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Spain's recovering COVID-19 patients must wait six months for vaccine

Spain's health ministry said on Wednesday that people under the age of 55 without major health complications who have previously contracted the coronavirus will have to wait six months from their diagnosis before receiving a vaccine.

South Korean dog has its coronavirus test day

A pet dog owned by a coronavirus patient in South Korea was tested for COVID-19 on Wednesday after showing symptoms, including a runny nose.

Vaccine vs variant: Promising data in Israel's race to defeat pandemic

Israel's swift vaccination rollout has made it the largest real-world study of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine. Results are trickling in, and they are promising.

COVID maths: All the virus in the world would fit in a coke can

All the COVID-causing virus circulating in the world right now could easily fit inside a single cola can, according to a calculation by a British mathematician whose sum exposes just how much devastation is caused by minuscule viral particles.

To sell or swap? South Africa weighs options for AstraZeneca shots ahead of J&J rollout

South Africa's health minister said on Wednesday the government may sell or swap its doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, but it would wait for advice from scientists as it prepares to roll out an alternative U.S. shot next week.

Explainer: The WHO's theories about the origins of COVID-19 after Wuhan probe

A team of experts appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) completed its 28-day mission to the Chinese city of Wuhan this week seeking clues about the origins of COVID-19.

WHO's Wuhan probe ends, U.S.-China bickering over COVID continues

China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued after the WHO wrapped up its field work in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:

As vaccines arrive, South Africa faces widespread scepticism over safety

(This Feb 8 story corrects typo in name Debsalem, paragraph 21)

Health care, employer groups call for broadening Affordable Care Act

A coalition of eight health care and employer groups on Wednesday called on the U.S. government to broaden the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and move towards universal healthcare coverage.

Some Gulf states see daily COVID cases back up near 2020 highs

Several Gulf Arab states have seen daily coronavirus cases climb back towards highs recorded last year, prompting authorities to re-impose restrictions on travel and gatherings as they roll out vaccination campaigns.

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