vaccine
Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93 percent of adults in 16 days
World
April 12, 2021
Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93 percent of adults in 16 days
THIMPU, Bhutan (AP) — When plotted on a graph, the curve of Bhutan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive shoots upwards from the…
Official: Chinese vaccines’ effectiveness low
World
April 11, 2021
Official: Chinese vaccines’ effectiveness low
BEIJING (AP) — In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official…
More Black Americans open to vaccines after outreach efforts
World
April 10, 2021
More Black Americans open to vaccines after outreach efforts
Like others in her family, Mattie Pringle had doubts about taking the coronavirus vaccine. The 57-year-old Black woman from Myrtle…
China’s COVID-19 vaccine output to hit 3 billion by year-end – official
World
April 10, 2021
China’s COVID-19 vaccine output to hit 3 billion by year-end – official
CHENGDU, China (Reuters) – China’s will likely have produced three billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the…
Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries
World
April 10, 2021
Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries
LONDON (AP) — As many as 60 countries, including some of the world’s poorest, might be stalled at the first…
EU agency to share results of probe into AstraZeneca shot
World
April 7, 2021
EU agency to share results of probe into AstraZeneca shot
LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator will announce the conclusions of its investigation into the possible connection between…
Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19
World
April 7, 2021
Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said he’s bumping up his deadline by two weeks for states to make all…
Egypt’s Health Ministry increases coronavirus vaccine centers to 339
Egypt
April 6, 2021
Egypt’s Health Ministry increases coronavirus vaccine centers to 339
Egypt has added 200 new coronavirus vaccination centers, bringing the total number to 339 nationwide, the Undersecretary of the Ministry…
Coronavirus cases under Egypt’s third wave are sharply increasing, warns Presidential Advisor
Egypt
April 6, 2021
Coronavirus cases under Egypt’s third wave are sharply increasing, warns Presidential Advisor
Egypt’s Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tageldin warned Monday that Egypt is currently witnessing a surge in new…
Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays
World
April 4, 2021
Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays
PARIS (AP) — The main stadium in the French city of Lyon opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter…