Tag: Seniors’ health
Malawi starts vaccination drive with AstraZeneca from COVAX
<p>BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi is vaccinating health care workers, the elderly and those with health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe...
US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults
<p>PHOENIX — America is starting to claw its way out of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, but food insecurity persists, especially for...
Spain broadens use of AstraZeneca jab to adults under age 65
<p>MADRID — Spain’s health minister says the country will resume the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday by extending it to adults...
Lawyers battle over ‘race-norming’ in NFL dementia tests
PHILADELPHIA — The class counsel for thousands of retired players suing the NFL pledged Monday to try to remove race as a factor in...
Spain broadens use of AstraZeneca jab to adults under age 65
MADRID — Spain’s health minister says the country will resume the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday by extending it to adults...
Palestinians expand vaccination campaign after UN shipment
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian Health Ministry began administering the first doses of coronavirus vaccines it received from the global COVAX initiative...
California sues major US nursing home operator over ratings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's attorney general and local officials sued the nation's largest senior living home operator Monday, alleging the company misled consumers on...
Medically vulnerable in US put near end of vaccine line
RALEIGH, N.C. — When Ann Camden learned last month that her 17-year-old daughter got exposed to the coronavirus at school and was being sent...
Medically vulnerable in US put near end of vaccine line
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — When Ann Camden learned last month that her 17-year-old daughter got exposed to the coronavirus at school and was being sent...
Palestinian Authority faces criticism over vaccine rollout
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority's decision to divert some of its tiny stockpile of coronavirus vaccines to senior officials, soccer players and...