vaccine
COVID puts a damper on Christmas Eve again around the world
World
December 26, 2021
COVID puts a damper on Christmas Eve again around the world
From Bethlehem and Frankfurt to London and Boston, the surging coronavirus put a damper on Christmas Eve for a second…
Israel to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose in bid to outpace Omicron
Middle East
December 22, 2021
Israel to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose in bid to outpace Omicron
JERUSALEM, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Israel is to offer a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to people older than…
2021 on track to surpass last year as nation’s deadliest
World
December 22, 2021
2021 on track to surpass last year as nation’s deadliest
NEW YORK (AP) — US health officials say 2021 is shaping up to be even deadlier than last year. It’s…
EXPLAINER: Boosters key to fight omicron, lot still to learn
World
December 21, 2021
EXPLAINER: Boosters key to fight omicron, lot still to learn
The new omicron variant took only a few weeks to live up to dire predictions about how hugely contagious it…
Israel to ban travel to US, Canada over omicron variant
Middle East
December 20, 2021
Israel to ban travel to US, Canada over omicron variant
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ministers on Monday agreed to ban travel to the United States, Canada and eight other countries…
Moderna says booster dose appears protective against Omicron
World
December 20, 2021
Moderna says booster dose appears protective against Omicron
Dec 20 (Reuters) – Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to…
Vienna commemorates pandemic victims with a ‘sea of lights’
World
December 20, 2021
Vienna commemorates pandemic victims with a ‘sea of lights’
VIENNA (AP) — Tens of thousands of Vienna residents turned out Sunday night to participate in a “sea of lights”…
Fauci says omicron variant is `just raging around the world’
World
December 20, 2021
Fauci says omicron variant is `just raging around the world’
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The COVID-19 omicron variant is “just raging around the world,” the White House’s top medical adviser…
Israeli PM says kids must be vaccinated as omicron spreads
Middle East
December 20, 2021
Israeli PM says kids must be vaccinated as omicron spreads
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Sunday called on parents to vaccinate their children against the coronavirus as the…
How COVID-19 upended Blinken’s diplomatic mission
World
December 19, 2021
How COVID-19 upended Blinken’s diplomatic mission
HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) — US Air Force Special Air Mission 50601 departed from Joint Base Andrews on the night of…