Britain is rushing to vaccinate its population faster than the United States and the rest of Europe, although Russia and China have been inoculating their citizens for months.The vaccine is seen as the main way out of the COVID-19 crisis which has killed 1.87 million people, destroyed whole swathes of the global economy and upended normal life for billions of people across the world.Also Read | The race to take fashion retail onlineJohnson has set a target of vaccinating the elderly, including care home residents, the clinically vulnerable and frontline workers - around 14 million people - by mid-February.Asked if it was achievable to vaccinate 14 million people by the middle of February and 2 million vaccinations each week by the end of.

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Fury as accountancy firm handed £2m to act as 'consultants' on covid vaccination programme

Covid-19 vaccination programme.The taxpayers’ money was awarded to KPMG in September – three months before the first jab was available.Contract documents reveal the multi-national firm secured the deal without any other bids being considered.The job description states it is for “extended flu and Covid vaccination programme management and advisory services”.Scottish Labour’s Neil Findlay said: “This is extraordinary – we have the Scottish Government handing over millions to a private sector organisation to tell them how to roll out the vaccine.“Do they not trust civil servants or the NHS to work out how to do this?”Green MSP Mark Ruskell questioned whether the money was being well spent, adding: “It might have been better for the Government

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Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts

BELGRADE – Vaccines from the West, Russia or China? Or none at all? That dilemma faces nations in southeastern Europe, where coronavirus vaccination campaigns are off to a slow start — overshadowed by heated political debates and conspiracy theories.In countries like the Czech Republic, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania and Bulgaria, vaccine skeptics have included former presidents and even some doctors. Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic was among those who said he did not want to be forced to get inoculated.

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'Inevitable' UK virus variant will become dominant - De Gascun

The Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory has said it is inevitable that a variant of the virus which was first detected in the UK will become the dominant variant here over time.

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UP records highest Covid vaccination on day one as over 21K people gets jab

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Why the New Covid-19 Variants Could Be More Infectious

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The Latest: Pakistan approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

India starts world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive— Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream— Restaurants, bars scramble for propane amid pandemic winter— China has finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government said are harder to contain and that it blamed on infected people or goods from abroad. — Brazil hasn’t approved a single vaccine yet, and independent health experts who participated in its immunization program say the plan is still incomplete, at best.

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Players in lockdown after positive virus cases in Australia

said on Twitter that she and others who arrived from Abu Dhabi "are NOT allowed out (of) our rooms.” She posted the notification that she and others who were on the flight received informing them of the quarantine.“We are aware of the major impact this has on your preparation for the Australian summer,” the notification said, pledging “to do everything we can to mitigate this impact.”Being unable to leave their room would mean the only workouts they'd be able to have would be on an exercise equipment left in the rooms of all of the players.Other players will be allowed to train under strict conditions and with supervision for up to five hours a day, although those practice sessions in Melbourne had been delayed while health authorities

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New York Looks to Move Past Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout’s Troubled First Weeks

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India's Covid vaccine key to healthy and disease-free world: PM Modi tells Mahinda Rajapaksa

Narendra Modi said on Sunday.PM Modi today thanked his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa for his appreciation on the launch of the world's largest coronavirus vaccination drive.In a Twitter exchange, PM Modi said, "Thank you @PresRajapaksa. The tireless efforts of our scientists and frontline workers have played a crucial role in the fight against this pandemic.

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Covid lockdown to be lifted 'from start of March' with tiers decided by '3 key factors'

The government could start lifting the current lockdown as soon as early March under a three-point plan.

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Covid vaccination drive in India: State-wise list of target and achieved data on day 1

Covid-19 vaccination being voluntary.The Central Government said that the Serum Institute's Covishield was supplied to all states and Union Territories while Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech was used by 12 states.Both locally-manufactured Covishield and Covaxin were given to doctors, nurses, other health staff directly linked to fighting the pandemic.

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COMMENTARY: Don’t call me Canada’s Donald Trump, Erin O’Toole says

Donald Trump and that his Conservative Party is nothing like Trump’s bitterly divided Republicans.O’Toole’s assurances come after Justin Trudeau’s Liberals launched a new effort to brand O’Toole and the Conservatives as “Trump North.” Trudeau shuffles cabinet as poll shows Liberals flirting with majority territory After the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, followed a week later by the second impeachment of the president, the Liberals are keen to paint O’Toole’s Conservatives with the same ugly ideological brush.“Mr.

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Outlander bosses have spent more than £150,000 building a private Covid testing centre at their Scottish studios

Wardpark Film Studios in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, where the time travel drama is filmed. Staff, including stars Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe, are to be given £150 rapid lateral flow tests up to three times a week, with employees only allowed to continue working if their result is negative.

