Vaccination

WHO backs AstraZeneca jab in boost for poor countries

The World Health Organization on Monday approved the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, in a boost for poorer countries where millions of doses are set to be distributed.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK opens quarantine hotels, pushes on with vaccine drive

Britain's newly established quarantine hotels received their first guests on Monday as the government tries to prevent new coronavirus variants from derailing its fast-moving vaccination drive.

Vaccination

Merkel says German vaccine centers will be full by April

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed back Friday against critics of the country's slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout, saying vast vaccination centers set up last year will be full to capacity by April.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

South Africa scraps AstraZeneca vaccine, will give J&J jabs

South Africa will give the unapproved Johnson & Johnson vaccine to its front-line health workers beginning next week as a study to see what protection it provides from COVID-19, particularly against the variant dominant there, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Israel to ease lockdown as Covid numbers slow

Israel announced Friday that it will ease lockdown measures but keep its international airport closed until February 20 following a slight fall in the spread of coronavirus cases.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hard-hit Portugal sees drop in virus infections

Portugal, hit by the world's highest per capita COVID-19 death rates and infections in recent weeks, is now seeing a decline in cases, the health minister said Thursday.

page 14 from 40