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Chile inks deal for 1.8 mln doses of CanSino COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation drive plows ahead 30 Mar 2021 - 07:26 pm
A homeless man receives a dose of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a vaccination campaign for homeless people, in Santiago, Chile March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
Biden urges states to pause COVID-19 reopenings as CDC warns of 'impending doom' 30 Mar 2021 - 12:36 am
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media as he arrives in Newcastle, Delaware, U.S., March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Canada to pause AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine use for those under 55, require new risk analysis 29 Mar 2021 - 11:51 pm
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New York to open up COVID-19 vaccine to all adults on April 6 29 Mar 2021 - 11:34 pm
:FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks are seen in Washington Square park during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
White House sees no federal mandate for COVID-19 vaccine verification 29 Mar 2021 - 09:25 pm
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines highly effective after first shot in real-world use, -U.S. study 29 Mar 2021 - 08:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Brazil foreign minister resigns after vaccine snags, source says 29 Mar 2021 - 07:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo attends a news conference at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
CDC Chief warns of ‘impending doom’ as Covid cases on rise 29 Mar 2021 - 07:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the COVID-19 response, focusing on an update from federal offic
Blinken says finishing Nord Stream 2 pipeline ultimately up to builders 28 Mar 2021 - 06:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken removes his mask as gives a press briefing at the end of a NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via Reuters
Mexico says COVID-19 deaths likely 60% higher than confirmed toll 28 Mar 2021 - 05:28 pm
Elderly people hold bandages after receive China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the mass vaccination program for the elderly people in Mexico City, Mexico March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Oatmeal yes, eggs no: Gaps emerge in U.S. anti-hunger push for children 28 Mar 2021 - 01:11 pm
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As daily deaths near 4,000, worst may lie ahead for Brazil 27 Mar 2021 - 04:34 pm
Demonstrators protest against new measures implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
U.S. to distribute 11 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shots next week: White House 26 Mar 2021 - 08:29 pm
A nurse draws from a vial of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Butantan seeks trials of Brazilian COVID-19 vaccine 26 Mar 2021 - 04:55 pm
Dimas Tadeu Covas, director of Brazil's Butantan biomedical institute, shows a box of Butanvac, a potential vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
GSK and Vir seek emergency use of COVID-19 therapy in United States 26 Mar 2021 - 04:20 pm
A GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) logo is seen at the GSK research centre in Stevenage, Britain November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Tornado outbreak rips across Deep South; at least 5 dead 26 Mar 2021 - 03:53 pm
A man looks at damage and debris in the aftermath of a tornado in Centreville, Alabama, U.S. March 25, 2021, in this still image obtained from a social media video. Courtesy of Brayden Siau/Social Media via REUTERS
Biden defends US-Mexico border policy in first White House news conference 25 Mar 2021 - 09:58 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden is flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris as he speaks with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra during a meeting with immigration advisers in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan
Biden sets goal of 200 million US COVID-19 shots in his first 100 days 25 Mar 2021 - 09:47 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden holds his first formal news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis