Immunisation clinics planned for today using the AstraZeneca vaccine have been cancelled by the Health Service Executive, due to changes in the advice on the use of the product.

The HSE is now assessing the impact of a decision by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommending that the AstraZeneca vaccine be limited to people over 60 years of age.

Thousands of AstraZeneca vaccinations were planned for today. The committee has advised that the vaccine be limited to use in people over 60 years, following an assessment of the risk of rare blood clotting side effects versus benefits, based on age.

The HSE said it will be in contact with patients to rearrange their vaccinations. Health officials have said that the AstraZeneca

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COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up worldwide, myths persist

MILWAUKEE - The COVID-19 pandemic has left nearly 3 million people dead worldwide, including more than 560,000 dead in the U.S.To date, more than 840 million vaccine doses have been administered across the globe. Public health experts say, aside from the virus itself, another battle is being waged -- one against vaccine myths.As COVID-19 devastates communities across continents, vaccines can help prevent serious illness or even death.

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Coronavirus update: India reports biggest jump in new cases, deaths

Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative cases to 1,47,88,109, said the Union health ministry on Sunday morning.The country has been reporting over two lakh new cases for the last four days.A new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India’s deadlier new wave of infections that has made it the world’s second worst-hit country.Sixteen states and UTs -- Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Kerala, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal -- are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases, the ministry said on Saturday.Among these, Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at

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First appointments for those aged between 65 and 69 for the Astra Zeneca vaccine to be scheduled from Monday.

The first appointments for those aged between 65 and 69 for the Astra Zeneca vaccine will be scheduled from Monday.

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Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to speed up the inoculation drive that lags behind many other countries.

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We will successfully fight Covid-19 with even greater speed: PM Modi

COVID-19 last year and India can do it again, with the same principles but faster speed and coordination," he said.Directing officials to ensure close coordination with states, he said all necessary measures must be taken to ramp up the availability of hospital beds for COVID patients and that additional supply of beds through temporary hospitals and isolation centres should be ensured.He also spoke about a need to utilise the full potential of India's pharmaceutical industry to meet the rising demand of various medicines and reviewed the status of the supply of Remdesivir and other medicines.On the issue of vaccination, the prime minister directed all officials to make efforts to utilize the entire national capacity, in the public as well

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South Africa regulator recommends lifting pause on J&J Covid vaccine

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2 Twins-Angels games postponed by Minnesota's COVID-19 woes

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Twins' games against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night and Sunday have been postponed due to Minnesota's COVID-19 problems, including at least four positive tests in the past week.

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Uttar Pradesh: Agra flags Covid-19 vaccine shortage, many return without jabs

vaccine shortage amid a record spike in coronavirus infections.Several people in the Agra district of UP had to return home without getting a jab on Saturday as vaccination centres were faced with a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines, reported PTI. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Agra said the vaccination drive would resume on Monday as 15,000 doses are expected to arrive by Sunday.There are about 199 health centres in the Agra district where the vaccination drive is going on.Dr Jitendra Lawania, the head of Community Health Centre (CHC) at Achhnera, said, "Due to unavailability of Covid-19 vaccines at the centre, the vaccination drive was affected.

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Odisha halts Covid-19 inoculation at 1,035 centres amid shortage of vaccines

Odisha government has decided to temporarily suspend the inoculation drive in over 1,000 centres. According to family welfare director Bijay Panigrahi, the existing stock with the state will get exhausted in two days.

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More calls for COVID-19 vaccines to be offered to a wider range of people in Alberta

Two walk-in clinics opened on Saturday in Calgary and Edmonton, offering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people ages 55 to 64, but some people say the government should be expanding the rollout to younger people who want it now.

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Montreal public health deploys sound truck to encourage residents in vulnerable boroughs to get vaccinated

Quebec has deployed sound trucks in hard-hit Montreal neighbourhoods to announce the presence of mobile clinics offering Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines. Trucks will blast messages in multiple languages along residential streets the city’s diverse boroughs to encourage residents to receive one of 20,000 doses available without an appointment.

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Alaska to offer tourists coronavirus vaccines starting June 1

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Katie Price appears terrified as she has first Coronavirus vaccine jab despite hatred of needles

Despite having a fear of needles, Katie Price bravely faced her fears and had her first Coronavirus vaccine jab on Friday.The mum-of-five, who recently shared a glimpse inside her 'mucky mansion', took to Instagram to share a video of her having the jab done. In the clip, the 42 year old can be seen sat down with her sleeve rolled up and a nurse administering the vaccination.

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As Florida sees 6,341 new COVID-19 cases, some counties work with state data to get more vaccines to areas in need

ORLANDO, Fla. – As vaccination efforts continue, many counties are relying on state data to determine how to get more vaccines to areas in need.

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Over 12.25 cr vaccination doses administered till now: Health ministry

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Alberta reports first AstraZeneca-linked blood clot

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.The man’s identity is not being released to protect patient confidentiality, but Alberta Health has reported he is receiving treatment and is recovering after being diagnosed with a case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.“I continue to recommend AstraZeneca for anyone who is 55 and older, and to recommend that all Albertans get vaccinated as soon as they are able. It is the best way to protect your health and the health of those around you,” Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr.

