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TENNIS
Mar 19, 2023
Novak Djokovic to miss Miami Open over lack of COVID-19 vaccination
The world No. 1 has missed other events due to being unvaccinated, but was allowed to compete in this year's Australian Open and won his 10th crown at Melbourne.
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JAPAN
Mar 10, 2023
Japan reports first death directly linked to COVID-19 vaccine
The woman received a Pfizer shot targeting the omicron variant on Nov. 5 at a mass vaccination center.
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TENNIS
Mar 6, 2023
No.1 Novak Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells
Novak Djokovic has formally withdrawn from the draw for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, organizers said on Sunday in an indication that his application for a COVID-19 vaccine waiver to enter the U.S. might have failed.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 28, 2023
Japan health ministry panel endorses nasal flu vaccine for children
Based on the results of a clinical trial involving children in Japan, the panel agreed that FluMist Quadrivalent is safe and effective in preventing the flu.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 21, 2023
COVID hasn’t taught the world how to beat the next deadly virus
Elimination measures were once the gold standard for dealing with deadly new viruses. But China’s extreme 'zero-COVID' policy and its abrupt reversal has cast doubts over the approach.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2023
One-size-fits-all COVID-19 booster plan needs a rethink
Public health officials should recognize that additional COVID-19 booster shots should now be a more nuanced decision.
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JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 29, 2023
What will change when Japan reclassifies COVID-19?
Japan is planning to downgrade the categorization of COVID-19 on May 8. How will that impact residents?
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JAPAN
Jan 26, 2023
COVID-19 shots should remain free to residents, health ministry experts say
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to announce the decision to downgrade the classification of COVID-19 on Friday.
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WORLD
Jan 26, 2023
Updated COVID-19 vaccines prevented illness from latest variants, CDC says
The analysis found that the updated vaccine helped prevent illness in people who had previously received two to four doses of the original COVID-19 vaccine.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2023
COVID immunity lasts at least a year after infection plus shots, study says
The combination prevented more than 97% of severe disease or hospitalization for up to 12 months after infection or initial immunization.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 14, 2023
Pfizer's bivalent vaccine linked to rare strokes in older people in preliminary U.S. data
The early finding still needs more investigation, and recommendations for the vaccine have not been changed, a statement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
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BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2023
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo applies for approval of mRNA COVID vaccine
An approval would give Japan a homegrown mRNA vaccine — a vaccine type that has played a dominant role in the country's COVID-19 inoculation drive to this point.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2023
Don't write off the retooled COVID-19 boosters
Two new studies claim the bivalent omicron shot is no better than the original vaccine. But there are important caveats.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2023
Health experts warily eye XBB.1.5, the latest omicron subvariant
The young version of the coronavirus could worsen what is already shaping up to be a rough COVID winter as people gather indoors and don't receive boosters that can ward off severe disease.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 7, 2023
The U.S. keeps offering China its COVID vaccines. China keeps saying no.
China has rebuffed repeated offers to share advanced vaccines as it battles a COVID-19 wave, a rejection that's frustrated American officials concerned about a resurgence of the pandemic.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2023
No, vaccines aren’t making new COVID-19 variants worse
The omicron sequel XBB.1.5 is driving a new wave of COVID-19 infections — and misinformation.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2022
'I don't trust it:' Vaccine hesitancy lingers in China even as COVID cases surge
China's overall vaccination rate is above 90%, but the rate for boosted adults drops to 57.9%, and to 42.3% for people age 80 and above.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 17, 2022
New COVID booster shots cut hospitalization risk by half, CDC reports
The research represents the CDC's first look at how the bivalent boosters are performing in the prevention of severe consequences of infection with the virus.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 9, 2022
Challenging last mile for China's vaccine push after 'zero-COVID' retreat
Health risk analysis firm Airfinity has predicted as many as 2.1 million COVID-19 fatalities at current immunity levels.

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