Tag: Disease outbreaks
France praises YouTubers over foiled Pfizer vaccine smear
LE PECQ, France — France's government offered strong praise Wednesday to YouTubers and other social media influencers who resisted a mysterious effort to recruit...
EU takes on AstraZeneca in court over vaccine deliveries
BRUSSELS — The European Union took on vaccine producer AstraZeneca in a Brussels court on Wednesday with the urgent demand that the company needs...
Cyprus says people under 50 should use mRNA-based vaccines
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cypriot health authorities on Wednesday advised people aged under 50 to use the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines that are based on...
Feds take down Medicare scams that preyed on virus fears
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against more than a dozen people from Florida to California in a series of Medicare scams...
Indiana attorney general attacks IU’s COVID-19 vaccine order
INDIANAPOLIS — The state attorney general is attacking Indiana University’s decision to require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations from all students and employees as illegal...
UN official: Conflicts make controlling COVID more difficult
UNITED NATIONS — Despite last year’s U.N. call for global cease-fires to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, many conflicts never stopped including in Syria, Yemen...
Countries eager to reopen to travel as pandemic recedes
Countries reliant on tourism are racing to reopen borders and revive economies decimated by the pandemic.
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Car-free San Francisco streets: Residents debate reopening
SAN FRANCISCO — For Vanessa Gregson, the four-lane highway that borders the beach along San Francisco's Pacific Ocean is now an automobile-free sanctuary where...
Puerto Rico ends pandemic curfew after a year in force
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico ended a nightly pandemic curfew Monday after more than a year in force and will allow vaccinated...
In NYC’s furthest flung neighborhood, vaccine a tough sell
NEW YORK — If there’s one place where people could fear the coronavirus more than a vaccination needle, it's the Far Rockaway section of...