WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is close to a deal to acquire tens of millions of additional doses of Pfizer's vaccine in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies.A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the deal is under discussion and could be finalized shortly.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity to describe ongoing deliberations.Pfizer's vaccine was the first to gain approval from the Food and Drug Administration and initial shipments went to states last week.

It has now been joined by a vaccine from Moderna, which was developed in closer cooperation with scientists from the National Institutes of Health.Moderna’s vaccine comes under.

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Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump refused to signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.The fate of the bipartisan package remained in limbo Sunday as Trump continued to demand larger COVID relief checks and complained about “pork” spending. Without the widespread funding provided by the massive measure, a government shutdown would occur when money runs out at 12:01 a.m.

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EU launches vaccine rollout, historic day in virus fight

WARSAW – Medical workers, nursing home residents and politicians are set to be vaccinated against the coronavirus across the European Union on Sunday, part of an effort by the bloc's 27 nations to roll out shots in a coordinated and equitable fashion.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen released a video celebrating the vaccine rollout, calling it “a touching moment of unity” in the battle to protect the bloc's nearly 450 million people from the worst public health crisis in a century.As it turned out, some EU immunizations began a day early in Germany, Hungary and Slovakia.

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Coronavirus: Germany, Hungary and Slovakia give first vaccines, skip ahead in EU rollout

Germany, Hungary and Slovakia each began giving out their first COVID-19 vaccine shots on Saturday, just hours after receiving the first shipments, a day ahead of the European Union’s (EU) official vaccine rollout.

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As Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out, questions remain

coronavirus vaccines.The rapid development and approval of drugs has been hailed the world over, questions remain about the availability, effectiveness and side effects of the jabs.- How many vaccines? -It usually takes roughly 10 years to develop and market a new vaccine, but the process was vastly accelerated for Covid-19.A vaccine developed by the American company Pfizer and the German company BioNTech was approved for use in Britain on December 2.

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NY officials investigating clinic for 'fraudulently' obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine

New York police and the state's Department of Health are investigating Parcare Community Health Network saying it may have "fraudulently" used Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. New York Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said Saturday that Parcare "may have fraudulently obtained COVID-19 vaccine, transferred it to facilities in other parts of the state in violation of state guidelines and diverted it to members of the public - contrary to the state's plan to administer it first to frontline health care workers, as well as nursing home residents and staffers." Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss., Dec.

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Anwar Hadid is 'anti vax' and admits he won't get the COVID-19 vaccine

He's from a famous family and found a touch of his own stardom through modeling.And Anwar Hadid admitted that he won't get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to his specific tier of young adults without pre-exisiting conditions or health issues.The 21-year-old son of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Yolanda took to Instagram to share a few of his views against vaccinations as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take lives across the globe nearly one year after it was first documented.

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Europe, Latin America start Covid vaccination, UK to roll out Oxford jab in Jan

vaccination programme of unprecedented scale on Sunday as part of efforts to end a COVID-19 pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives around the world.The region of 450 million people has secured contracts with a range of suppliers for over two billion vaccine doses and has set a goal for all adults to be inoculated during 2021.With surveys pointing to high levels of hesitancy towards the vaccine in countries from France to Poland, leaders of the 27-country European Union are promoting it as the best chance of getting back to something like normal life next year."We are starting to turn the page on a difficult year," Ursula von der Leyen, president of the Brussels-based European Commission coordinating the

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Coronavirus: First shipment of Moderna’s vaccine arrives in Canada

The first shipment of the newly-approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Thursday.

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Trump’s refusal to sign U.S. COVID-19 relief bill leaves millions in limbo

Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.Trump’s refusal to sign the bipartisan package as he demands larger COVID relief checks and complains about “pork” spending could also force a federal government shutdown when money runs out at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday in the middle of a pandemic.“It’s a chess game and we are pawns,” said Lanetris Haines, a self-employed single mother of three in South Bend, Indiana, who stands to lose her US$129 weekly jobless benefit unless Trump signs the package into law or succeeds in his improbable quest for changes.

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Anwar Hadid Says He's Anti-Vaxx, Explains Why He Won't Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

Anwar Hadid just revealed to the world that he’s an anti-vaxxer.