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India records 15, 144 new covid-19 infections, active cases fall below 2%

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Covid vaccination: 1.91 lakh get shots on day 1; Delhi, Maharashtra report adverse events - key updates

vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus, 1,91,181 healthcare and frontline workers received the jab on Saturday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the world's biggest inoculation drive against the pandemic that has caused 1,52,093 deaths and upended millions of lives in the country.The Health Ministry said that the massive inoculation exercise was done during 3,352 sessions conducted by 16,755 vaccinators, marking it as a historic and biggest coronavirus vaccination drive launched by PM Modi.Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had virtually interacted with the health ministers of all states and Union Territories, congratulating officials for the successful rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine.Vardhan said the two coronavirus

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Bills advance to AFC championship with 17-3 win over Ravens

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Taron Johnson could’ve kept running into next week on a 101-yard interception that carried the Buffalo Bills to their first AFC championship game appearance in 26 years.Johnson’s pick-6 of Lamar Jackson’s pass with 41 seconds remaining in the third quarter secured a 17-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens in a divisional-round playoff game Saturday night. The interception return matched the longest in NFL history and punctuated a stellar defensive outing in which Buffalo (15-3) limited the NFL’s top running offense to 150 yards on 32 carries.

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This Morning star 'dropped from show' after sharing Covid rule-breaking tweets

This Morning has seemingly axed one of its stars after she made controversial comments about the coronavirus pandemic online.

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Philadelphia restaurants battered by pandemic gleefully welcome diners back inside

PHILADELPHIA - "Welcome in" has a new meaning for Philadelphia restaurants who were finally allowed to seat customers inside on Saturday.The city is allowing restaurants, theaters and other indoor entertainment venues to reopen at 25 percent capacity in an effort to control the spread of COVD-19. Some in the industry say opening at any capacity during these winter months is better than nothing. "I wish you could see my smile, it’s ear to ear! We were very excited to be open.

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California congressman tests positive for coronavirus

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A California congressman contracted the coronavirus before he could get a second dose of vaccine that would have improved his immunity.Democratic Rep. Lou Correa announced Saturday he tested positive upon returning home from Washington, D.C., prompting him to self-quarantine away from his family.His office said he received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Dec.

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UK invites India for G-7 summit in June, to discuss Covid, climate change

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Covid vaccination drive conducted in Railway hospitals, NRCH MD takes first shot

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Tourism Association of B.C. pushing back against potential inter-provincial travel ban

The Tourism Association of BC is pushing back against any suggestions of an inter-provincial travel ban to stop the spread of COVID-19. Paul Johnson reports from Whistler.

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Bow Wow is roasted on Twitter for hosting packed nightclub rager in Houston amid COVID-19 pandemic

Bow Wow is in hot water after he hosted a rager of a concert on Friday evening in Houston amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.The 33-year-old rapper managed to pack a night club full of people who were seen maskless in the tight quarters to celebrate club promoterLarry Morrow’s 'All Black Birthday Weekend.'When footage from the performance atClé nightclub flooded social media, Twitter users had a lot to say, prompting Bow Wow to respond before deleting all of his tweets.

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Willie Nelson gives a thumbs-up after receiving hiS COVID-19 vaccine: 'Get your shot!'

Willie Nelson received thehighly-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-through clinic this week, according to a post he shared on hisFacebookpage.'Get your shot! Take care of yourself and others,' the87-year-old country star urged as he becameone of the nearly 10.6 million people in America to get at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the NY Times.In the photos, he reposted from the Texas-based Family Hospital Systems, the singer could be seen shooting a thumbs-up at the camera and wearing a bluesurgical mask.

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Inauguration Day 2021: Schedule of events to watch on and before Jan. 20

Workers put up "Biden-Harris" branded bunting on a press riser along the inaugural parade route near the White House on January 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The inauguration celebration for president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris officially kicks off on Monday, with events, concerts and more from the Presidential Inauguration Committee on the schedule.Several changes are in store this year as the country deals with both the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened security after the Capitol riot on Jan.

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MTA bus driver in Bronx bridge plunge says it 'just took off'

An articulated MTA bus crashed just after 11 p.m. at the interchange between the Cross Bronx and Major Deegan expressways.

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Department of Health in Marion County moving vaccine operations to Paddock Mall

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Rodgers leads Packers into title game with 32-18 win vs Rams

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are making a return trip to the NFC title game and this time they get to play it at home.Rodgers threw for two touchdown passes to tie an NFL record and became the first Packers quarterback to run for a score in the playoffs since Bart Starr in the Ice Bowl in the Packers' 32-18 win Saturday over the Los Angeles Rams in the first game this season with fans in Green Bay.“It’s special,” Rodgers said. “There’s absolutely nothing like it.

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Bow Wow Reacts to Backlash for Packed Club Performance Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Bow Wow is facing the backlash. The star took to Twitter on Saturday to speak out after a video circulated on social media of him performing for a packed, largely maskless crowd at a nightclub in Houston, Texas, on Friday. The video of Bow Wow performing his 2005 hit «Like You» for a crowded audience amid the COVID-19 pandemic even had celebs weighing in.

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All over-18s could get Covid vaccine 'by end of June' as rollout confidence grows

There are hopes that every adult in Britain might be vaccinated by the end of June after jab delivery accelerates to five million a week.

