FILE PHOTO: Bottles of the Sinovac vaccine are seen at a hospital, as Indonesia drives mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Willy KurniawanBEIJING (Reuters) – Antibodies triggered by Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine decline below a key threshold from around six months after a second dose for most recipients, […]
If you happened to be scrolling through social media over the weekend, it’s likely you would have evidenced would can only be described as a Great Garbage Fire of anger, frustration and criticism being shouted into the web from every direction. As Sydney-siders woke to images of thousands taking to the streets in protest against […]
A man crosses the Rainbow Bridge during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Tokyo, Japan, July 25, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin CoombsTOKYO (Reuters) – The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 1,763 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the third day since the Olympic Games began in the Japanese capital. Infections have been on the rise in recent weeks, reaching 1,979 […]
People wearing protective face masks wait at a bus stop during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren ElliottMELBOURNE (Reuters) – New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, on Saturday reported 163 locally acquired cases of COVID-19, its biggest daily rise, up from […]
ROME (Reuters) – Looking to counter the increasing menace of the coronavirus Delta variant, a growing number of European countries are raising their defences and trying to pressure more people to get vaccinated to stay safe.FILE PHOTO: People rest without wearing masks as Italy lifts mandatory masks outdoors thanks to a decline in the coronavirus […]
A homeopathic doctor licensed in California was arrested yesterday and charged with a scheme to sell homeoprophylaxis immunization pellets and to falsify COVID-19 vaccination cards by making it appear that her customers had received the Moderna vaccine, according to the US Department of Justice. Juli A. Mazi, 41, of Napa, is charged with one count […]
Slideshow ( 2 images )SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Victoria state reported a slight easing in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the state’s near seven million residents wait to see how long a hard lockdown to contain the latest outbreak will last. A five-day snap lockdown was imposed in Victoria last week, restricting people […]
Slideshow ( 2 images )WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday said social media platforms such as Facebook “are killing people” after the White House continued criticizing the company for allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to be posted on its platform. “They’re killing people. Look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And […]
Iran on Tuesday broke another record in the country’s daily new coronavirus cases, even as Tehran and its surroundings went into lockdown, a week-long measure imposed amid another surge in the pandemic. The country’s health ministry announced 27,444 new cases and 250 deaths over the past day, bringing the overall death toll to 87,624 from […]
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares a dose of the Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a vaccination session at the National Taiwan Science Education Center in Taipei City, Taiwan July 3, 2021. REUTERS/Ann WangTAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan has ordered a further 36 million doses of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine, the government said […]
