Tag: Immunizations
North Carolina sites to resume J&J vaccines after CDC review
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal health officials say it's safe to continue administering Johnson & Johnson shots at three vaccination sites in North Carolina that...
After delays, South Africa announces mass vaccination drive
<p>JOHANNESBURG — After a false start and an unconventional test run, South Africa on Friday announced the launch of its mass vaccination campaign against...
Dutch police detain man in plot to attack vaccination center
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police in the Netherlands have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of plotting a crime with “terrorist intent” for allegedly...
Doctors in Hungary question reopening amid spike in deaths
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Doctors in Hungary are questioning the government's decision to lift some lockdown restrictions amid peaking COVID-19 infections and deaths, saying that...
UK infections drop about 60% amid vaccinations, lockdown
<p>LONDON — The U.K.'s COVID-19 vaccination program is beginning to break the link between infection and serious illness or death, according to the latest...
UAE sends Syria aid to help it fight spread of coronavirus
BEIRUT — Syria received a planeload from the United Arab Emirates on Thursday with food items and medical aid to help the war-torn country...
Governments give varying advice on AstraZeneca vaccine
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In Spain, residents now have to be over 60 to get an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. In Belgium, over 55. In...
Fed’s Powell: US nears full reopening to ‘different economy’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy, boosted by quickening vaccinations and signs of rapid hiring, is headed toward a strong recovery, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...
Trump-loving Alabama county faces uphill vaccination effort
<p>HALEYVILLE, Ala. — Tending a thrift store that displays a faded Trump flag in a nearly all-white Alabama county with a long history of...
Nebraska US Rep. Bacon says he believes he had COVID-19
OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said Thursday that he believes he had COVID-19 late last year, developing coronavirus symptoms and...