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Smoking killing one in three First Nations people

Smoking causes 50% of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 45 years and over, and 37% of deaths at any age, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). The study analyzed data from 1,388 people followed over 10 years, starting in 2006. “The results are shocking—smoking is killing […]

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Argentina detects first case of British virus variant

Argentina has detected its first case of a British-identified coronavirus variant that appears to be more infectious, authorities said Saturday. The infection was discovered in a man who arrived from Britain in Argentina in late December without symptoms of the disease. Authorities “detected the variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom in a traveler,” science […]

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First Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations starting Monday

Fox News Flash top headlines for December 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Americans are expected to roll their sleeves and receive the first initial doses of the newly authorized Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Monday, Dec. 21. The urgently needed shots against the fast-spreading deadly disease began shipment on […]

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Canada administers first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Canada administered its first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to do so in the effort to beat back the pandemic. Five front-line workers in Ontario were among the first Canadians to receive the vaccine at one of Toronto’s hospitals. Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker who worked […]

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FDA Review Finds Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Effective After First Dose

TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2020 — New data released Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee suggest that Pfizer’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine works well protecting recipients against COVID-19. The committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday to consider the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization, CNBC reported. […]