Pfizer’s chief executive said it is “likely” that those vaccinated with the company’s COVID-19 inoculation will need a third injection sometime within 12 months of receiving the initial two doses and will …
Read More »India sees another record rise in virus cases
NEW DELHI (AP) – India reported a record daily increase in new coronavirus cases for the second time in four days on Wednesday, while New Delhi, Mumbai and dozens of other cities …
Read More »A year after the pandemic hit, Haiti awaits vaccines amid apathy
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti does not have a single vaccine to offer its more than 11 million people more than a year after the pandemic began, raising concerns among health experts …
Read More »Experts Debunk Claims Vaccines Cause New COVID-19 Variants
The World Health Organization (WHO) has rejected claims that COVID-19 vaccines are causing new variants of the virus. Reports have circulated online in France saying that vaccinated people are “more likely” to …
Read More »Skepticism about vaccines runs deep among white evangelicals in America.
The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest evangelical denomination in the United States, posted a photo on Facebook last week of him receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. It attracted more than …
Read More »Expats struggle to get vaccinated in Kuwait, citizens rank first
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – In the oil-rich little sheikh of Kuwait, foreigners who power the country’s economy, serve its society and make up 70% of its population are struggling to …
Read More »Some die of COVID while waiting for the vaccine
After months of waiting to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and after weeks of battling the disease after one never came, Air Force veteran Diane Drewes was about to take her last breath …
Read More »Foreigners flock to Serbia to get vaccinated against coronavirus
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Thousands of vaccine applicants from neighboring Serbian countries flocked to Belgrade on Saturday after Serbian authorities offered foreigners free coronavirus injections if they showed up over the weekend. …
Read More »As daily deaths approach 4,000, the worst may be yet to come for Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Brazil currently accounts for a quarter of daily COVID-19 deaths worldwide, far more than any other nation, and health experts warn the nation is on the brink …
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine Testing Targets Children
The 9-year-old twins were unfazed when each received test doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and then a bright bandage to cover the spot. “The sparkles make everything better,” declared Marisol Gerardo as …
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