vaccine

Argentina health minister out over vaccine line-jumping

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina's health minister resigned late Friday after it emerged that friends of his had…

BioNTech/Pfizer say vaccine can stand warmer temperatures

  FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany's BioNTech and its US partner Pfizer on Friday said tests have shown…

90-year old US woman treks miles in snow to get vaccinated

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A 90-year-old American woman trudged six miles in a foot of snow with two…

Metro Manila mayors agree to IATF proposal to place NCR under MGCQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_iXJMAslZg&feature=youtu.be   (Eagle News) -- Metro Manila mayors have agreed to the proposal of the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19…

Pres. Duterte signs memo allowing LGUs, DOH to pay over 15% of vaccine contract price as downpayment

Certifies as urgent pending bills that sought to establish vaccine indemnification fund   (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte has…

One in two S.Africans infected by Covid: study and estimates

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Around half of South Africa's population may have already been infected by coronavirus, a…

UN urges global Covid vaccine plan, warns of dangerous inequity

  by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington Agence France Presse UNITED Nations (AFP) -- The United Nations on…

Japan starts vaccine rollout with healthcare workers

by Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan began vaccinating healthcare workers against the coronavirus on Wednesday, as it rolled…

New Covid-19 cases down 16 percent last week: WHO

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The number of new cases of Covid-19 reported worldwide fell by 16 percent…

WHO gives global green light for AstraZeneca Covid shot

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization gave emergency use approval to AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines on…

Ebola: profile of a prolific killer

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- A factfile on the Ebola virus that has plunged Guinea into an "epidemic situation" according…

UK’s virus jabs pass 15 mn, as New Zealand orders city lockdown

by Joe JACKSON in London and AFP bureaus LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's coronavirus vaccination programme passed the 15…

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