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  Seychelles bids to reach COVID-19 'herd immunity' by mid-March

  The president of Seychelles says he hopes enough residents will soon be vaccinated against COVID-19 to stop the spread of the virus in the Indian Ocean island nation.

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  Kenya receives receives 1 million vaccines from COVAX

  Kenya has received just over 1 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the first batch from the global COVAX initiative that was created to ensure that low- and middle-income countries have fair access to vaccines.

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  Can we hug our vaccinated grandparents? Experts say it depends

  As some provinces open COVID-19 vaccinations to their oldest residents, experts say meeting up with older loved ones who’ve received the vaccine remains a dilemma.

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  This Ontario nurse worked for 25 years before retiring. Now she's back to help administer vaccines

  The pandemic has been full of tragic tales, but it has also inspired some to step up in service of their fellow human beings — such as Junghee Ahn, an Ontario nurse who recently came out of retirement to help administer COVID-19 vaccines.

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  'Vaccine, vaccine': Dolly Parton sings 'Jolene' rewrite before getting shot

  Dolly Parton has written hundreds of songs over her decades-long career and it turns out her tune "Jolene" is the just right one for getting her COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Unanimous committee report calls on Trudeau not to trigger election during pandemic

  A House of Commons committee is unanimously urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to promise he won't call a federal election while the COVID-19 pandemic rages across Canada.

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  Heritage minister unveils COVID-19 events fund for arts and cultural sector

  The Heritage department is committing $40 million to a 'COVID-safe events fund' designed to encourage arts and culture plans to move forward in the pandemic.

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  Biden vows enough vaccine for all U.S. adults by end of May

  U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May -- two months earlier than anticipated -- and he pushed states to get at least one shot into the arms of teachers by the end of May to hasten school reopenings.

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  Texas becomes biggest U.S. state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

  Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to no longer require one of the most effective ways to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

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  A look at the mixed messages and confusion surrounding the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

  Federal officials stress the fact Canada now has three vaccines that can drive down hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19.