Tag: Disease outbreaks
EURO 2020: Pragmatism the key to success in pandemic soccer
The European Championship is the first major international soccer tournament to take place since the coronavirus outbreak and arrives at the end of the...
Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress
NEW YORK — Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a...
California draws 15 winners of $50,000 vaccine prizes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom played gameshow host Friday in a drawing for 15 winners of $50,000 prizes for getting vaccinated against...
Labor negotiations escalate at South Dakota pork plant
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — In a sign of meatpacking workers becoming emboldened by the pandemic's health threats and economic repercussions, the union at a...
Mexico to use US-donated vaccines along border
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said Friday they will use 1 million U.S. doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to inoculate people...
USDA sending $1B in funding to country’s food bank networks
WASHINGTON — The Department of Agriculture is sending $1 billion to the country's food bank networks, seeking to expand the reach of the system...
Africa CDC says FDA announcement on J&J issues imminent
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday he expects an update in coming...
Ex-UK education czar decries “half-hearted” schools effort
LONDON — Britain risks failing hundreds of thousands of young people with its “half-hearted” effort to bolster schools after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
Indiana county hit by HIV outbreak scrapping needle exchange
SCOTTSBURG, Ind. — Health leaders are decrying the vote to end a southern Indiana’s needle exchange program that was started to stem the state’s...
Slow to start, China mobilizes to vaccinate at headlong pace
TAIPEI, Taiwan — In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines.
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