TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan extended on Friday a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May to stem a surge in coronavirus cases, but Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated that it is still possible to host Tokyo Olympics this summer.A woman wearing a protective face mask, amid the coronavirus disease […]
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the state of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden made the decision to back a proposed waiver for COVID-19 vaccine […]
The Biden administration’s call to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help poor parts of the world get more doses has drawn praise from some countries and health advocates. But it has run into resistance from the pharmaceutical industry and others, who say it won’t help curb the outbreak any time soon and will […]
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Growing up, I’d never even been to a hospital. I was a pretty fit and healthy kid – I used to be in my school sports teams, and competitively swim three or four times a week. In fact, the day before I was diagnosed with cancer, I even played a cricket match! But over the course of the […]
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, “COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only” and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationCHICAGO (Reuters) – Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine had efficacy of 43% against infections caused by the South African variant in […]
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(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc has told India there was no concern over the safety of its COVID-19 vaccine, as the country insists on small local trials for foreign shots despite a record surge in infections and shortage of doses.FILE PHOTO: Volunteers prepare to cremate the body of a person who died due to the coronavirus […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Air travel in the U.S. hit its highest mark since COVID-19 took hold more than 13 months ago, while European Union officials are proposing to ease restrictions on visitors to the continent as the vaccine sends new cases and deaths tumbling in more affluent countries. The improving picture in many places contrasts […]
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will begin a parallel COVID-19 innoculation programme this week for people who chose to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, after it was removed from an ongoing rollout due to public fears over its safety, a minister said on Monday.FILE PHOTO: A woman receives a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at […]
