Man vaccinated for Covid 217 times shows no side effects
Paris, France - A German man who deliberately got vaccinated for Covid-19 a whopping 217 times did not report any side...
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Israel sets up Covid rapid test stations nationwide
The testing centres are aimed at the non-vaccinated and those who have recovered from the virus and need a health...
- The testing centres are aimed at the non-vaccinated and those who have recovered from the virus and need a health pass
- Over the past week, Israel has been recording an average of more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases a day
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Iran records over 500 Covid deaths, hits new high
Iran registered 39,619 new infections in the 24 hours to Sunday, taking the total since the pandemic started to 4,158,729
- Iran registered 39,619 new infections in the 24 hours to Sunday, taking the total since the pandemic started to 4,158,729
- Iranian health officials have acknowledged that the Islamic republic's Covid figures underestimate the real toll
Covid infects unvaxxed Saudis galore
Saudi Arabia’s health officials are warning people that Covid-19 was spreading rapidly among unvaccinated in the kingdom.
- Transmission among unvaccinated people increases the possibility of new versions or variants, which have prolonged the pandemic
- The kingdom announced 14 deaths from COVID-19 on Friday bringing the national death toll to 8,311
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UAE to give Covid booster shots to all double-jabbed people
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Tuesday that everyone who has had two shots of...
Israel reimposes more restrictions as virus surges
Israelis require vaccine certificates or negative tests for entry to venues holding fewer than 100 people.
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Booster shot for all fully vaccinated UAE individuals
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Man vaccinated for Covid 217 times shows no side effects
Paris, France - A German man who deliberately got vaccinated for Covid-19 a whopping 217 times did not report any side...
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The Gulf country has an influential and effective international presence and continues to fulfil its obligations in enhancing the efficiency...
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Regular, medium-risk adults don’t need extra Covid jabs: WHO
The WHO's vaccine experts are no longer recommending additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for regular, medium-risk adults because the benefit...
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Syrian women in rebel-held northwest face ‘reproductive health crisis’
Beirut, Lebanon - Syria's conflict and attacks on hospitals have had a "disproportionate impact" on the reproductive health of women and...
- The report was compiled by aid and campaign groups including the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Physicians for Human Rights
- A devastating earthquake that killed tens of thousands in Turkey and Syria last month only accelerated "the collapse of the fragile health care system."
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In UAE, Syria child quake victims unaware of heartbreak to come
Sham Sheikh Mohammed, who suffered severe crush injuries in a 40-hour ordeal under the rubble, has not yet been told...
- Sham's survival encapsulated the tragedy, hope and heartbreak of the 7.8-magnitude quake that levelled buildings across Turkey and parts of Syria last month
- After rescue of Sham, in Idlib province, captured global attention, the UAE dispatched a medical aircraft to fly her and Omar to Abu Dhabi from Istanbul
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Syria health workers launch cholera vaccine drive in rebel-held northwest
MAARET MASRIN, SYRIA - Syrian medics launched Tuesday the first cholera vaccination campaign in the rebel-held northwest since a deadly outbreak...
- Health workers were going door to door to inoculate people in homes and displacement camps in Syria's Idlib region.
- Across Syria around 85,000 suspected cases have been logged, according to the United Nations.