Tag: Disease outbreaks
IU Health requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's largest hospital system, Indiana University Health, will require all its doctors, nurses and other employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19...
Mexico boosts confirmed death toll by 4,272 to 227,840
MEXICO CITY — Mexico announced Tuesday that a clinical review of past deaths has led officials to raise the country’s confirmed COVID-19 death toll...
Women’s soccer saw significant disruption from pandemic
The coronavirus outbreak brought significant disruption to women's soccer around the world, with some players going without competition for as many as 250 days,...
Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters
Scientists have found clues that the world’s leading COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection that could diminish the need for frequent booster shots, but they...
UK hits vaccine milestone, warns of ‘deadly’ misinformation
LONDON — Three-quarters of Britain's adult population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the government said Wednesday, as it warned...
Romania launches drive to vaccinate 12 to 15-year-olds
BUCHAREST — Romania on Wednesday started administering COVID-19 vaccines to young teenagers aged 12 to 15, after the European Medicines Agency approved use of...
UN says pandemic created an `unparalleled’ employment crisis
UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic has created an “unparalleled” global labor market crisis that will affect the employment market for years, the International...
Japan’s vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late
TOKYO — It may be too little, too late.
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UK’s Heathrow Airport opens terminal for high-risk travelers
LONDON — A terminal at London's Heathrow Airport that was mothballed because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened Tuesday to serve passengers arriving from high-risk...
Woman donates kidney to hubby’s ex-wife days after wedding
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Ten years after their first date, Debby Neal-Strickland put on a cream-colored lace gown and married her longtime sweetheart at...