Travis Dhanraj reports.

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Five states recorded maximum covid-19 vaccination turn out

Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan recorded the maximum turn out of the covid-19 vaccination drive on Wednesday. As India entered 12th day of the countrywide covid-19 vaccination program on Wednesday in planned sessions across 28 States/UTs, over 79% of beneficiaries vaccinated were from above five States.The cumulative number of healthcare workers vaccinated against covid-19 crossed 23 lakh today with a total of 23,28,779 beneficiaries vaccinated through 41,599 sessions, as per the provisional report available with the union health ministry.

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Steve Martin Celebrates His COVID-19 Vaccination By Reminding Fans He's Old

Steve Martin on Sunday told his fans he had some good news and some bad news. The iconic comic and movie star revealed that he had received what is assumed to be his first round of COVID-19 vaccination, which was the good news.

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Boots announces 3 Covid-19 vaccination sites will open to patients - with more to come

Boots has set up three vaccination sites which are due to open to patients this month in a bid to distribute the Oxford vaccine.

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Covid-19 vaccination dry run in UP from Tuesday

Lucknow: A dry run to assess the readiness of the mechanism laid out for the imminent COVID-19 immunisation drive will be undertaken in six sites of Uttar Pradesh from January 5, the state government said on Sunday.In a statement, the government said the dry run will start at 10 am in three urban and as many rural sites with a minimum of two sessions.Issuing necessary guidelines to the divisional commissioners and district magistrates, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad asked them to ensure that syringes, vaccine, AEFI (Adverse Event Following Immunization) kit and other logistics reach the session sites in time.The waiting and observation areas should have proper sitting arrangements.

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India's Covid-19 vaccination dry run in numbers: 286 sessions, 1.1 lakh vaccinators trained

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Covid-19 vaccination: Govt to provide free vaccines to 1 cr healthcare, 2 cr frontline workers, in 1st phase

New Delhi: The government will provide free vaccines to most prioritised beneficiaries inlcuding1 crore healthcare and 2 crore frontline workers, in the first phase of covid-19 vaccination that is expected to begin soon, union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.As the Subject Expert Committee of Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Saturday granted permission for restricted emergency use of Pune based Serum Institute of India’s vaccine, subject to multiple regulatory conditionalities and permission of restricted use in emergency situation in public interest as an abundant precaution, in clinical trial mode, especially in the context of infection by mutant strains, to Bharat Biotech International Ltd.,

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Live updates: Covid-19 vaccination dry run begins across India

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Nationwide dry run for Covid-19 vaccination starts today

dry run will be conducted by all the States and UT governments from Saturday.According to Union Health Ministry, the objective of the dry run for COVID-19 vaccine introduction is to "assess operational feasibility in the use of COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) application in field environment, to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges and guide the way forward prior to actual implementation". This is also expected to give confidence to programme managers at various levels, it said.The activity is proposed to be conducted in all State Capitals in at least 3 session sites.

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Covid-19 vaccination in India: Nationwide dry run starts tomorrow. Details here

Covid-19 vaccination drive will be conducted across all states and Union Territories on Saturday, as per the central government order. The exercise is aimed at testing the preparedness for the vaccine rollout.A two-day trial run was earlier conducted on December 28 and 29 in four states - Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat.

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Delhi: Vardhan reviews preparedness for dry run of Covid-19 vaccination drive

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Maharashtra to conduct dry run for covid-19 vaccination in four districts

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Alberta missed COVID-19 vaccination goal but is picking up the pace: Kenney

The Moderna vaccine has arrived in Alberta. The province says its arrival marks a turning point in our fight against COVID-19. But critics argue the government continues to mishandle that battle. Fletcher Kent has more.

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Orange County seniors wait hours to get COVID-19 vaccination on first day

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Seniors who were eager to protect themselves against COVID-19 formed long lines snaked around Orange County Convention Center’s north concourse for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine appointments on Tuesday.“The process was fine, it took about three hours for me, but the consequences are certainly worth it,” Don Lavery said.Individuals like Robert Ryner said caution brought him to the convention center on the first day people 65 or older could be vaccinated.“It took about three hours, but we were open for if we had to wait for five or six, so we are fine,” Ryner said.Kent Donahue with the Florida Department of Health said he is asking residents to be patient as they navigate the unprecedented rollout.

