Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Alarm grows in Africa as it watches India's COVID-19 crisis

Africa is "watching with total disbelief" as India struggles with a devastating resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the continent's top public health official said Thursday, as African officials worry about delays in vaccine deliveries ...

Vaccination

Thailand gov't negotiating to buy Pfizer coronavirus vaccine

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, under intense criticism for failing to secure adequate supplies of coronavirus vaccines, said Tuesday his government is negotiating to buy 5 million to 10 million doses from U.S. pharmaceutical ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Brazil's virus outlook darkens amid vaccine supply snags

April is shaping up to be Brazil's darkest month yet in the pandemic, with hospitals struggling with a crush of patients, deaths on track for record highs and few signs of a reprieve from a troubled vaccination program in ...

Vaccination

California to expand vaccine eligibility to anyone over 16

California will start vaccinating anyone 16 and over against the coronavirus starting in three weeks, expanding eligibility to the shots along with a host of other states as a long-awaited boost in vaccine supplies is in ...

Vaccination

Germany's Merkel: EU needs to increase vaccine production

The European Union's problems with getting deliveries of coronavirus vaccines have underscored the need for the bloc to redouble its efforts to produce its own doses, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday.

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