Vaccination

UAE capital mandates booster shot for Sinopharm recipients

The capital of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday ordered all residents who received the Chinese state-backed Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine over six months ago to get a booster shot by September 20, adding that recipients ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US bears the brunt of pandemic

North America led an uptick in cases of COVID-19 around the world this week, recording the most new cases and deaths.

Vaccination

WHO head calls for two-month vaccine booster moratorium

The head of the World Health Organization on Monday called for a two-month moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a means of reducing global vaccine inequality and preventing the emergence of new ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Iran imposes new restrictions as COVID hits new records

Many Tehran shops closed their doors and the Iranian capital's notoriously heavy traffic eased on Monday as new measures came into force aimed at reining in record coronavirus deaths.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Iran sees highest daily virus case, death counts in pandemic

Iran, grappling with its most severe surge of the coronavirus to date, reported more new infections and deaths across the country on Sunday than any other single day since the pandemic began.

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