vaccine
EU agency authorizes Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
World
January 6, 2021
EU agency authorizes Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s medicines agency gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, a decision…
Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines
World
January 6, 2021
Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines
LONDON (AP) — Despite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the coronavirus resurges and reshapes…
World risks ‘moral catastrophe’ if COVID shots delayed in Africa, its CDC chief says
World
January 5, 2021
World risks ‘moral catastrophe’ if COVID shots delayed in Africa, its CDC chief says
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The world risks a “moral catastrophe” if COVID-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate…
Mexico approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use
World
January 5, 2021
Mexico approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Monday, hoping to spur a halting vaccination…
Lagging its neighbors, France tries to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations
World
January 4, 2021
Lagging its neighbors, France tries to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations
PARIS (Reuters) -French officials urged a faster rate of COVID-19 inoculations on Monday after an initial roll-out slowed by bureaucracy…
Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope’
World
January 4, 2021
Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope’
The US ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing the number of shots…
Egypt has 4 coronavirus strains with different symptoms, warns official
Health & Fitness
January 1, 2021
Egypt has 4 coronavirus strains with different symptoms, warns official
The head of the chest department at Qasr al-Ainy Hospital in Cairo University, Ayman al-Sayed Salem, said that Egypt now contains…
Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message
World
January 1, 2021
Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered a year-end video message Thursday after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administration’s…
Israel’s virus surveillance tool tests its democratic norms
Middle East
January 1, 2021
Israel’s virus surveillance tool tests its democratic norms
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the early days of the pandemic, a panicked Israel began using a mass surveillance…
Israel marshals supplies in dash for full vaccination of at-risk groups
Middle East
December 31, 2020
Israel marshals supplies in dash for full vaccination of at-risk groups
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel is carefully husbanding supplies as it races to vaccinate all vulnerable citizens by late January and push…