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Seychelles to start vaccinations with Chinese-made Sinopharm

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

UAE cycling team of Tour champ Pogačar gets COVID-19 vaccine

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a medical worker injects a man with a COVID-19 vaccine at a healthcare center in Beijing, China, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. China authorized its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use on Dec. 31, 2020, adding another shot that could see wide use in poorer countries as the virus surges back around the globe. (Peng Ziyang/Xinhua via AP)

China excludes elderly from vaccine rollout

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Egypt to probe 4 virus patients’ ICU deaths amid controversy

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FILE - In this Dec. 25, 2020, file photo, released by Xinhua News Agency, packages of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine products are seen at a production plant of the Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., Ltd, a unit of state-owned Sinopharm in Beijing. China has given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned Sinopharm. The vaccine is the first one approved for general use in China.(Zhang Yuwei/Xinhua via AP, File)

China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID-19 surges globally

By HUIZHONG WU and KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

China gives conditional approval to coronavirus vaccine; Sinopharm’s is first one OK’d for general u

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A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks along a street during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. Beijing has urged residents not to leave the city during the Lunar New Year holiday in February, implementing new restrictions and mass testings after several coronavirus infections last week. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Asia Today: Thailand reports 250 new coronavirus cases

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South Korea's Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu speaks during a briefing at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 31, 2020. South Korea has enforced its toughest physical distancing rules at correctional facilities across the country after a major cluster of coronavirus infections flared at a Seoul prison. (Lee Jung-hun/Yonhap via AP)

Asia Today: Tokyo residents urged to ‘stay home’ with family

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A promoter talks about the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm subsidiary CNBG during a trade fair in Beijing on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. The Chinese drugmaker said Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 its coronavirus vaccine was found to be 79.3% effective at preventing infection in preliminary data from the final round of testing, moving Beijing closer to possibly being able to fulfill its pledge to supply other developing countries.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese drugmaker: Vaccine 79.3% effective in final tests

By JOE McDONALD and HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press

A worker inspects syringes of a vaccine for COVID-19 produced by Sinovac at its factory in Beijing on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have to rely on Chinese-developed shots to conquer the outbreak. The question: Will they work? (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?

By HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, March 16, 2020 file photo, a glass of Moroccan tea is left by a window of a closed down coffee shop, after the Moroccan government announced further restrictions to avoid the spread of coronavirus, including closure of cafes and mosques, in the capital Rabat, Morocco. Morocco has imposed a curfew, closed restaurants in major cities and banned public and private gatherings for three weeks — including the usually festive New Year's Eve — to curb the spread of the virus.The curfew between 9 p.m and 6 a.m went into effect Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 and is set to last until Jan. 13. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Morocco acquires 65 million vaccine doses from China, UK

By TARIK EL BARAKAH - Associated Press

Zeng Yixin, vice minister of China's National Health Commission, speaks during a press conference about the rollout of China's COVID-19 vaccination program at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. China says it will soon begin coronavirus inoculations for workers in the health care, transport and border control sectors. Zeng said on Saturday the government was prioritizing those most at risk of catching the virus, without giving specifics. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China to begin COVID-19 inoculations for front-line workers

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A model of a coronavirus is displayed next to boxes for COVID-19 vaccines at an exhibit by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. China said Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, that it is joining the COVID-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Bahrain approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for use

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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2020 file photo, a general view of the Pfizer Manufacturing plant in Puurs, Belgium. The island kingdom of Bahrain says it has become the second nation in the world to grant emergency-use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. The state-run Bahrain News Agency made the announcement on Friday. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Bahrain plans free shots, Saudi Arabia approves Pfizer jab

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People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk along the Ginza shopping street Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 570 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The Latest: Australia leader to go slow on Pfizer vaccine

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Egypt receives 1st shipment of Chinese vaccine tested in UAE

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 2, 2020, file photo taken through a tinted car window, a technician takes a nasal swab for a coronavirus detection test at a drive-thru testing facility in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, that a Chinese coronavirus vaccine by Sinopharm tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, though it released few details. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Israel’s Netanyahu: Vaccination campaign to begin Dec. 27

By JON GAMBRELL and JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

South Korean police officers wearing face masks and face shields to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus stand guard as protesters wait for the arrival of U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun in front of Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Asia Today: S. Korea sees 686 new cases, 2nd-biggest spike

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In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, syringes of SARS CoV-2 Vaccine for COVID-19 produced by Sinovac are displayed during a media tour of its factory in Beijing. China is rapidly increasing the number of people receiving its experimental coronavirus vaccines, with a city offering one to the general public and a biotech company providing another free to students going abroad. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

China prepares large-scale rollout of coronavirus vaccines

By HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press

Gao Fu, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), speaks to journalists after a press conference at the State Council Information Office in Beijing on Jan. 26, 2020. Gao has revealed Tuesday, July 28, 2020 he has been injected with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in what he said is an attempt to persuade the public to follow suit when one is approved. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Head of China CDC gets injected with experimental vaccine

By DAKE KANG - Associated Press