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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain approved Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the rest of the world in the race to begin the most crucial mass inoculation programme in history.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson touted the green light from Britain’s medicine authority as a global win and a ray of hope for the end of the pandemic, though he recognised the logistical challenges of vaccinating an entire country of 67 million.
Britain’s move raised hopes that the tide could soon turn against a virus that has killed nearly 1.5 million people globally, hammered the world economy and upended normal life for billions since it emerged in Wuhan, China, a year ago.
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Russia says Argentina is the first country in Latin America to officially register Sputnik V vaccine
From CNN s Claudia Rebaza and Fred Pleitgen
A nurse shows the Sputnik V vaccine at a clinic in Moscow on December 5. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images
The official Sputnik V Twitter account as well as a statement from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF-Russia s sovereign wealth fund) announced Wednesday that Argentina is the first country in Latin American to officially register the Covid-19 vaccine. Argentina was the first country in Latin America to officially register Sputnik V. The vaccine was registered under the emergency use authorization procedure and was approved by the regulator, ANMAT, based on the results of Phase III clinical trials in Russia, without additional trials in Argentina, the RDIF statement said.
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UK Reports Two Cases Of New South African COVID-19 Strain, Tightens Lockdown Restrictions
After the new COVID-19 variant was discovered, at least five countries Germany, Turkey, Israel, Switzerland, and Saudi Arabia, suspended flights from the UK.
The United Kingdom reported identifying two cases of another new strain of COVID-19 linked to South Africa on Wednesday, December 23. Like the UK variant identified earlier, the new South African variant of COVID-19 is also adding to the surge in cases of infection, with experts warning the country is probably facing a much larger second wave. Both [cases of the new variant] are contacts of cases who have travelled from South Africa over the past few weeks, said UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock while addressing a briefing from 10 Downing Street. This new variant is highly concerning because it is yet more transmissible and it appears to have mutated further than the new variant that has been discovered in the UK,
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France To Ease Travel Restrictions With UK Amid Worries Over New COVID-19 Strain
The European Commission is urging member states to lift the ban on travel to the United Kingdom, which has been imposed due to a new coronavirus variant.
The European Commission is urging member states to lift the ban on travel to the United Kingdom, which has been imposed due to a new coronavirus variant. With this, France relaxed its ban on trucks coming from the UK on Tuesday, December 22. According to reports by the AP, French authorities said that delivery drivers could enter by ferry or tunnel if they showed proof of a negative test for the virus. Also, select passengers will be allowed back on the continent.