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Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday that its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the Delta and other highly prevalent variants. Data showed that the durability of the immune response lasted…

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under mounting pressure on Saturday to fire his health secretary after the admission that he broke Covid-19 guidelines by kissing an employee sparked accusations of blatant hypocrisy. Matt…

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that travellers would face hassle and delays this year if they sought to go abroad because the priority would be keeping the country safe from the coronavirus. "I want to stress…

LONDON: The rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant has driven a 50% rise in infections in England since May, a large prevalence study led by Imperial College London found on Thursday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson delayed the…

CANBERRA: The prime ministers of Britain and Australia are expected to confirm the broad outlines of a free trade deal on Tuesday following talks in London. The trade agreement is first, Britain has negotiated from scratch since it left…

CARBIS BAY: Leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to sharing at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with struggling countries around the world half the doses coming from the US and 100…

LONDON: The United States and the United Kingdom on Thursday extended support to a "timely, transparent and evidence-based independent process" for the next phase of the WHO-convened Covid-19 origins study, including in China. US…

CARBIS BAY: Striking a warm tone, President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson used their first meeting Thursday to highlight a commitment to strengthening their nations' historic ties while setting aside, at least…

TORONTO: Canada is getting a fourth vaccine to prevent Covid-19 as the country's health regulator has cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two, officials said Friday. Health experts are eager for…

BEIJING: China has given conditional approval for a single dose Covid-19 vaccine, touted to be a rival to Johnson & Johnson's one-jab shot cleared by the US drug regulator on Sunday. China's first Ad5-nCoV Covid-19 vaccine was rolled…