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PARIS — France says it will start administering Pfizer’s coronavirus antiviral drug this week, the first pill for treating COVID-19 approved in the 27-nation EU. The country is still reporting …

OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association and a group of domestic and international activists are calling on the federal government to do more to boost COVID-19 vaccination efforts in less …

GENEVA — Late-night disco partying. Elbow-to-elbow seating in movie theatres. Mask-free baring of faces in public, especially in Europe and North America: Bit by bit, many countries that have been …

More provinces say they are preparing to loosen COVID-19 restrictions in the coming weeks, even as virus-related hospitalizations remain high. British Columbia’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, said gathering …

VANCOUVER — The Omicron wave appears to be cresting across the country, but it’s difficult to predict what’s next for the pandemic, experts say. Prof. Bernard Crespi, an evolutionary biologist …

LONDON — The world’s first human challenge trial in which volunteers were deliberately exposed to COVID-19 to advance research into txjmtzywhe disease was found to be safe in healthy young …

A new study suggests that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy may be linked to traumatic events experienced in childhood, such as neglect, domestic violence or substance abuse in the family home. The …

WASHINGTON — Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE on Tuesday said they have begun submitting data to U.S. regulators seeking emergency use authorization (EUA) of their COVID-19 vaccine for children under …

GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday that 90 million cases of coronavirus have been reported since the omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago — amounting …