State media reports Tehran sent AstraZeneca doses back to Poland due to 2020 decree by supreme leader to not allow any American- or British-made vaccines into the country

A third shot of its vaccine 'neutralized the Omicron variant' to levels seen following the second dose, says the pharmaceutical giant in new research

Government will reportedly have say over which countries get unwanted AstraZenica shots through COVAX program as it seeks to bolster diplomatic ties in Africa

Doses will be available to those 18 and over who are unable to get mRNA-based vaccines like the ones made by Pfizer and Moderna

But Oxford University says research results suggest that after 4-5 months, the two vaccines would be similarly effective

Hundreds of accounts on platform and on Instagram traced back to Fazze, a marketing company working for an unknown client; one post claimed shots turn one into a chimpanzee

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With unwanted AstraZeneca doses on the way, and the majority of the Palestinians not vaccinated, there would seem to be a win-win solution. Except it's not that simple

Slow pace of deliveries has angered European officials, who are holding the pharmaceutical company responsible for partly delaying their immunization rollout

But inoculation is still largely a privilege of high-income countries, which are home to 16% of world's population but have given 47% of doses