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      Coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, from the science of testing, treatment, and developing a vaccine to the impacts of quarantines and social distancing.

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      Texas gov lifts mask mandate & OKs businesses to operate at 100% capacity

      Texas Governor Greg Abbott has lifted many of the Covid-19 restrictions in his state, permitting businesses to operate at 100-percent capacity and repealing the requirement for people to wear face coverings.
      This Dec. 2, 2020, photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Johnson & Johnson via AP

      Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which requires just one shot, is on track to become third allowed for use in US

      The J&J vaccine was found in its large trial to be 72% effective in the USA but less effective in South Africa and Latin America, where variants circulated.
      Europe is in the grips of another surge in COVID-19 cases, with particular concerns over Germany’s numbers, as the vaccine rollout begins. Picture: Ronny Hartmann/AFPSource:AFP

      Europe hit by third virus wave ​

      Europe is in the grips of another surge in COVID-19 cases, with particular concerns over Germany’s numbers, as the vaccine rollout begins.
      . Illustration: Nick Collingwood/WSJ

      One-dose J&J COVID-19 vaccine meets criteria as safe and effective, FDA report finds

      Agency says the single-dose vaccine is 66.1% effective in preventing moderate to severe virus disease and that no recipients of it died
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      Meghan McCain faces backlash after calling for Dr. Fauci's firing, complaining about vaccine rollout

      Meghan McCain is facing backlash after she called for the firing of Dr. Anthony Fauci because she hadn't received the COVID-19 vaccine.
      Medical worker Robert Gilbertson loads a syringe with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to be administered by nurses at a vaccination site in Los Angeles on Tuesday. During a recent study, researchers determined that half the amount of Moderna's COVID-19

      Moderna study suggests half doses offer strong immune response, but experts caution against changing approach

      'Significant' immune response from both full and half doses, company's team says
      Members of the World Health Organisation during their visit to a centre for animal disease control and prevention in Wuhan. Picture: Hector Retamal/AFPSource:AFP

      COVID-19: Wuhan team delivers origins bombshell

      Experts revealed it is “extremely unlikely” the virus came from a lab — and it may well have originated with a species other than bats.
      Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed manufacturing the Sputnik V vaccine with German Chancellor Angela Merkel | Pool photo by Michail Klimentyev/Kremlin

      Moscow gains new leverage with coronavirus vaccine breakthrough

      Europe risks being caught short once again in its vaccine strategy.
      A St John Ambulance instructor is illuminated by ultra violet light to demonstrate how bacteria can spread as he trains volunteers to administer COVID-19 vaccines at Manchester United Football Club on January 30. Picture: Christopher Furlong/G

      COVID-19 in the UK: South African strain spreads

      Concerns are mounting in the UK after the South African mutant strain was detected in eight areas, with no cases linked to international travel.
      Covid signage in London. All adults in affected postcodes will be urged to get a PCR swab test and public health officials will start going door-to-door this week. Photograph: Anthony Harvey/Rex/Shutterstock

      South African variant of Covid found in eight areas of England

      Door-to-door testing launched as cases found in Hertfordshire, Surrey, Kent, Walsall, Sefton and three London boroughs
      The one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine could be a gamechanger. Picture: Justin Tallis / AFPSource:AFP

      COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson may be gamechanger

      Johnson & Johnson says its vaccine is at least 66% effective in trials, and this jab’s unique quality could be a gamechanger for the global rollout.
      An aerial drone view of recent burial chambers at Sutton New Hall Cemetery in England’s West Midlands, which has seen an increase in use after Handsworth Cemetery’s Muslim section filled up. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesSource:

      Bleak photo shows grim COVID struggle ​

      Scientists have snapped at Boris Johnson in the UK and say more deaths are yet to come as bleak photos showed cemeteries filling up.
      Moderna believes its COVID-19 vaccine is effective against a highly contagious strain from South Africa. Picture: Joel Saget / AFPSource:AFP

      Coronavirus: Moderna vaccine ‘effective’ against South African strain

      A vaccine manufacturer says it believes it can combat a highly-contagious new COVID-19 strain as Jacinda Ardern delivers a virus-related warning.
      Illustration: Crystal Tai

      U.S. Expected to Require Covid-19 Tests for All International Visitors

      Directive would expand CDC order requiring proof of negative coronavirus tests for all airline passengers from U.K.
      Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine laid out in a tray at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California, on January 7, 2021. © Jae C. Hong, AP

      Covid-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine works against UK, South African variants, study says

      German company BioNTech said Friday a preliminary study shows that its vaccine works against a key mutation in coronavirus variants uncovered in Britain and South Africa which experts have said is more contagious than normal coronavirus strains.
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      Putin opens door to ‘vaccine passports’ for international travel as growing number of Russians get Covid-19 jab

      The Russian government will consider developing and distributing new documents for those who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, in an effort to cut risks associated with international travel.
      A nearly empty platform is seen at a BTS commuter train station in Bangkok on January 2, 2021. © Mladen Antonov, AFP

      Nations introduce lockdowns, curfews and school closures to fight Covid-19 resurgence

      Countries across the world tightened restrictions on their populations Saturday to fight a resurgence in the coronavirus, as the European Union offered to help drug companies expand vaccine production to improve distribution "bottlenecks".
      Restrictions are being placed on New Year festivities around the world as many countries struggle to curb new spikes in coronavirus cases.

      Covid: Pandemic dampens New Year celebrations around the world

      Restrictions are being placed on New Year festivities around the world as many countries struggle to curb new spikes in coronavirus cases.
      As drugmakers distribute Covid-19 vaccines, cybersecurity experts are warning against the growing threat of tampering and theft by organized crime networks. WSJ explains how hackers are targeting the vaccine rollout during the pandemic. Illustration:

      Covid-19 Vaccine Made by AstraZeneca, Oxford Is Authorized by U.K.

      Green light for emergency use comes as Britain grapples with a surge in cases and a new variant
      Nursing home resident Edith Kwoizalla, age 101, became the first person in Germany to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. Matthias Bein / AP

      Vaccinations begin for 450 million in Europe as fears grow about new coronavirus variant

      The coordinated vaccination campaign of unprecedented scale in the European Union is a crucial step in curbing the pandemic.
      CommonPass has partnered with several airlines to start rolling out its health credential app on select international flights.

      If you want to travel next year, you may need a vaccine passport

      A few companies within the Covid-19 Credentials Initiative are also developing a smart card that strikes a middle ground between the traditional paper vaccine certificates and an online version that's easier to store and reproduce.

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