PORTAGE, Mich. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday secured a commitment from Pfizer Inc to double the COVID-19 vaccine it churns out in the coming weeks, putting his goal to fill the country’s...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have asked the U.S. health regulator to relax requirements for their COVID-19 vaccine to be stored at ultra-low temperatures, potentially allowing...

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech government dropped plans on Friday to open all retail shops from next week due to a surge in coronavirus cases as hospitals struggle with a continued influx of patients...

Slideshow ( 2 images )AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government was fighting on two fronts on Friday to maintain a night-time curfew it says is vital to slow a third wave of coronavirus cases less...

White House COVID-19 Response team gives update The U.S. is now averaging 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered daily, the White House said Wednesday, up from an average of 900,000 shots...

FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure QuinteroCARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela will begin...

(Reuters) – Medical device maker Medtronic Plc said on Wednesday it is recalling all unused batches of its Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft system after the death of a patient in a clinical trial. The...

FILE PHOTO: Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) attends a news conference on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland...

FILE PHOTO: A vial of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is pictured at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland, February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneGENEVA...

Coronavirus variants are ‘something that we all need to be taking seriously’: Dr. Tom Inglesby Dr. Tom Inglesby, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security director, tells ‘Fox News Sunday’ he is...