Tag: Immunizations
WHO grants emergency approval for 1-shot J&J COVID vaccine
<p>GENEVA — The World Health Organization granted an emergency use listing Friday for the coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, meaning the one-dose...
A look at new steps Biden team launching to fight virus
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Joe Biden is taking a series of new steps to combat the coronavirus, hoping to get the...
Brazil reaches deal for 10 million shots of Russian vaccine
<p>SAO PAULO — Brazil’s federal government said Friday it has reached a deal to purchase 10 million doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine...
UN chief blasts vaccine nationalism, hoarding, side deals
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief criticized the “many examples of vaccine nationalism and vaccine hoarding” as well as side deals with COVID-19...
Governors applaud Biden’s vaccine timeline, but need supply
<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Governors largely cheered President Joe Biden's declaration that all Americans should be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations by May 1, but the...
Transcript: President Joe Biden on the coronavirus pandemic
Transcript of President Joe Biden's speech Thursday, March 11, 2021, on the coronavirus pandemic, as provided by CQ:
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Pace of spending for pandemic aid? Try $43,000 every second
BALTIMORE — To pay out his coronavirus relief package, President Joe Biden must spend an average of $3.7 billion every day for the rest...
Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media
With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims...
A look at new steps Biden team launching to fight virus
<p>WASHINGTON — The White House says President Joe Biden is taking a series of new steps to combat the coronavirus, hoping to get the...
Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer
TOKYO — Japan will not take part in China's offer — accepted by the International Olympic Committee — to provide vaccines for “participants" in...