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A deserted Regent Street, London, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, as the third national lockdown, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, continues. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccine drive

By ANDREW MELDRUM and SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press

Israeli protesters march with a large inflatable model of the coronavirus on their way to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

The Latest: China’s northeast outbreaks appear under control

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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, Nepalese doctor receives receives the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, at Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. India has gifted neighbors, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, with more than 5 million doses. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines

By MARIA CHENG and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL - Associated Press

A health worker attends to a COVID-19 patient at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital COVID-19 male ward in Blantyre, Malawi on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. Malawi faces a resurgence of COVID-19 that is overwhelming the southern African country where a presidential residence and a national stadium have been turned into field hospitals in efforts to save lives. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi) **FILE**

Africa to receive 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this month

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

Pharmacist Bhaveen Patel administers a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid vaccine to Joshua Labor at a coronavirus vaccination clinic held at Junction Pharmacy in Brixton, London, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

Study finds COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission

By DANICA KIRKA and LAURAN NEERGAARD - Associated Press

A pharmacist fills a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines at a pop-up vaccination site at the God's Battalion of Prayer Church, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. SOMOS and Elderplan volunteer nurses are expected to vaccinate up to 500 older New Yorkers who attend the church or live in surrounding areas. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

145 countries to receive COVID-19 shots for vulnerable groups

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

Pharmacist Bhaveen Patel administers a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid vaccine to Joshua Labor at a coronavirus vaccination clinic held at Junction Pharmacy in Brixton, London, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

AstraZeneca shots reduce COVID-19 transmission, beyond disease: Study

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A worker assembles special coffins for the victims of COVID-19 at a factory in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The number of coronavirus-related cases and deaths in the world's fourth most populous country has been rising since early December, prompting several regional governments on the islands of Java and Bali to reimpose restrictions on public activity. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

The Latest: S Korea curbing travel, gatherings for holiday

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People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk through a park in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Asia Today: S. Korea steps up virus prevention for holiday

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Japan's Administrative Reform Minister Taro Kono sits before a cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Kono, who is in charge of COVID-19 vaccines, raised concern Tuesday about the delayed distribution of European-made vaccines, saying Japan’s preparations have been affected by a lack of EU clarity.(Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan concerned over EU COVID-19 vaccine supply uncertainty

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

A woman walks past a coronavirus-themed mural promoting the use of face mask in public place, in Sebokeng, Vereeniging, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South Africa welcomes first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines

By ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a joint news conference with European Council President Charles Michel at the end of a EU summit video conference at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. European Union leaders assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)

EU: AstraZeneca to supply 9 million more vaccine doses

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

EU chief says vaccine maker AstraZeneca to supply 9 million more doses, begin delivery sooner after

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A woman receives the Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Blida, south of Algiers, Algeria, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. The vaccines were delivered to the Boufarik military airport west of Algiers, Minister Amar Belhimeur said in a statement. He did not indicate how many arrived, though the government had said it had ordered a first batch of 500,000 Sputnik doses. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)

Algeria starts COVID-19 vaccination drive with Russian shots

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In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo the exterior of the European Medicines Agency is seen in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The European Medicines Agency is expected on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 to authorize use of the vaccine AstraZeneca developed with Oxford University. It would be the third cleared for use in the EU, after the BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

EU regulator authorizes AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults

By Frank Jordans and Maria Cheng - Associated Press

European Union regulator authorizes AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for all adults

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This September 2020 photo provided by Johnson &amp; Johnson shows the investigational Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. Johnson &amp; Johnson's long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine appears to protect against symptomatic illness with just one shot — not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world in dire need of more doses. (Cheryl Gerber/Johnson &amp; Johnson via AP)

Johnson & Johnson 1-dose shot prevents COVID-19, but less than some others

By Lauran Neergaard and Linda A. Johnson - Associated Press

Sri Lankan health workers leave after receiving COVID-19 vaccines in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. Sri Lanka has begun inoculating frontline health workers, military troops and police officers against COVID-19 amid warnings about infections among medical workers. The island nation has received 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine donated by India and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

The Latest: Vaccinated congressman tests positive for virus

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A view of the AstraZeneca office building in Brussels, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. The European Union's dispute with AstraZeneca over vaccine supplies intensified Wednesday as the drugmaker defended itself against claims that it had reneged on contractual commitments and the two sides sparred over plans for further talks. (AP Photo/Mark Carlson)

EU explores legal avenues amid AstraZeneca vaccine dispute

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Royal Palace, Morocco's King Mohammed VI, right, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at the Royal Palace in Fes, as he launches his country's coronavirus vaccination campaign, Thursday Jan. 28, 2021. The North African kingdom received its first shipments of vaccine doses in recent days from China's Sinopharm and Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca. (Moroccan Royal Palace via AP)

Morocco’s king kicks off country’s virus vaccination drive

By TARIK EL BARAKAH - Associated Press