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European Medicines Agency pulls authorization for AstraZeneca's COVID shot, at company's request

European Medicines Agency pulls authorization for AstraZeneca's COVID shot, at company's request

LONDON (AP) — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator.
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A doctor whose views on COVID-19 vaccinations drew complaints has her medical license reinstated

A doctor whose views on COVID-19 vaccinations drew complaints has her medical license reinstated

An Ohio doctor who drew national attention when she told state legislators that COVID-19 vaccines made people magnetic has had her medical license reinstated after it was suspended for failing to cooperate with an investigation.
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Scientists, clinicians across Canada preparing for future pandemic threats

Scientists, clinicians across Canada preparing for future pandemic threats

Nearly $574 million will be doled out to researchers across the country for projects aimed at ramping up Canada's preparedness for future health emergencies, including the next pandemic, the federal government announced on Monday.
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Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says

Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to provisional CDC data.
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April auto sales jump 14 per cent; still below pre-pandemic levels: DesRosiers

April auto sales jump 14 per cent; still below pre-pandemic levels: DesRosiers

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says April car sales were up 14 per cent compared with the same month last year, though they're still below levels seen pre-pandemic.
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Greater Vancouver home sales rise as inventory reaches levels not seen since pandemic

Greater Vancouver home sales rise as inventory reaches levels not seen since pandemic

VANCOUVER — Greater Vancouver's real estate board says the number of homes that changed hands in April rose 3.3 per cent from the previous year, but total sales were still well below the 10-year average for the month.
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Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case

Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case

A large staffing firm that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000 residents will pay $2.
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Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked outside , sitting in protest.
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7 Minnesotans accused in scheme to defraud pandemic food program go on trial

7 Minnesotans accused in scheme to defraud pandemic food program go on trial

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seven people went on trial Monday for what federal prosecutors have called a massive scheme to exploit lax rules during the COVID-19 pandemic and steal from a program meant to provide meals to children in Minnesota.
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Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19, protests and life's lost milestones

Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19, protests and life's lost milestones

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Grant Oh zigzagged across the University of Southern California campus as if he was conquering an obstacle course, coming up against police blockade after police blockade on his way to his apartment while off
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