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UK investigates possible allergic reactions to Covid-19 shot

Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 14:07 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

U.K. regulators said Wednesday that people who have a “significant history’’ of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine while they...

UK rolling out COVID-19 vaccine to public as world watches

Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 07:13 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

U.K. health authorities are rolling out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more...

Vatican: Pope to visit Iraq in March, pandemic permitting

Monday, 7 December 2020, 13:59 Last update: about 7 years ago

Pope Francis will make a pilgrimage to Iraq in March, pandemic conditions permitting, the Vatican said Monday, in announcing what would be the pontiff's first trip aboard in more than a...

No visible progress yet on key day for final Brexit deal

Monday, 7 December 2020, 11:31 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

One of the most intense days in the long-running Brexit trade negotiations started off with little good news about any progress Monday, with the United Kingdom and the European Union seemingly still...

Last-ditch post-Brexit trade talks resume between EU, UK

Monday, 7 December 2020, 06:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

European Union and British negotiators Sunday entered what is potentially the final attempt to strike a deal over future trade ties, even though “significant differences remain" on three...

UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world

Sunday, 6 December 2020, 19:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Final checks were taking place Sunday on the deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech before its rollout to hospitals across the U.K....

Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centres

Sunday, 6 December 2020, 07:04 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The city of Moscow opening 70 vaccination facilities where thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups had signed up to receive COVID-19 vaccines starting Saturday, a precursor to a...

Crunch UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Sunday

Saturday, 5 December 2020, 19:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Post-Brexit trade discussions between the European Union and the U.K. will resume on Sunday following a pause in negotiations in light of their inability to bridge an array of differences, Britain's...

UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 08:40 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Pfizer and BioNTech say they've won permission Wednesday for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first coronavirus shot that’s backed by rigorous science -- and...

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