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Alberta missed COVID-19 vaccination goal but is picking up the pace as Moderna doses arrive

Alberta missed its initial goal of giving out 29,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, but Premier Jason Kenney said it is working to catch up.

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Brevard Schools to work with teachers to make sure they attend COVID-19 vaccination appointment

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Officials with Brevard Public Schools said they will accommodate a teacher’s schedule if they have a COVID-19 vaccination appointment during class.[RELATED: Here’s how to register for the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida]Brevard County residents 65 and older will start receiving the vaccine on Jan. 4.Appointments can be made by calling 321-454-7141.[RELATED: Brevard to host drive-thru vaccination event for 65+ residents]The district said it looks like most vaccination appointments will be from 1:15 p.m.

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Convention center COVID-19 vaccination site open to residents outside of Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – On the first day that COVID-19 vaccinations began for elderly residents at the Orange County Convention Center, officials made a big change that will open the site up to more people.The director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County Dr. Raul Pino was adamant late Monday afternoon when plans were unveiled for the site that only Orange County residents 65 and older would be able to get shots there.[TRENDING: How to get vaccine in Florida | Will vaccine work on new strains? | Strange Florida: Here’s the proof]“Now, all these services are intended for Orange residents only and we are going to validate your residence with a proper ID.

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Coronavirus: 19 hospitals now running COVID-19 vaccination sites in Ontario

Gen. Rick Hillier, head of the Ontario COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, said on Tuesday that as of Dec.

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Argentina launches Covid-19 vaccination drive with controversial Sputnik V

Sputnik V shots developed by Russia, the government said.It is the first country in the Americas to use this vaccine against the pandemic.The vaccination drive began simultaneously around the country with frontline healthcare workers given priority, Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia said.Also Read | How Indians lived online during 2020He spoke at Posadas Hospital in Buenos Aires, where a doctor named Flavia Loiacono became the first in the country to get a Covid shot."The idea is to start vaccinating those with the greatest risk exposure," said Gonzalez Garcia.The Gam-CovidVac vaccine, nicknamed Sputnik V after the Soviet-era satellite, has come under fire from critics in Russia and abroad because it was registered before the start of

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Ireland begins Covid-19 vaccination drive by inoculating 79-year-old woman

Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Tuesday by giving a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to a 79-year-old woman at a hospital in Dublin, the health service said, as coronavirus cases surge in the country.Annie Lynch was the first person in the country to receive the vaccine at Dublin's St James’s Hospital, it said. Health staff and patients at four hospitals were also vaccinated.Also Read | How Indians lived online during 2020"Today is a new day.

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Covid-19 vaccination: Dry run conducted successfully in four states

two-day trial run to test the planned operations and the laid-out mechanisms for Covid-19 vaccination drive was successfully conducted in four states, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.The drill was conducted on December 28 and 29 Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat.Also Read | How Indians lived online during 2020"All states expressed satisfaction in terms of the operational approach and use of IT platform to ensure transparency and effective monitoring of vaccination processes expected to cover a large number of people across the country," the ministry said.The two-day end-to-end dry run was undertaken in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh, Rajkot and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh

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COVID-19 vaccine: Belarus becomes first country after Russia to start Sputnik V vaccination

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China starts emergency COVID-19 vaccination in Wuhan

Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus emerged a year ago before it became a pandemic and upended life across the globe, has started the emergency COVID-19 vaccination on some key groups, a senior health official said on Tuesday, even as China is yet to officially certify its multiple vaccines.The vaccination, available at 48 designated clinics in 15 districts, began on December 24, targeting certain groups of people aged between 18 and 59 years, He Zhenyu, deputy director of the centre for disease control and prevention in Wuhan, told the media in Wuhan.Also read How Indians lived online during 2020Those receiving the vaccine need to take two shots with an interval of four weeks, the state-run Xinhua news agency quoted He as saying.As per the

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Covid-19 vaccination: Punjab starts dry run in 2 selected districts

