Tag: Immunizations
Pfizer, BioNTech seek COVID vaccine authorization for kids
<p>LONDON — Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have submitted a request to the European drug regulator for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine to be...
As virus engulfs India, diaspora watches with despair
LOS ANGELES — Bad news, knowing no time zones, arrives in a jarring burst of messages, calls and posts informing millions of members of...
In Uganda, remote islands test delivery of COVID-19 vaccines
<p>KABALE, Uganda — Remote islands in Uganda have tested the efforts of health officials delivering COVID-19 vaccine doses as global efforts to access hard-to-reach...
Despite 3-week lockdown, many remain on the move in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish security forces on Friday patrolled main streets and set up checkpoints at entry and exits points of cities, to enforce...
North Macedonia looks to Chinese vaccine to revive program
<p>SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia received a shipment Friday of 200,000 doses of the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine following major delays in the country’s...
Virus surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders
DHAKA, Bangladesh — India has tried to fight skyrocketing coronavirus infections by increasing its production of vaccines and banning their export, cutting off...
US officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states
<p>NEW YORK — It was anxiety — and not a problem with the shots — that caused reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus...
Pfizer, BioNTech seek COVID vaccine authorization for kids
LONDON — Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have submitted a request to the European drug regulator for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine to be...
US closes in on 100 million Americans fully vaccinated
<p>Disneyland reopened on Friday and New York’s mayor predicted the big city will be up and running again at full strength by July 1,...
In Uganda, remote islands test delivery of COVID-19 vaccines
KABALE, Uganda — Remote islands in Uganda have tested the efforts of health officials delivering COVID-19 vaccine doses as global efforts to access hard-to-reach...