Tag: Immunizations
Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
<p>TEHRAN, Iran — As Iran faces what looks like its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic yet, Tehran commuters still pour into its subway...
Norway lends AstraZeneca vaccine jabs to Sweden, Iceland
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway will lend all of its 216,000 doses of AstraZeneca to neighboring Sweden and Iceland as long as its own government...
J&J vaccine ‘pause’ latest messaging challenge for officials
<p>NEW YORK — Confronted with rare cases of blood clots potentially linked to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials faced a delicate...
First batch of COVID vaccines lands in opposition-held Syria
<p>IDLIB, Syria — Syria's last rebel-held enclave received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, with a refrigerated truck offloading over 50,000 of...
NHL: Virus protocols not ‘relaxed’ for vaccinated players
The NHL on Wednesday confirmed it has not guaranteed loosened virus protocols for players who are vaccinated after Vegas goaltender Robin Lehner ripped the...
Latin American leaders seek more vaccines at Andorra summit
<p>MADRID — With eyes set on expanding access to coronavirus vaccines and economic recovery, representatives of 22 countries from Latin America and Europe’s Iberian...
Mexico calls fake coronavirus vaccines “a risk to health”
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Wednesday that fake coronavirus vaccines represent “a risk to health,” after falsified doses were found in Mexico and...
Vaccinated UAE team out of Fleche Wallonne over virus cases
CHARLEROI, Belgium — Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar is out of the Flèche Wallonne one-day race Wednesday after his UAE Team Emirates squad...
FDA inspection found problems at factory making J&J vaccine
<p>The Baltimore factory contracted to make Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was dirty, didn’t follow proper manufacturing procedures and had poorly trained staff, resulting...
First batch of COVID vaccines lands in opposition-held Syria
IDLIB, Syria — Syria's last rebel-held enclave received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, with a refrigerated truck offloading over 50,000 of...