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Germany, Hungary skip ahead of EU vaccine rollout, give first shots

coronavirus vaccine shots on Saturday only hours after receiving their first shipments, upsetting the European Union’s plans for a coordinated rollout Sunday across the bloc’s 27 nations.“Every day that we wait is one day too many,” said Tobias Krueger, operator of a nursing home where immunizations began in Halberstadt, in the northeast German region of Saxony-Anhalt. ‘Scared to death’: Boston doctor suffers severe allergic reaction after Moderna vaccine The first person at the home to be immunized with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was 101-year-old Edith Kwoizalla, the dpa news agency reported.Krueger said 40 of the home’s 59 residents wanted the immunization shot along with 10 of around 40 workers.

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Coronavirus vaccine chaos with appointments axed last minute as surgeries wait for jab

The Covid vaccine rollout could turn into a PPE-style fiasco, MPs, doctors and care chiefs warned last night.

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Coronavirus vaccine not reaching care homes with 12,000 being 'failed' by the Government

Hundreds of thousands of care home residents have been left in the lurch by the Government over the life-saving Covid-19 vaccines.

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From the lab to the jab: The BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine

It was over breakfast on the wintry morning of 24 January that Ozlem Tureci and her husband Ugur Sahin decided, "we need to fire the starting gun on this".

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Coronavirus: Heath Canada official says Moderna vaccine believed to be effective against new U.K. variant

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Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday night unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.Trump's refusal to sign the bipartisan package as he demands larger COVID relief checks and complains about “pork” spending could also force a federal government shutdown when money runs out at 12:01 Tuesday in the middle of a pandemic.“It’s a chess game and we are pawns,” said Lanetris Haines, a self-employed single mother of three in South Bend, Indiana, who stands to lose her $129 weekly jobless benefit unless Trump signs the package into law or

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New mutant Covid strain to 'infect more children' suggests new study

Children could be "equally susceptible" to the new strain of Covid as adults, a government scientist has warned.

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‘Scared to death’: Boston doctor suffers severe allergic reaction after Moderna vaccine

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine in the first week of its nationwide rollout, according to U.S. media reports.Dr.

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U.K. coronavirus variant spreads to more European countries

United Kingdom faced tough new coronavirus restrictions on Saturday, with Scotland and Northern Ireland demanding tighter measures to try to halt a new variant of the virus that is believed to spread more quickly.Northern Ireland went into a six-week lockdown and in Wales, restrictions that were relaxed for Christmas Day were also re-imposed. New coronavirus strain: U.S.

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The Latest: Browns delay team flight after positive test

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Cleveland Browns have delayed their flight to New York for Sunday’s game against the Jets to conduct contact tracing after a player tested positive for COVID-19.The team issued a statement Saturday announcing the positive test and saying it had closed its facility for tracing. The team was scheduled to leave Cleveland at 2:45 p.m.

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COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Hungary

Adrienne Kertesz, doctor at the South Pest Central Hospital, receives the first vaccination against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) by Pfizer and BioNTech.

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More restrictions in the UK after new COVID-19 strain discovered

A near-deserted Covent Garden is pictured in London on Boxing Day, December 26, 2020, as Londoners continue to live under Tier 4 lockdown restrictions. - Fears over new strains and surging coronavirus infections in general across Europe have severely LONDON - Millions of people in the U.K.

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Orange County EMTs and paramedics receive Covid-19 vaccine

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – About 200 Orange County paramedics and EMTs received their first dose of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine at the Orange County Convention Center Saturday. The vaccines are the first to be distributed by the Florida Department of Health in Orange County.

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“Virtual Boxing Day” in Quebec as most stores close amid government restrictions

The government of Quebec announced, almost two weeks ago, that all non-essential businesses should close from Dec. 25 to Jan.

