vaccine
Not out of the woods: COVID cases rising in Western Europe
World
November 13, 2021
Not out of the woods: COVID cases rising in Western Europe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Santa won’t be getting his traditional welcome in the Dutch city of Utrecht this year.…
As many try living with virus, China keeps up zero tolerance
World
November 10, 2021
As many try living with virus, China keeps up zero tolerance
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Wang Lijie planned to spend three days in the Gobi Desert last month to take in…
Global COVID-19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels
World
November 8, 2021
Global COVID-19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels
Nov 8 (Reuters) – Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday as some countries in eastern Europe experience record…
US lifts pandemic travel ban, opens doors to visitors
World
November 8, 2021
US lifts pandemic travel ban, opens doors to visitors
The US lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe,…
Schools take lead role in promoting vaccines for youngsters
World
November 7, 2021
Schools take lead role in promoting vaccines for youngsters
With the approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for younger children, many elementary schools around the U.S. are preparing to offer…
Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90 percent
World
November 5, 2021
Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death…
COVID-19 vaccine campaign expands to elementary-age children
World
November 3, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine campaign expands to elementary-age children
The U.S. enters a new phase Wednesday in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with shots now available to millions of elementary-age…
Bahrain approves Pfizer COVID vaccine for children aged 5-11
Middle East
November 2, 2021
Bahrain approves Pfizer COVID vaccine for children aged 5-11
DUBAI, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Gulf state Bahrain has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use for children aged…
COVID-19′s global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years
World
November 1, 2021
COVID-19′s global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years
The global death toll from COVID-19 topped five million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has…
US gives 1.5 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan
World
October 31, 2021
US gives 1.5 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – The United States is delivering an additional 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan, a…