Virus expected to last long-term despite global vaccine rollout
by Marc Preel with Agence France Presse bureaus STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- The head of the EU's disease control agency…
5 years ago
vaccine
Shortages stymie Brazil vaccination drive
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Hard-hit Brazil's drive to vaccinate its population against Covid-19 has stumbled this week as…
5 years ago
Moderna wants to pack 50% more Covid vaccine per vial
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna said Friday it was seeking clearance with regulators around the world…
5 years ago
Covid deaths in Africa jump 40% in one month: WHO
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- Deaths from Covid-19 in Africa surged by 40 percent over the last month, the World…
5 years ago
Los Angeles forced to suspend vaccine centers over dire shortage
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Facing a severe vaccine shortage, Los Angeles moved to temporarily close five major inoculation…
5 years ago
Mexico approves Chinese Covid vaccines CanSino and CoronaVac
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)-- Mexican regulators gave emergency approval Wednesday to the Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines CanSino Biologics and CoronaVac.…
5 years ago
Covid patients asphyxiate as Latin America battles oxygen shortage
by Yemeli Ortega with Alina Dieste in Washington and Agence France Presse bureaus MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) -- As a…
5 years ago
Britain’s Prince Charles gets Covid-19 jab
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son and heir Prince Charles, who contracted Covid-19 last year,…
5 years ago
WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for Covid variants, over-65s
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and…
5 years ago
Peru gives first Covid vaccines, Argentina approves Indian jab
LIMA Peru (AFP) -- Peru on Tuesday began its coronavirus immunization program just two days after receiving 300,000 vaccine doses…
5 years ago
Iran starts Covid-19 vaccination campaign
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran began its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on Tuesday to fight the Middle East's deadliest outbreak…
5 years ago
WHO says don’t dismiss AstraZeneca shot after SAfrica delays jabs
by Nina Larson with AFP Bureaus GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization insisted Monday that the AstraZeneca vaccine…
5 years ago
This website uses cookies.