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The decision follows similar approvals by U.S. and European Union regulators. The decision follows similar approvals by U.S. and European Union regulators.
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock welcomed the news Friday and said he will wait for clinical advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization, or JCVI, regarding how the vaccine should be administered. He said Britain should have enough supply of the vaccine to inoculate the nation’s adolescents.
Meanwhile, U.S. Centers for Disease Control Director Rochelle Walensky on Friday urged parents of adolescents in the United States to get their children vaccinated as soon as possible, following the release of a CDC report showing a spike in hospitalizations among 12- to 17-year-olds earlier between January and April this year.
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Coronavirus toll at 10:00 (GMT) Friday
Paris
– The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3 513 088 people since the outbreak
emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources
compiled by AFP at 10:00 (GMT) on Friday.
At
least 168 905 450 cases of coronavirus have been registered.
The
vast majority have recovered, though some have continued to experience symptoms
weeks or even months later.
The
figures are based on daily reports provided by health authorities in each
country. They exclude revisions made by other statistical organisations, which
show that the number of deaths is much higher.
The
World Health Organisation estimates that the pandemic s overall toll could be