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82-year-old first to get Oxford Covid vaccine
The PM says the number of vaccine doses will amount to "tens of millions" by the end of March.

S Africa scientists seek to understand new variant
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The locally-produced Covaxin jab was approved on Sunday before completion of third stage trials.

Alarm as South Korea sees more deaths than births
This has raised fresh alarm in a country which already has the world's lowest birth rate.

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The medical journal's editor says UK guidelines don't recommend giving different coronavirus jabs.

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Video 36 seconds
82-year-old first to get Oxford Covid vaccine
The PM says the number of vaccine doses will amount to "tens of millions" by the end of March.

S Africa scientists seek to understand new variant
There are fears the new Covid-19 variant could be more resistant to current vaccines.

Concern over 'rushed' approval for India Covid jab
The locally-produced Covaxin jab was approved on Sunday before completion of third stage trials.

Alarm as South Korea sees more deaths than births
This has raised fresh alarm in a country which already has the world's lowest birth rate.

BMJ urges NYT to correct vaccine 'mixing' article
The medical journal's editor says UK guidelines don't recommend giving different coronavirus jabs.

Video 4 minutes 48 seconds
Covid-19's impact on Israel
The BBC's Tom Bateman spent 2020 following the lives of Israelis affected by the pandemic.

Video 2 minutes 9 seconds
'We filmed our dad's final months to help people'
Two brothers make a documentary to show "you can still have a life" with terminal cancer.

S Africa scientists seek to understand new variant
There are fears the new Covid-19 variant could be more resistant to current vaccines.

Concern over 'rushed' approval for India Covid jab
The locally-produced Covaxin jab was approved on Sunday before completion of third stage trials.

Alarm as South Korea sees more deaths than births
This has raised fresh alarm in a country which already has the world's lowest birth rate.
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