Tag: Vaccinations
Pfizer asks FDA to authorize third Covid vaccine shot for children 5 to 11 years old
Dr. Sandra Hughes prepares to administer a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine (COVID-19) to Elise Langevina, 6, in Storrs, Connecti [...]
UK to roll out additional vaccine shot for over 75s, vulnerable people
A member of the military vaccinates a woman at the COVID-19 mass vaccination centre at Pentwyn Leisure Centre on February 3, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales.Ma [...]
Is it safe to travel if I’m vaccinated and recovered from Covid
Millions of people are now vaccinated, boosted and newly recovered from Covid-19 infections caused by the omicron variant.They have what some outside [...]
Australia, New Zealand, Bali, Malaysia, Philippines reopen for travel
Another day — another border reopens. In the past two weeks, a slew of countries announced plans to reopen or relax border restrictions. This inc [...]
Harvard medical professor says it’s time to move on from pandemic
It's time to let the young, healthy and "anyone who wants to move on" from the pandemic do so, said Dr. Stefanos Kales, a professor at Harvard Medical [...]
These countries have the lowest Covid vaccination rates in the world
A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 vaccine to a woman in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 04, 2021.Sumaya Hisham | ReutersBurundi, the Dem [...]
Covid will never become an endemic virus, scientist warns
JaruekChairak | iStock | Getty ImagesCovid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecu [...]
Covid vaccine skepticism fueling wider anti-vax sentiment, doctors say
Protestors demonstrate against Covid vaccine mandates outside the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, on January 5, 2022.Mike Segar | ReutersS [...]
Covid pandemic at a ‘critical juncture,’ WHO’s Tedros says
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on December 20, 2021 at the WHO headquarters in GenevaFabrice Coffrin [...]
Pacific Islands’ zero-Covid strategies unsustainable, professor says
People wearing face masks at a supermarket in Suva, Fiji, April 23, 2021.Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesCountries all over the world have seen Covid [...]
Kids’ Covid hospitalizations hit pandemic high, worrying doctors and parents
A respiratory therapist checks on Adrian James, 2, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and is on a ventilator, at SSM Health Ca [...]
Kids under 5 can’t get Covid vaccines. Doctors explain how to protect them during omicron
Students in the 5 day pre-K class at Immanuel Unite Church of Christ line up to go outside after helping to sort donated food items.Ben Hasty | MediaN [...]
Omicron is milder, but scientists say it’s still too soon to relax
A sign reminding riders to wear a face mask to prevent the spread of Covid-19 appears on a bus on First Street outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan [...]
Supreme Court blocks Biden Covid vaccine mandate for businesses, allows health-care worker rule
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing its sweeping vaccine-or-test requirements for large private companies, b [...]
Covid is more prevalent in these countries than in the U.S. and U.K.
Tourists visit the Acropolis archaeological site in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.Nick Paleologos | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe emergenc [...]