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EU regulator says possible blood clotting risk with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine By (0) A health worker holds an ampule of AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine in Hanoi, Vietnam. File Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA-EFE April 7 (UPI) -- European Union medical regulators said Wednesday that there is a possible link between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and isolated cases of blood clotting in some adults whod received the shot. The EUs European Medicines Agency concluded after studies that blood cl...

NIH to study allergic reactions to Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines By (0) A health worker displays an ampule of Modernas COVID-19 vaccine at an Israeli vaccination center on March 8. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo April 7 (UPI) -- The National Institutes of Health said Wednesday that it has begun a study to explore why some recipients of the COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna have seen severe allergic reactions to the shots. Most of the reactions have been seen ...

New York, Maryland open COVID-19 vaccines to residents over 16 By (0) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seen arriving at an event to introduce a COVID-19 testing and vaccine verification program, in Manhattan, New York City, on March 26. Photo by Carlo Allegri/UPI/Pool | License Photo April 6 (UPI) -- Beginning Tuesday, all New York residents over the age of 16 are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, making close to 2 million more people eligible in the state. Until now, only adults of cert...

California to lift COVID-19 business restrictions June 15 By (0) California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that the state will "fully open its economy" on June 15 if the state meets certain vaccination and hospitalization requirements. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI. | License Photo April 6 (UPI) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans Tuesday to lift the states COVID-19 restrictions on June 15 if certain conditions are met. Newsom said the state will "fully open its economy" if va...

British govt opens rapid COVID-19 testing for all residents twice a week By (0) A closed theater is seen in downtown London. Under Mondays order, British residents will be able to test for COVID-19 twice every week, beginning Friday. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo April 5 (UPI) -- All Britons can start taking two rapid COVID-19 tests per week -- and even have them delivered, the government announced Monday. All adults and children in England can start receiving the tests on F...

COVID-19: Argentinian president tests positive; Turkey institutes new curfew By (0) Argentinian president Alberto Fernandez, shown here in Buenos Aires after winning the first round of the general election in October 2019, announced Friday that he is self-isolating after a rapid COVID-19 test came back positive. Photo by Enrique Garcia Medina/EPA-EFE April 3 (UPI) -- Argentinas president announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 as cases surged in several countries this week. As of S...

CDC: More than 100M have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine By (0) A health worker administers the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine to a local resident at the Long Beach Convention Center in California. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo April 3 (UPI) -- The United States has administered at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose to more than 100 million, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The country hit the 100 million milestone Friday after setting an "all-...

California theme parks, stadiums allowed to begin reopening Thursday By (0) Visitors walk past the closed entrance to Universal Studios Hollywood theme park on June 28, 2020. Parks and stadiums in California will begin to reopen under coronavirus guidelines on Thursday. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo April 1 (UPI) -- After remaining closed for more than a year, theme parks and stadiums in California are allowed to begin reopening Thursday, with restrictions, under state COVID-19...

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine 91% effective after 6 months By (0) A health worker holds a vial of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York City on December 14, 2020. File Photo by Mark Lennihan/UPI | License Photo April 1 (UPI) -- Pfizer and partner BioNTech announced Thursday that six months after getting the second dose of its vaccine, volunteers in a clinical trial remained 91% protected against COVID-19 and were better protected against severe forms of the ...

Almost 720,000 U.S. workers have filed for new unemployment benefits, the Labor Department said in its weekly report Thursday.