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Around 150 Army personnel, who came to Delhi for R-Day parade, test positive for Covid

New Delhi: Around 150 Army personnel who arrived in the national capital from various locations in the last few weeks to participate in the Republic Day and Army Day parades have tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said.The infection was detected during a mandatory testing for COVID-19 under a strict protocol formulated to insulate all the personnel taking part in the two parades from the COVID-19 infection, they said.Over 2,000 Army personnel have arrived in Delhi since late November for the Republic Day and Army Day parades using various modes of transport and all of them had to undergo the COVID-19 test before they were put into a "safe bubble", the sources said.Those who have tested negative are being put into the "safe

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Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases

LONDON – Millions of people in the U.K. faced tough new coronavirus restrictions Saturday, with Scotland and Northern Ireland demanding tighter measures to try to halt a new variant of the virus that is believed to spread more quickly.Northern Ireland went into a six-week lockdown and in Wales, restrictions that were relaxed for Christmas Day were also re-imposed.The number of people under England's top level of restrictions — Tier 4 — increased by 6 million on Saturday to 24 million people overall, around 43% of England's population.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations for Persons with Underlying Medical Conditions

a severe allergic reaction to any of the ingredients in the vaccine. The following information aims to help people in the groups listed below make an informed decision about receiving the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.People with HIV and those with weakened immune systems due to other illnesses or medication might be at increased risk for severe COVID-19.

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Two more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19

direct to your inboxTwo more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.It brings the total number of Covid-19 related hospital deaths in the region to 4,118.The two deaths were reported by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.No other Greater Manchester hospital recorded any Covid linked deaths today, Saturday, December 26.Every day the NHS in England gives an update on Covid-19 related fatalities at hospital trusts across the country.These are cases where a patient has tested positive or where Covid-19 is mentioned on their death certificate.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, December 26, are:In total, a further 161 people who tested

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UK scientists trial instant immunity antibody drug treatment for COVID-19

UK have begun trials of innovative antibody drug treatments that they hope could provide instant protection against COVID-19.The University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH) said that the researchers in the Storm Chase study believe a Long Acting AntiBody (LAAB) known as AZD7442, developed by AstraZeneca, may offer immediate and long-term protection to people who have been recently exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and prevent them developing COVID-19.The study, led by UCLH virologist Dr Catherine Houlihan, recruited the first participant in the world to the study earlier this month and has recruited 10 participants since then.“We know that this antibody combination can neutralise the virus, so we hope to find that giving this

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Covid-19: 1,296 more cases, six further deaths

The Department of Health was notified of 1,296 new cases of Covid-19 today.

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Scotland to 'remain in severe lockdown restrictions for some time' amid fears over mutant Covid strain

severe lockdown restrictions for some time' amid fears over the mutant coronavirus strain. National Clinical Director Professor Jason Leitch said it will be 'well into next year' before Scots will return to any form of normality.

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Delhi sees 655 new Covid cases, lowest since 16 Aug; positivity rate at 0.98%

Delhi recorded 655 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest in over four months, and 30 more fatalities due to the disease on Saturday, even as the positivity rate stood at 0.98%, authorities said.The case tally mounted to over 6.22 lakh in the city and the death toll due to the coronavirus rose to 10,437, they said, adding that over 67,000 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Friday.From December 21-23, the count of daily cases was below the 1,000-mark in the city. On Monday, 803 cases were reported, the lowest since August 17, 939 cases were recorded on Tuesday and 871 on Wednesday.However, 1,063 cases were reported on Thursday.

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'Window of hope': Europe prepares to launch Covid-19 vaccinations

Budapest/Paris/Madrid: Hungary stole a march on its fellow EU nations as it began vaccinating its people against COVID-19 on Saturday, a day ahead of rollouts in several other countries including France, Germany and Spain as the pandemic surges across the continent.Mass vaccination across the European Union, home to almost 450 million people, would be a crucial step towards ending a pandemic that has killed more than 1.7 million around the world, crippled economies and destroyed businesses and jobs.Hungary administered the vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, to frontline workers at hospitals in1the capital Budapest after receiving its first shipment of enough doses to inoculate 4,875 people.The first worker to receive the shot was

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Doctor reportedly has severe allergic reaction to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

A Boston doctor suffered a serious allergic reaction to Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, the first of its kind documented, a report said Friday. Dr.

