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Sunday, 22 December

09:25
U.S. hospitals are overwhelmed: Alarming 94K surge in COVID-19 cases among kids
The U.S. has seen the most significant increase since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health experts and state officials raise alarm about a surge in COVID hospitalizations among American children, ABC NEWS reports.

13:28
The European Commission proposed to ease restrictions on non-essential travel to the EU
On Monday, April 3, the European Commission recommended that the Member States ease the current restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU to take into account the progress of vaccination campaigns and developments in the epidemiological situation worldwide.

14:37
Ukraine shall receive additional 10 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine
Ukraine has signed a contract with the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer on the supply of additional 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

22:54
Ukraine and the EU will introduce dual "COVID-19 passports"
Ukraine has agreed with the European Commission on the compatibility of Ukrainian and European COVID passports.

08:58
Canada provided an update on safety review of AstraZeneca and Covishield COVID-19 vaccines
Health Canada is updating Canadians and healthcare professionals about its ongoing safety review of very rare events of blood clots associated with low levels of blood platelets following immunization with the AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccines according to the Department of Health of Canada.

20:07
EU countries have implemented COVID passports to reopen summer travel within the Union
European Union countries formally agreed on Wednesday to launch COVID travel passes as a step towards reopening to tourism this summer and will negotiate details with the bloc’s lawmakers in May, two diplomatic sources said as was reported by Reuters.

19:26
In Europe, vaccinations with Janssen vaccine have been suspended: a serious reason has been named
In Europe, the launch of the Janssen coronavirus vaccine produced by the American company Johnson & Johnson has been postponed.

10:59
'Double mutant' coronavirus variant has surfaced in the USA: what is known
In the U.S., the first case of infection with the Indian strain of coronavirus with a double mutation was recorded, as the San Francisco Chronicle agency reported.

09:44
Britain reported 30 cases of blood clots after the vaccination with AstraZeneca
British Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency reported 30 cases of thrombosis after the vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

00:10
Pfizer summed up the results of vaccination for six months
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was able to prove its effectiveness within six months vaccinating period.

13:50
AstraZeneca has given its coronavirus vaccine a new name — Vaxzevria
The Swedish-British company AstraZeneca has changed the name of its coronavirus vaccine to Vaxzevria.

18:34
COVID-19: Europe is preparing for the increased threat of variants
On Wednesday, February 17, the European Commission has proposed immediate action to prepare Europe for the increased threat of coronavirus variants – the new European bio-defence preparedness plan against COVID-19 variants called “HERA Incubator”, as was reported by the press service of the European Commission.

09:25
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Demonstrates 89.3% Efficacy in UK Phase 3 Trial
COVID-19 vaccine Novavax became the first to demonstrate clinical efficacy against both UK and South Africa Covid-19 strains, as was reported by the Novavax company press-release.

22:55
The UN Secretary-General made an alarming statement on COVID-19 mortality
Due to the insufficient number of vaccines and new mutation of coronavirus, United Nations Secretary-General (UN) António Guterres predicts an increase in mortality from COVID-19.

15:28
Europe lunched the experimental treatment of COVID-19 that helped Trump
Germany will become the first European Union country to start using the same experimental antibodies treatment credited with helping Donald Trump recover from COVID-19, health minister Jens Spahn said Sunday, as was reported by Medicalxpress.

20:20
Highly infectious: Japan has detected a new coronavirus strain
In Japan, four people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the airport, with the new mutant strain being detected through a detailed examination.

15:24
The European Union authorized Moderna's vaccine against COVID-19
European Medicines Agency has recommended granting conditional marketing authorization for Moderna's vaccine against COVID-19, authorizing the vaccination for people from 18 years of age.

07:28
In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a stricter new lockdown
At midnight on January 5, the UK imposed a strict national lockdown due to the spread of a new strain of COVID-19, as was reported by BBC.

22:07
New COVID-19 strain case was reported in another European country
Cyprus has reported 12 cases of the new coronavirus strain in people who had recently traveled from the UK, the health ministry said on Sunday, as was reported by Reuters.

14:30
Hungary has also refused to buy Russian vaccine
Hungary will focus on EU, Chinese coronavirus vaccine purchases and will buy anti-coronavirus vaccines through the EU procurement mechanism or directly from China.