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Associated Press: Ukraine sees new record high in virus deaths, infections

Ukraine’s coronavirus infections and deaths reached all-time highs for a second straight day on Oct. 22, in a growing challenge for the country with …
Associated Press

Ukrzaliznytsia to open vaccination points against COVID-19 at railway stations

Ukrzaliznytsia will open vaccination points against COVID-19 at railway stations in all regional centers. As noted in the message on the company’s …
Interfax-Ukraine

E-Health to identify opponents of vaccination against COVID-19 among family doctors

Analysis of data from the e-health system (E-Health) will identify opponents of vaccination against COVID-19 among family doctors, Health Minister …
Interfax-Ukraine

Malta closes entry for Ukrainian tourists

Malta has closed the entrance for tourists from Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reported. “Travel is prohibited. To enter the …
Interfax-Ukraine

UkrInform: Ukraine beats own daily vaccination record

Ukraine health officials say almost 290,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered on Oct. 22, a record daily high since the launch of the …
UkrInform

Rivne, Mykolaiv regions enter ‘red’ zone for COVID-19 from Oct. 26

The State Commission on Environmental Safety, Manmade Disaster and Emergency Response (TEB and ES) have established a “red” level of epidemic danger …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: COVID-19 deaths in Russia hit record for 5th straight day

MOSCOW – Russia reported 1,075 COVID-19 deaths on Oct. 23, its fifth straight daily record, as the authorities prepare to shut workplaces countrywide …
Reuters

Reuters: US Agency says benefits outweigh risks for Pfizer vaccine for children

NEW YORK – Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Oct. 22 that the likely benefits of giving the Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Mask mandates canceled in Belarus in move criticized by doctors

Belarusian authorities have abolished mask mandates less than two weeks after they were introduced and a day after the country registered a record …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

UkrInform: Health Ministry to expand list of jobs requiring mandated COVID-19 vaccination

The Ministry of Health will further expand the list of occupations where the employees are obliged to undergo vaccination for COVID-19. Read more …
UkrInform

Washington Post: The big pandemic lesson

Nearly two years into the pandemic much has been learned: how the coronavirus transmits, how it can mutate, how vaccines can prevent sickness. But the …
Washington Post

CNN: Study finds people vaccinated against COVID-19 less likely to die from any cause

People who got COVID-19 vaccines were not only less likely to die from the virus, but they were less likely to die from any cause over the following …
CNN

COVID-19 in Ukraine: 23,229 new cases, 483 new deaths, 203,265 new vaccinations

Ukraine has registered 23,229 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on Oct. 23. The country has had 2.7 million cases since the pandemic began. The …
Asami Terajima

Defense Council: Ukraine needs to increase vaccination to 400,000 per day

In Ukraine, some 350,000 to 400,000 people need to be vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) disease daily, otherwise the country will face a very …
Interfax-Ukraine

Bloomberg: Eastern European vaccine skeptics embrace shots as cases soar

Two eastern European countries struggling with low rates of vaccination against COVID-19 are seeing a sudden rush for jabs. Read more here.
Bloomberg

Mask mandate lifted in Belarus

MINSK  – The Belarusian Health Ministry has lifted the mask mandate introduced in the country on Oct. 9. This measure earlier came under criticism …
Interfax-Ukraine

Latest coronavirus wave plunges Ukraine into renewed crisis

Tears streamed down Rita Liubytska’s face as she hung up the phone. The hospital had just called to inform her that another patient had died of …
Thaisa Semenova

UkrInform: 16 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be delivered to Ukraine

By the end of 2021, at least 16 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be delivered to Ukraine, and there are guarantees of supplies for the next two …
UkrInform
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