LUDHIANA/NAWANSHAHR : The exercise to conduct a dry run of the distribution and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine over a two-day period in two selected Punjab districts began on Monday, health officials said.The districts of Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr) have been selected for the dry run, aimed at testing the laid out mechanisms for the vaccination roll-out in the health system, Health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said. He said it will provide insights on any gaps or bottlenecks in vaccine distribution and its administration to the population so that those could be addressed before the commencement of the COVID-19 immunisation drive.The minister said immunisation partners United Nations Development Program

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Gujarat: Covid-19 vaccination dry run begins in two districts

Gujarat, officials said.Gujarat is one of the four states chosen by the Centre to conduct the mock Covid-19 vaccination drive.Also Read | Urgency to fix India’s bankruptcy code"In Gujarat, the dry run is being carried out in Rajkot district, Rajkot city, Gandhinagar district and Gandhinagar city," State Immunisation Office Dr Nayan Jani told reporters.He said local health officials of these districts and cities will engage in administrative work on the first day of the drive."The actual field visits will begin on Tuesday," Jani said, adding that actual (potential) vaccine shots will not be administered on people during the dry run.Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) has identified 125 beneficiaries in the city who will be covered during

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New COVID-19 vaccine approved in Canada as vaccination clinics open up

More Ontario residents are rolling up their sleeves to get the COVID-19 vaccine and more doses of the newly approved Moderna vaccine are soon to arrive in Canada. Caryn Lieberman reports.

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Can employers make covid-19 vaccination mandatory?

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US COVID-19 vaccination drive heads to nursing homes

US government and two of the nation's largest pharmacy chains kick off a nationwide campaign to vaccinate nursing home residents against COVID-19 on Monday, a week after the first vaccines authorized in the country began being administered to healthcare workers.The program is the latest effort to control a pandemic that has killed more than 300,000 people in the country and is straining the capacity of healthcare systems in some states.The United States has two authorized vaccines against the virus, one developed by Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE that was cleared for use on Dec.

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Greater Manchester's largest NHS trust draws up Covid-19 vaccination plans for staff

Manchester Evening News has seen an early internal planning document circulated within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust runs a number of hospitals including Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital, Saint Mary's Hospital, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Trafford General.Several potential Covid-19 vaccines are in the later stages of clinical trials, but still have to pass safety tests.It's not yet known whether - or when - a vaccine could be approved for use.But in line with Government instruction the NHS in all settings is gearing up to be ready to roll out vaccination programmes from any date in December, although mass vaccination is said to be more likely to happen in the new year.

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Qantas announces Covid-19 vaccination will be mandatory for all passengers

Covid-19 vaccination from international passengers. Head of Australian carrier Qantas has confirmed that having the jab - and being able to prove it - will be required by every passenger wanting to fly abroad on their services.CEO Alan Joyce said that as soon as a vaccine became available, it will become a condition of travel, deeming it a necessity for international travel.

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Covid-19 vaccination programme to be examined by parliamentary committee

vaccine production in India’.“This is the biggest vaccination programme that would be undertaken by the country and the PMO is directly monitoring the preparations. The officials working in the health departments in various state governments will have to work along with central authorities if this programme is to be a success and a large section of people need to be given the vaccine.

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Indonesia plans massive covid-19 vaccination program next month

Indonesia, the world’s fourth most-populous nation that’s battling Southeast Asia’s worst coronavirus outbreak, is gearing for a massive vaccination program that the government wants to start as soon as next month.The government plans to kick off with an initial 3 million doses in December, prioritizing health workers, police, military and public servants, according to Budi Gunadi Sadikin, who leads the national economic recovery task force. The government expects another 13 million will be inoculated in the first quarter of 2021, with majority of Indonesians receiving their jabs later in the year.Novavax Inc.

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CAPFs will play major role in covid-19 vaccination drive: ITBP DG

NEW DELHI : The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will play a major role in the COVID-19 vaccination programme of the country, even as their various healthcare facilities continue to treat people infected with the virus, ITBP Director General SS Deswal said.The government's plan for the distribution and use of the vaccine against COVID-19 is ready, he said.An effective vaccine against the coronavirus is keenly awaited across the globe.

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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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