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The Slovak government today decided to use the Russian coronavirus vaccine “Sputnik V” even without approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The TASR news agency quoted the four-party coalition’s reasoning in its decision: “There is still a non-negligible number of citizens who declare that they want to be vaccinated only with Sputnik V.” Disagreement in the cabinetThis should not be ignored if sufficient vaccination coverage of the population is to be achieved, the government argues. Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky received a formal order from the Cabinet to ensure the…

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Malta has become the first EU country to vaccinate 70 percent of its adult population with at least one dose of Covid-19, according to its health minister. “We have achieved herd immunity today,” Minister Chris Fearne said at a press conference. More than 475,000 doses of vaccine have been administered so far in the country of about 500,000 people, according to health ministry data. According to Fearne, of people over 16, just under 42 percent have been vaccinated. In Malta, the number of new Corona infections dropped sharply in recent…

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Germany – The number of new infections is lower than it has been in months, but appearances are deceptive: fewer people than usual went to the doctor because of the Whitsun holidays. Meanwhile, the incidence is approaching the 50 mark. Health authorities in Germany have reported 1911 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is according to figures from the morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 06:05. For comparison, a week ago the figure had been 4209 infections. The…

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U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna plans to apply for approval of its Corona vaccine in the EU for children and adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 in early June. Ideally, this age group should be vaccinated before the end of August, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel told the French Sunday newspaper Journal du dimanche. Otherwise, a fourth Corona wave could loom. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is already considering approval of Biontech/Pfizer’s Corona vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. In the USA, the vaccine is already approved for this age group.…

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More than 300,000 people have died in India as a result of the coronavirus. The country’s health authorities today recorded 4,454 deaths within 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 303,720. More than 26.7 million infections have also been recorded since the pandemic began. In India, the coronavirus has also spread rapidly recently because of mass religious and political events. Hospitals are hopelessly overcrowded, often lacking oxygen. Almost half of the registered deaths have been reported since the end of March. Experts believe that the actual number of infections…

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More than 300,000 people who tested positive for corona have now died in India. The number rises by 4454 to 303,720, according to health ministry data released Monday. The number of new positive tests is reported at 222,315. The total now stands at 26.75 million. More than 50 million vaccine doses have now been injected in England. As revealed on Saturday by the latest figures from the health authority NHS, around 31.5 million people in England have received their first vaccine dose against Covid-19 since the start of the vaccination…

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The Robert Koch Institute reports 2682 new corona infections in Germany. The seven-day incidence drops to 62.5. 43 additional deaths were also registered. Health offices in Germany have reported 2682 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is according to figures from Monday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:13. By comparison, a week ago the figure had been 5412 infections. The RKI gave the 7-day incidence on Monday morning with nationwide 62.5 (previous day: 64.5; previous week: 83.1).…

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Hungary is easing CoV precautions after the country passed the five million mark in first-time vaccinations yesterday. Mandatory open-air masking and nighttime exit restrictions have been scrapped. Mouth-to-nose protection must now only be worn in enclosed public spaces such as stores and public transport. However, tourist travel to Hungary is still generally not possible – except for people who have been vaccinated in a country whose vaccination certificates Hungary recognizes. Currently, these are Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Turkey and Bahrain. Hungary’s government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, does…

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The number of coronavirus-related deaths worldwide could be about two, three times higher than the roughly 3.4 million deaths confirmed so far, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). A conservative estimate suggests at least six to eight million people may have died in the pandemic so far, WHO data analysis chief Samira Asma said at a virtual press briefing. WHO data analyst William Msemburi, speaking at the presentation of the organization’s annual statistics report, said that estimate includes both unreported Covid 19 deaths and indirect deaths due to lack…

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