covid

Hong Kong retailers forge new path without mainland Chinese tourists

by Holmes CHAN Three years of democracy protests followed by a pandemic have devastated Hong Kong retailers who had grown…

France breaks 100,000 barrier for 24-hour Covid infections

Covid infections in France hit six figures Saturday, health officials recording 104,611 cases over the previous 24 hours, the third…

Pfizer vaccines can now be given to children aged 5 to 11 in the PHL, according to FDA

PHL FDA chief says EUA granted to Pfizer for administration to kids aged 5 to 11; vaccination could start in…

China locks down city as Covid cases surge around the world

  by Jing Xuan Teng, with Agence France Presse Bureaus BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China shut down a city of…

Boosters may prolong Covid WHO warns, France jabs kids as Omicron surges

"No country can boost its way out of the pandemic," warns WHO chief   LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The…

US health regulator authorizes Pfizer’s Covid pill as Omicron surges

by Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday authorized Pfizer's anti-Covid pill for…

WHO approves Novavax as 10th authorized Covid jab

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved a Covid vaccine made by US pharma giant…

PHL okays shortened interval of 3 months for booster shots

From the previous interval of 6 months, boosters can now be administered 3 months after second primary vaccine dose (Eagle…

Thailand reimposes quarantine for travellers to halt Omicron spread

Thailand reimposed mandatory coronavirus quarantine measures for foreign tourists on Tuesday, nixing a quarantine-free travel scheme as the kingdom seeks…

EU watchdog says ‘no answer’ if Omicron-specific jab needed

by Jan HENNOP There is "no answer yet" on whether vaccine makers will have to adapt their Covid shots to…

Germany targets New Year’s parties, sports in new Covid curbs

by Michelle FITZPATRICK Germany's leaders on Tuesday limited private New Year's parties to 10 people and banned spectators from football…

U.S. donates additional 3.4 Million Pfizer vaccine doses to the PHL

Considered as the largest single donation of Pfizer vaccines to the PHL from the 500 million doses made available by…

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