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Using The Global Relationship Graph To Track Coverage Of Vaccines And Covid-19 Variants

What is English language online news coverage reporting about vaccines and the Covid-19 variants?  Using the new Global Relationship Graph's (GRG) Realtime Verb-Centered NGram Pilot, we can trivially search for relationships expressed in yesterday's English language online news coverage containing both "vaccine" and "variant" somewhere in the verb-centered ngram:

SELECT * FROM `gdelt-bq.gdeltv2.grg_vcn` WHERE DATE(date) = "2021-01-12" and
CONCAT(LOWER(pre), ' ', LOWER(VERB), ' ', LOWER(POST)) like '%vaccine%' and
CONCAT(LOWER(pre), ' ', LOWER(VERB), ' ', LOWER(POST)) like '%variant%'
LIMIT 1000

A sample of the results can be seen below:

1
2021-01-12 10:02:00 UTC
to deploy a vaccine
based
on the new variant of the
https://www.newsmax.com/us/immunity-moderna-mrna-vaccine/2021/01/11/id/1005162/
Moderna Says Its Vaccine Immunity Should Last at Least a Year
2
2021-01-12 10:04:00 UTC
This variant may
not respond
to the vaccine as well as
https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/coronavirus-chilling-picture-shows-uk-hospitals-at-breaking-point/news-story/daf8fc0bbc684df608b50fb8d9f822b1?nk=43d33c0011efd3f45067276e0cb4c254-1610445849
Coronavirus: Pictures reveal UK hospitals at breaking point
3
2021-01-12 11:05:00 UTC
its vaccine should
be
effective against the variant prevalent in
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-europe/eu-watchdog-to-review-astrazenenca-oxford-vaccine-this-month-idUSKBN29H0SE
EU watchdog to review AstraZenenca-Oxford vaccine this month
4
2021-01-12 10:03:00 UTC
chances of mutation to variants that
are
resistant to the current vaccines
https://citizen.co.za/news/covid-19/2418476/da-welcomes-ramaphosas-vaccine-update-but-accuses-govt-of-lying/
DA welcomes Ramaphosa's vaccine update, but accuses govt of 'lying' – The Citizen
5
2021-01-12 10:03:00 UTC
the new variant
reduces
the effectiveness of developed vaccines
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9088899/Now-Sweden-records-case-new-super-infections-mutant-coronavirus-strain.html
Now Sweden records its first case of new super-infections mutant coronavirus strain
6
2021-01-12 10:03:00 UTC
rules apply.' Will the new variant
reduce
the effectiveness of vaccines
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9088899/Now-Sweden-records-case-new-super-infections-mutant-coronavirus-strain.html
Now Sweden records its first case of new super-infections mutant coronavirus strain
7
2021-01-12 11:17:00 UTC
to deploy a vaccine
based
on the new variant of the
https://www.latintimes.com/moderna-chief-claims-covid-19-vaccine-will-offer-immunity-least-year-464831
Moderna Chief Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Will Offer Immunity For At Least A Year
8
2021-01-12 10:47:00 UTC
South Africa variant – how it
changes
vaccine race
https://www.biznews.com/briefs/2021/01/12/covid-19-vaccines-secured
Covid-19 vaccines secured for one third of South Africans
9
2021-01-12 10:47:00 UTC
vaccines across different serotypes by
addressing
invariant regions of any antigen
https://www.pharmiweb.com/press-release/2021-01-12/immunodiagnostics-and-vaccine-development-at-viravaxx-ag-gain-momentum
Immunodiagnostics and Vaccine Development at Viravaxx AG Gain Momentum
10
2021-01-12 10:32:00 UTC
whether the new variants could
undermine
vaccines
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-chile/chile-records-first-case-of-british-variant-of-coronavirus-health-ministry-idUSKBN2931Q7
Chile records first case of British variant of coronavirus – health ministry
11
2021-01-12 10:34:00 UTC
effective against variant Pfizer
says
its vaccine
https://www.necn.com/news/coronavirus/the-new-highly-contagious-covid-variant-has-arrived-in-new-england-heres-what-we-know/2384967/
The New, Highly Contagious COVID Variant Has Arrived in New England. Here's What We Know – NECN
12
2021-01-12 10:17:00 UTC
vaccine works against the new mutation
found
in variants
https://commersant.ge/en/post/german-firm-biontech-boosts-2021-vaccine-supply-forecast-to-2-billion-doses
Commersant.ge | German firm BioNTech boosts 2021 vaccine supply forecast to 2 billion doses
13
2021-01-12 11:31:00 UTC
the South African coronavirus variant may
have
some effect on vaccine effectiveness but
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/12/oxford-pfizer-vaccine-priority-list-who-first-covid-when/
The priority list for the Oxford and Pfizer vaccines – and how they will be rolled out
14
2021-01-12 11:33:00 UTC
its vaccine should
be
effective against the variant prevalent in
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-europe/update-3-eu-watchdog-to-review-astrazenenca-oxford-vaccine-this-month-idUSL4N2JN1V0
EU watchdog to review AstraZenenca-Oxford vaccine this month

We hope this gives you ideas for how the GRG can be used!