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'Humility, clear vaccine strategy, income support' needed to contain COVID damage: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the Centre's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing the current situation to being stranded in the middle of the ocean, with the ship not knowing where to go."They (Central government) has basically taken off all our warning systems and shut them down and were in the middle of the ocean in the storm and now the ship has no idea where to go," Gandhi said at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting that took place earlier in the day."This constant declaration of victory on the behalf of the government and also a sense of arrogance on the behalf of the government that 'haan theek hai, kar diya' (yes okay, we have done it).

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Ted Cruz says he is done with wearing a mask at the Capitol

vaccinated against COVID-19.Cruz joined his Republican colleagues Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen.

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COMMENTARY: Our overly-cautious approach to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine needs to change

increases in the amount of Pfizer vaccines arriving in Canada next month and in June, it was disappointing to hear of the more immediate disruption in shipments of the Moderna vaccine.Ultimately, Canada will have large quantities of vaccine available — and that is undoubtedly a good thing — but we are in the throes of a very serious third wave at the moment and we need as much of a vaccine arsenal we can get.Obviously Moderna’s production issues are outside our control and we can’t just wave a magic wand and make vaccines appear. But at the very least we can do is make use of the resources we have here at the moment: specifically, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Mumbai Covid curbs: Only vehicles with colour-coded stickers allowed on roads. Details here

Here is a lowdown on the colour codes: -Red-colour sticker: For the vehicles related to doctors/medical staff, medical services, ambulances, hospitals, diagnostic centres, clinics, vaccination centres, medical insurance offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, other medical and health services including supporting, manufacturing and distribution units along with their dealers, transport and supply chain; manufacturing and distribution of vaccines, sanitizers, masks, medical equipment, their ancillaries, raw material units and support services, veterinary services/animal care shelters;- Green-colour sticker: For the vehicles related to transport of eatables/food items such as groceries, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, bakery

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The Latest: Pakistan lowers age for vaccinations

ISLAMABAD — Authorities in Pakistan have decided to start vaccinating people aged 50 to 59 next week, hours after the country reported over 100 fatalities in a single day for the fifth consecutive day.

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Sri Lanka mulls restricting foreign arrivals to curb Covid pandemic

COLOMBO : Sri Lanka may place restrictions on overseas arrivals to limit the spread of coronavirus that has infected over 96,000 people and claimed more than 600 lives in the country, chief epidemiologist Sudath Samaraweera said on Saturday.He said some 15% of the positive cases reported this month have been overseas arrivals.“We have to review our current policy on arrivals.

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Covid survivors may require just 1 shot of a two-dose vaccine

Nature Medicine write-up. In fact, if you already had the virus, your immune response after one vaccine is likely to be even better than a never-infected person’s after two, according to Italian research just out in the New England Journal of Medicine.The issue of giving only a single dose to people who have had Covid has become all the more urgent since safety concerns have been raised about Johnson & Johnson’s and AstraZeneca’s vaccines.

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UP covid situation: Govt must take concrete steps, be sensitive rather than aggressive, says Priyanka Gandhi

NEW DELHI : Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday flagged the "deteriorating" COVID-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh and said the state government should try to solve the problems being faced by the people instead of "exacerbating" them and "hiding" statistics.Uttar Pradesh's daily COVID-19 cases surged to a record high of 27,426 on Friday, taking the state's cumulative tally to 7,93,720.In a video message posted on her Twitter account, Priyanka Gandhi said the situation in Uttar Pradesh due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is "deteriorating".Reports are coming in from all over about lack of beds, oxygen and medicines, she said."It is the duty of the Uttar Pradesh government that instead of exacerbating the

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India has a double mutant coronavirus variant. Should we worry?

As India’s daily tally of Covid-19 infections surge by a record 200,000-plus cases for three consecutive days, public health experts worry that a new — possibly more virulent — coronavirus variant could be racing through the crowded nation of more than 1.3 billion people.The new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India’s deadlier new wave of infections that has made it the world’s second worst-hit country, surpassing Brazil, and has already begun to overwhelm its hospitals and crematoriums.

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How Seminole County uses Florida COVID-19 data to determine what areas need more vaccines

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – After Orange County’s government lost access to vaccination data broken down by zip code this week, News 6 is learning other counties also don’t have access, including Seminole County, where the Emergency Manager Alan Harris said the county government itself doesn’t need the data because it’s easily accessible through the Seminole County branch of the Florida Department of Health.

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PM Modi calls review meeting on COVID-19, vaccination situation today at 8 pm

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Russia, China using their COVID-19 vaccines to gain political power: experts

China and Russia have been using their locally produced COVID-19 vaccines to grow their international soft power by giving doses to desperate countries in order to have more political influence over them, experts say.Benjamin Gedan, deputy director of the Latin America program at the Wilson Center in Washington, called the practice “vaccine diplomacy,” noting that it happens when countries seek to grow their international prestige by distributing vaccines to nations that need them.He said authoritarian governments, including those in China and Russia, have taken the lead in vaccine diplomacy in the last months.

