Tag: Diseases and conditions
EU figures show major vaccine exports despite home shortage
BRUSSELS — European Union figures show that the 27-nation bloc has allowed some 34 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine exports over the past weeks...
Denmark pauses AstraZeneca vaccine jabs to probe blood clots
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark has temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after reports of blood clots in some people, but its health...
An ‘optimistic’ Verona Arena announces summer opera lineup
MILAN — Riccardo Muti and Plácido Domingo will headline the 2021 Verona Arena Opera Festival, essentially last year's canceled season revived as a sign...
Force ‘needed to get back in the car’ after yearlong hiatus
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — John Force climbs on his scooter, turns the key and takes off. He weaves between parked cars and waiting dragsters. He...
Alaska Senate takes action against member over virus rules
<p>JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Senate voted Wednesday to allow leadership to restrict access to the Capitol by Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold, who fellow...
IOC and China make vaccine deal for Tokyo, Beijing Olympians
<p>GENEVA — The International Olympic Committee and China have teamed up to offer vaccines to athletes and teams preparing for the upcoming games in...
Slovakia’s health minister resigns to end political crisis
<p>PRAGUE — Slovakia’s Health Minister announced his resignation on Thursday in a deal to defuse a political crisis over the acquisition of a Russian...
Alaska Senate takes action against member over virus rules
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Senate voted Wednesday to allow leadership to restrict access to the Capitol by Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold, who fellow...
EU regulator meets to evaluate J&J’s one-shot COVID-19 shot
AMSTERDAM — The European Medicines Agency was meeting Thursday to discuss whether Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine should be authorized, a move that...
20th anniversary Sept. 11 tributes to include families again
NEW YORK — A year after a disagreement over coronavirus protocols spawned competing Sept. 11 ceremonies in New York, the 20th anniversary of...