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29 May 2021
• Viet Nam reports the discovery of a highly transmissible new coronavirus variant, described as a mix of the B.1.1.7...
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28 May 2021
• The UK approves the J & J coronavirus vaccine. Source • The EMA extends its emergency use authorization of...
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27 May 2021
• FDA authorizes sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody co-developed by Vir and GlaxoSmithKline, purported to be active against all known variants...
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26 May 2021
• JAMA publishes an interim analysis of a 40,382- person trial in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and the UAE of two...
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25 May 2021
• Brazil surpasses 450,000 deaths from COVID-19, as its hospitals continue to be overwhelmed and vaccination has slowed to 450,000...
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24 May 2021
• India surpasses 300,000 COVID-19 deaths. – and 26.8 million cases. Source • In Britain, the B.1.617 variant is spreading...
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23 May 2021
• The UK government issues a press release with results from a Public Health England study conducted from 5 April...
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22 May 2021
• The supply of coronavirus vaccines has surpassed demand in the EU’s east; vaccine hesitancy fueled by concerns about abnormal...
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21 May 2021
• Japan approves coronavirus vaccines from AstraZeneca and Moderna, hoping to speed up vaccinations as nine of its prefectures have...
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20 May 2021
• The European Commission, which has already purchased 600 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for 2021, signed a deal...
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19 May 2021
• The US exceeds 33 million coronavirus cases. Source • The USFDA extends the storage period for undiluted, thawed vials...
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18 May 2021
• India reports the world’s highest-ever coronavirus daily death toll of 4,529. Source • The US FDA criticized the biotech...