Tag: Immunizations
Japan’s economy shrinks 5.1% as pandemic dries up spending
TOKYO — The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 5.1% in January-March, slammed by a plunge in spending over the coronavirus pandemic,...
Mexico rushes teacher vaccines to reopen schools
<p>MEXICO CITY — Mexico mounted a final push Tuesday to get all of the country’s 3 million school teachers vaccinated so that it can...
Biden adviser makes personal appeal to young to get shots
WASHINGTON — A top White House aide made his pitch for young people to get vaccinated personal, sharing the struggles his own son has...
India vaccine-maker hopes to share shots by end of the year
NEW DELHI — The Serum Institute of India said Tuesday that it hopes to start delivering coronavirus vaccine doses to the U.N-backed effort known...
Mexico rushes teacher vaccines to reopen schools
MEXICO CITY — Mexico mounted a final push Tuesday to get all of the country’s 3 million school teachers vaccinated so that it can...
Saudi Arabia eases travel ban for vaccinated citizens
<p>JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Vaccinated Saudis will be allowed to leave the kingdom for the first time in more than a year on Monday...
South Africa starts vaccinating its elderly against COVID-19
<p>JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has started its mass vaccination drive with the goal of inoculating nearly 5 million elderly citizens over the age of...
Emirates Air faced "tough year" as virus looms over travel
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Passenger levels for the Middle East's largest airlines plummeted by 70% last year and it furloughed more than a...
Sanofi-GSK reports success in virus vaccine, after setback
PARIS — Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s potential COVID-19 vaccine triggered strong immune responses in all adult age groups in preliminary trials, boosting optimism the shot...
EXPLAINER: How Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery will work
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — With the first drawing for Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery system scheduled for May 26, state officials announced a change to the process...