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Oxford Covid vaccine may become the first to get Indian regulator's nod for emergency use

New Delhi: With preparations underway for a possible vaccine-rollout by January, the Indian drug regulator is looking at the UK, which sources believe may give its nod to the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine next week, before deciding on giving emergency use authorisation to the Serum Institute that is manufacturing the shots here.Once the UK drug regulator gives its approval to the Oxford vaccine, the expert committee on COVID-19 at the CDSCO will hold its meeting and thoroughly review the safety and immunogenicity data from the clinical evaluations conducted abroad and in India before granting any emergency authorisation for the vaccine here, official sources said.The process of granting emergency use approval for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine

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COVID-19 vaccine shipments arrive across EU before rollout

WARSAW – The first shipments of coronavirus vaccines have arrived across the European Union as authorities prepared to administer the first shots to the most vulnerable people in a coordinated effort on Sunday.The vaccines developed by BioNTech and Pfizer arrived by truck in warehouses across the continent on Friday and early Saturday after being sent from a manufacturing center in Belgium before Christmas.The rollout marks a moment of hope for a region that includes some of the world's earliest and worst-hit virus hot spots, including Italy and Spain, and others, like the Czech Republic, that were spared the worst early on only to see their health care systems near their breaking points in the fall.

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Coronavirus researchers hope antibody treatment will give protection from symptoms

direct to your inbox Researchers have starting giving patients an antibody treatment that could offer immediate protection to people have been exposed to coronavirus to prevent them becoming seriously ill and dying.

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Covid-19 vaccine deliveries begin across Europe

The rollout of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 across Europe is under way following approval on Monday by the European Medicines Agency.

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Sally Pipes: COVID vaccines can give economy a needed shot in the arm once essential workers vaccinated

The arrival of two coronavirus vaccines authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use this month has prompted fierce debate about who ought to be immunized first. The latest guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices put health care workers and older Americans living in nursing homes at the head of the line.

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COVID-19 vaccine roll out: Ahmedabad starts online registration. Who can do it?

PTI reported. The coronavirus vaccine will be offered first to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those above 50 years of age and people under 50 years of age with comorbidities.

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Millions of Americans lose job aid as Trump refuses to sign bill

Millions of Americans saw their jobless benefits expire today after President Donald Trump refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, protesting that it did not do enough to help everyday people.

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Nashville explosion: Mayor says curfew in place in impacted area, working with state on rebuilding

Nashville Mayor John Cooper on Friday spoke about the explosion that rocked through the city’s downtown, saying they were working with the state of Tennessee on the rebuilding process. He also said a curfew was being put in place in the impacted area starting 4:30 p.m.

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Ireland to receive first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

The first delivery of almost 10,000 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is due to arrive in Ireland today.

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India's coronavirus tally at 1,01,69,118 with 22,272 new cases, 251 deaths in a day

Take a look at India's Covid vaccine statusCurrently six coronavirus vaccines are undergoing clinical trials in India and are in different stages of development. These vaccines are -- Covaxin being developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR, second one developed by Zydus Cadila, third one by Gennova, Oxford vaccine, trial of which is conducted by Serum Institute of India, Sputnik V vaccine which is being manufactured by Dr Reddy's Lab, Hyderabad, in collaboration with Russia's Gamaleya National Centre and the sixth one manufactured by Biological E Ltd, Hyderabad, in collaboration with MIT.Meanwhile, three vaccines have sought emergency use authorisation (EUA) in India.

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Covid vaccine: US doctor has severe allergic reaction to Moderna vaccine, says report

allergic reaction after receiving Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine recently, the New York Times reported, citing the doctor.Dr Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, stated that he had a severe reaction almost immediately after being vaccinated, feeling dizzy and with a racing heart, the NYT said in its report.This is the first severe reaction publicly linked to Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, which is in its first week of a nationwide rollout.David Kibbe, a spokesman at the Boston Medical Center, said in a statement that Dr. Sadrzadeh "felt he was developing an allergic reaction and was allowed to self-administer his personal epi-pen.

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After early success, S. Korea sleepwalks into virus crisis

SEOUL – South Korea had seemed to be winning the fight against the coronavirus: Quickly ramping up its testing, contact-tracing and quarantine efforts paid off when it weathered an early outbreak without the economic pain of a lockdown. But a deadly resurgence has reached new heights during Christmas week, prompting soul-searching on how the nation sleepwalked into a crisis.

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Scientists eye potential culprit behind Covid-19 vaccine allergic reactions

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine: the compound polyethylene glycol, also known as PEG.Six severe allergic reactions to the vaccine have been reported in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, out of 272,001 doses administered through Dec.

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