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Pfizer in talks over full license for COVID-19 vaccine in Singapore

Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine has interim authorisation under the pandemic special access route in Singapore

Sinovac's COVID shot highly effective against serious illness - Malaysia study

The latest data is a boost to the Chinese firm, whose COVID-19 vaccine has been under growing scrutiny over its effectiveness following reports of infections among healthcare workers fully immunized with the Sinovac shot in Indonesia and Thailand

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U.S. CDC director breaks with panel, backs COVID-19 boosters for high-risk workers

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said her agency had to make recommendations based on complex, often imperfect data

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Japan approaching end of COVID-19 emergency in most areas - health minister

Hospitalisation rates and patient bed availability will factor into whether the state of emergency prevailing over Tokyo and much of the country can be lifted at the end of this month, Health Minister Norihisa Tamura told reporters

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Australia hits vaccine milestone as Melbourne cases hover near record levels

Australia is grappling with a third wave of infections from the highly infectious Delta variant that has led to lockdowns in its two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, and the capital, Canberra

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VP Harris and Indian Prime Minister Modi meet as U.S. eyes Asia

India, the world's biggest maker of COVID vaccines, announced recently that it would resume vaccine exports later this year

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India likely to allow export of Sputnik Light COVID-19 shot this month - sources

Hetero has already manufactured 2mln doses of the single-shot vaccine

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UAE reports 329 new COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths

401 recoveries announced in last 24 hours

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EU regulator to decide on Pfizer booster at the start of October - source

Moderna is also expected to submit data to the EMA this month on its booster dose, an EU document said

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Valneva expands trials on COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Britain cancelled its contract for about 100mln doses of the vaccine the company is developing

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Lebanon records 602 COVID-19 cases, seven deaths

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COVID-19 deaths stay in single digit, as cases in Saudi remain below the 100-mark

India likely to allow export of Sputnik Light COVID-19 shot this month - sources

UAE reports 329 new COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths

Jordan reports 4 COVID-19 deaths, 1,028 new cases on Wednesday

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Pfizer in talks over full license for COVID-19 vaccine in Singapore

Sinovac's COVID shot highly effective against serious illness - Malaysia study

U.S. CDC director breaks with panel, backs COVID-19 boosters for high-risk workers

Japan approaching end of COVID-19 emergency in most areas - health minister

Australia hits vaccine milestone as Melbourne cases hover near record levels

VP Harris and Indian Prime Minister Modi meet as U.S. eyes Asia

India likely to allow export of Sputnik Light COVID-19 shot this month - sources

UAE reports 329 new COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths

EU regulator to decide on Pfizer booster at the start of October - source

Valneva expands trials on COVID-19 vaccine candidate

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