vaccine
BioNTech CEO confident vaccine will work on UK variant
World
December 22, 2020
BioNTech CEO confident vaccine will work on UK variant
BERLIN (AP) — German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but…
Covid-19 vaccine can’t be safe and other myths
Health & Fitness
December 21, 2020
Covid-19 vaccine can’t be safe and other myths
How could the Covid-19 vaccine possibly be safe if it was produced, tested and authorized in record time? How can…
No serious side effects from China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine: Egyptian official
Egypt
December 20, 2020
No serious side effects from China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine: Egyptian official
The Assistant Egyptian Health Minister for Research Affairs Noha Assem assured on Sunday that the roughly 3,000 volunteers for clinical…
2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US preparing to ship out
World
December 20, 2020
2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US preparing to ship out
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) — Workers on Sunday began packaging shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the US,…
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
Health & Fitness
December 20, 2020
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats…
Israel begins virus inoculation drive as infections surge
Middle East
December 20, 2020
Israel begins virus inoculation drive as infections surge
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Sunday began its coronavirus inoculation drive, aiming to vaccinate some 60,000 people a…
EXPLAINER: Iran, despite sanctions, has routes to vaccines
Middle East
December 19, 2020
EXPLAINER: Iran, despite sanctions, has routes to vaccines
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey…
US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal
World
December 19, 2020
US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an…
Chinese county preparing to offer coronavirus vaccine to residents
World
December 16, 2020
Chinese county preparing to offer coronavirus vaccine to residents
BEIJING (Reuters) – A small county in China has said it is preparing to offer novel coronavirus vaccinations to residents…
EXPLAINER: Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine?
World
December 15, 2020
EXPLAINER: Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine?
AMSTERDAM (AP) — As Canadians, Britons and Americans begin getting immunized with a German-developed vaccine against coronavirus, pressure is building…