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UK Doctors Seek Review of 12-Week Gap Between Vaccine Doses
Britain’s main doctors’ organization says it is concerned about the U.K.’s decision to give people a second dose of coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after the first, rather than the shorter gap recommended by manufacturers and the World Health Organization
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UK Chief Scientist Says New Virus Variant May Be More Deadly
The British government’s chief scientific adviser says there is some evidence that a new variant of the coronavirus first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain
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UK Aims to Give 1st COVID-19 Shot to All Adults by September
The U.K. government says it plans to offer a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to every adult by September as the nation’s health service battles the worst crisis in its 72-year-history.
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Prince William Worried About Strain on UK Emergency Workers
Prince William says he is concerned about the mental health of U.K. ambulance drivers, police officers and other first responders who are being exposed to extraordinary levels of trauma and death as coronavirus cases soar
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1st Case of U.K. Coronavirus Variant Found in Our Area
A patient who tested positive for the U.K. variant of the coronavirus, B.1.1.7, traveled between Bucks County and Philadelphia.
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What We Know About the Spread of Covid Among Children — and Whether Shutting Schools Reduces the Risk
School closures have a clear negative impact on children’s health, the United Nations health agency has warned.
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France's Vaccine-Skepticism Is Making Its Covid Immunization Drive Much Harder
France is known to be one of the most vaccine-skeptic nations in the world, and that makes its Covid-19 immunization drive much harder.
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Japan Has Found a New Covid Variant. Here's How It Compares to Virus Strains in the UK, South Africa
The identification of a new Covid variant comes as countries scramble to contain two other contagious strains that have emerged in the U.K. and South Africa.
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‘Next Few Weeks Are Going to Be the Worst' of the Pandemic, England's Medical Chief Warns
England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warned that the “next few weeks are going to be the worst weeks” of the coronavirus pandemic for the U.K.’s NHS.
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1 in 30 Londoners Has Covid as City Mayor Declares a Major Incident
London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday declared a major incident over the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the U.K.’s capital city.
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First Case of U.K. Coronavirus Variant Discovered in Pennsylvania
A patient in Dauphin County was confirmed to have a more contagious strain of the coronavirus that is believed responsible for the United Kingdom’s national lockdown.
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WikiLeaks Founder Assange Denied Bail in UK
A British judge has denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States
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Philly Labs Are Testing UK Travelers for Coronavirus Variant
B117, the faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus, has not been detected in Philly, but labs are looking for it.
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UK Judge Refuses US Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Assange
A British judge has rejected a request by the United States to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges
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UK Prime Minister Orders New Virus Lockdown for England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new version of the coronavirus
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Vaccination Drive Enters New Phase in US and Britain
The vaccination drive against the coronavirus is entering a new phase
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UK Prime Minister Orders New Coronavirus Lockdown for England
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus, even as Britain ramped up its vaccination program by becoming the first nation to start using the shot developed by Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca.
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COVID-19 Variant in South Africa Is ‘More of a Problem' Than UK's, Official Says
A new variant of the coronavirus identified in South Africa is more of a risk than the mutation found in the U.K., according to Britain’s health minister.
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UK's Johnson Warns of More Lockdown Measures as Virus Soars
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that more onerous lockdown restrictions in England are likely as the country reels from a new variant of the coronavirus that has seen infection rates soar to their highest recorded levels
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Britons Flying Home to Spain Caught in Post-Brexit Red Tape
Some British citizens trying to return to their homes in Spain and other European countries have been barred from boarding flights this weekend