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Liv Tyler Reflects On Her Scary Bout With COVID-19: 'It Comes On Fast, Like A Locomotive'

Liv Tyler is the latest celeb to test positive for COVID-19, and to hear her explain fighting the disease has us very much surprised and thankful she’s healthy and OK!

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China to donate 5 lakh coronavirus vaccine doses to Philippines

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Brits over the age of 18 set to have Covid vaccine 'by end of June in Govt jab plan'

The Telegraph : "All over-18s by June – yes." They added: "It is delivery, delivery, delivery.”However, the Department of Health are reluctant to publicly to announce a public deadline, after saying it hoped it would have vaccinated "tens of millions" of people by April. Britain's new £158m Government vaccine factory in Oxfordshire has said it'll be able to vaccinate the entire nation against new dangerous Covid strains within four months, when it is fully open by the end of the year.

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Ten more Covid vaccine 'super-hubs' opening this week - see if one is near you

Ten more Covid vaccine "super-hubs" will be opening their doors in England this week.

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Mixed messages from Pfizer-BioNTech on vaccine reduction

Pfizer-BioNTech is sending mixed messages about COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Canada, telling Ottawa there will be a delay in deliveries, despite the drug company ramping up its manufacturing capacity in Europe. David Akin reports.

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3 people arrested and charged after anti-lockdown protests in Toronto

Toronto police have arrested and charged three people including two organizers of an anti-lockdown demonstration in Toronto on Saturday afternoon.Const. Caroline de Kloet told Global News police dispersed crowds at two large gatherings.The two demonstrations were located at Nathan Philips Square and Yonge Dundas Square.

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Travelling to Singapore? Covid-19 test on arrival mandatory

COVID-19 cases around the world, we will be putting in place more stringent measures for travellers to manage the risk of importation."The ministry also announced that all Singaporeans and permanent residents returning from the United Kingdom and South Africa will be subject to an additional seven days of self-isolation at their place of residence, following their 14-day stay-home notice period at dedicated facilities.This takes effect from 11.59 pm on January 18.They will be tested at the end of their stay-home notice, as with the current requirement, and again after they complete their seven-day self-isolation period, said the MOH.Singapore authorities had earlier restricted entry and transit for all long-term pass holders and short-term

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Protestors demonstrate against Quebec’s curfew, argue it creates a ‘climate of fear’

COVID-19 curfew, which has been in place for a week.Activists argued that the the public health measure which is enforced by police officers has a “symbolic effect” but only actually serves to create a climate of fear across Quebec.The protest took place in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough and was organized by a group called “No police solution to the health crisis.”Montreal police were present at the protest and asked that everyone present wear masks and respect the physical distancing guidelines.Organizers said in a statement the provincewide curfew — a first in Canada — was dangerous for the population’s most vulnerable and accused the Quebec government of looking for scapegoats and to blame guilt on individuals rather than

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Covid vaccination: 14 cases of adverse reaction reported in WB, 11 in Telangana

TelanganaAccording to the state government, 140 sessions of coronavirus vaccination were held in 33 districts of Telangana, among which 3,962 beneficiaries were vaccinated from a target of 4,296. Out of which 11 mild AEFI cases are reported.The beneficiaries felt pain, giddiness and sweating which are the most common in any vaccination program.Meanwhile, Dr Srinivas Rao, Director of Public Health and Family Welfare said that Telangana has managed to vaccinate 85 per cent of total beneficiaries on the first day of the nationwide vaccination drive."After Prime Minister Modi has launched the vaccination drive across the country, the state was able to kick start the vaccination drive in 139 centers across the state," Dr.

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No Covid vaccination in Odisha today, health dept to observe recipients

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10 COVID-19 cases in 2 days at border

There are 10 cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand since our last media statement on Friday. One of these cases is classified as historical and deemed not infectious.

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Norway raises concern over Covid-19 vaccine jabs for the elderly

Norway, and lowers the age group thought to be affected to 75 from 80. While it’s unclear exactly when the deaths occurred, Norway has given at least one dose to about 42,000 people and focused on those considered most at risk if they contract the virus, including the elderly.Until Friday, the vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech SE was the only one available in Norway, and “all deaths are thus linked to this vaccine," the Norwegian Medicines Agency said in a written response to Bloomberg on Saturday.“There are 13 deaths that have been assessed, and we are aware of another 16 deaths that are currently being assessed," the agency said.

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Amit Shah says India fought the most successful battle against Covid

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Coronavirus: Organizer of Kelowna COVID-19 protest issued third $2,300 fine

64% of Canadians in favour of mandatory coronavirus vaccines: poll “However, if the activities being engaged in are in violation of the provincial public health orders, those involved can face fines.”Police did not release the organizer’s name, but stated “this is the third ticket issued to this organizer.”Kelowna RCMP Supt. Kara Triance said officers will continue to enforce the rules, adding “we are reiterating to the public that the provincial public health orders are not optional.”Triance continued, stating “for those who have been abiding by the laws, thank you; now is not the time to give up.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to mark 10 years this summer

"The Stone of Hope" statue is seen at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on August 28, 2014 in Washington, DC.

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Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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