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Increase Covid hospitals, oxygenated beds: Harsh Vardhan directs states amid virus surge

Harsh Vardhan on Saturday directed the states and Union Territories to cope with the crisis by ensuring containment, surveillance and treatment of the coronavirus positive cases.The states and UTs where the Covid-19 spike is particularly worrying are Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.This morning, India added 2.34 lakh new coronavirus infections, its highest daily rise since the pandemic began, the government data showed.Chairing a high-level review meeting with the health ministers of 11 states and UTs, Vardhan presented a snapshot of the unprecedented rise in new cases at the outset.Union Health Min on Covid spike in 11 states, UTsThe Union

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Indian Covid mutation may 'resist vaccine and scupper roadmap out of lockdown'

Fancy an escape? Sign up to the Chill newsletter for weekly inspiration and advice on UK holidays The Indian strain of Covid-19 may resist vaccines and "scupper the UK's escape plan" out of lockdown, according to a top scientist. This comes after 77 cases of the B.1.617 variant, first discovered in India, were found in the UK.

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COVID vaccines don't stop one from getting infected, but helps reducing severity

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From exporter of COVID vaccines to importer: Priyanka Gandhi takes dig at Centre

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AIIMS director lists out two main causes of rapid Covid-19 spread in India

ANI, "The two main causes are-when in Jan/Feb vaccination started and cases went down people stopped following COVID appropriate behaviour and at this time the virus mutated and it spread more rapidly.""This a time when a lot of religious activities happen in our country and polls also underway. We must understand lives are also important.

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NCP leader demands removal of PM Modi's photo from COVID vaccination certificate

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Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million

RIO DE JANEIRO – The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.

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'Allow sale of Covid-19 vaccines in open market,': Naveen Patnaik to PM Modi

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Naveen Patnaik asks PM to allow Covid vaccine sale in open market, relax age bar

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to expand the covid-19 vaccine supply chain, and allow the open sale of jabs. Patnaik has also urged the PM to lower the age bar for eligibility for jabs at least in bigger cities, so that the floating population of workers can be taken care of.In his letter, the CM has said that if the government allows open sale, it will reduce the burden on state governments.

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Vaccination not shield against Covid, can reduce severity, lower fatality: Experts

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Is double mutant coronavirus causing the record surge in infections in India?

coronavirus variant could be racing through the crowded nation of more than 1.3 billion people.The new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India’s deadlier new wave of infections that has made it the world’s second worst-hit country, surpassing Brazil, and has already begun to overwhelm its hospitals and crematoriums. The Asian nation has reported more than 14 million Covid cases so far and more than 174,300 fatalities.“This is a variant of interest we are following," Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead officer on Covid, told reporters Friday.

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Covid passport pilots begin tomorrow - full list of dates and venues in events trial

The next stage of the government’s long and arduous attempt to free England from lockdown will begin tomorrow.

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Boris Johnson's India visit: Roadmap 2030, enhanced trade, joint partnership in health on the cards

ANI report.The 2030 vision is for revitalized and dynamic connect between people, re-energised trade, investment and technological collaboration, enhanced defence and security cooperation and closer engagement on regional issues including the Indian Ocean Region and the Indo-Pacific.The India-UK Partnership in climate action, clean energy and healthcare is geared for mutual benefit and a better world.The visit of PM Johnson is expected to positively transform the partnership across a wide spectrum of areas including defence and security, the Indo-Pacific and Western IndianOcean Region (WIOR), trade and investment, healthcare, climate change and people-to-people ties.The UK had on March 16 this year published its once-in-a-generation

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Registration for vaccination opens for people aged 67

The Health Service Executive facility for booking Covid-19 vaccination appointments is opens to 67-year-olds this morning.

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All prison inmates will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine by mid-May, officials say

WASHINGTON - All inmates will be provided the opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccination by mid-May, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Thursday.In a statement, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Michael D.

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Adam Toledo Protest: Thousands gather in Logan Square demanding justice following video release

LIVE COVERAGE: Thousands of protesters gathered in Logan Square Friday evening following the release of footage of the fatal police shooting that killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo.Toledo was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer on March 29, following what CPD called an "armed confrontation."Video footage shows a foot pursuit and the officer yelling for Toledo to stop and show him his hands. WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO. SOME MAY FIND THESE VIDEOS DISTURBING. WATCH AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.AdvertisementVideo of 13-year-old Adam Toledo's shooting death by Chicago police was released Thursday.The Civilian Office of Police Accountability had been pressured by community activists, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and others to release the footage since

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B.C. Premier John Horgan gets his COVID-19 jab

Global’s Keith Baldrey on B.C. Premier John Horgan’s decision to get the AstraZeneca vaccine today.

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Canada’s doctors call for national vaccination strategy

With vaccinations not keeping pace with transmissions, Canada’s doctors say the federal government needs to change its method of distributing vaccines. Richard Zussman reports.

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William Daniels Celebrates COVID-19 Vaccine, ‘I Missed My Pastrami On Rye’

William Daniels is reuniting with friends after getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

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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

Thousands of AstraZeneca vaccines won't be administered as HSE cancels clinics

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