Tag: Immunizations
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...
Malaysia’s worsening COVID-19 outbreak sparks alarm
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A worsening coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia has sparked alarm and is spilling over into neighboring Thailand, which recently discovered a...
German GDP slumps but optimism up as vaccinations increase
BERLIN — Germany's economy contracted more than expected in the first quarter amid coronavirus lockdown measures, according to statistics released Tuesday, but a leading...
EU leaders agree to donate 100 million doses of vaccines
BRUSSELS — EU leaders agreed Tuesday to donate at least 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations by the end of the...
Moderna says its COVID-19 shot works in kids as young as 12
Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become...
Withdrawal of pandemic welfare fuels poverty in Brazil
SAO PAULO — The pandemic shantytown sprang up virtually overnight when people began using scavenged wooden boards to build shacks on a plot of...
Mexico’s long delay of vaccines for Latin America nears end
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top diplomat said Tuesday that shipments of a long-delayed lot of AstraZeneca vaccines will finally be sent to Argentina this...
Social media heavyweights wooed for Pfizer smear campaign
LE PECQ, France — Social media influencers in France with hundreds of thousands of followers say a mysterious advertising agency offered to pay them...
Schools try pep-rally tactics to get students vaccinated
SAN DIEGO — A growing number of public schools are using mascots, food trucks and prize giveaways to create a pep-rally atmosphere aimed at...
House GOP leaders condemn Greene over Holocaust comments
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders forcefully condemned GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday, calling her comments comparing House COVID-19 safety rules like mask-wearing...