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As vaccine distribution ramps up, states race to stay ahead of a growing number of virus variants. In Europe, Serbia has achieved the second highest rate of vaccinations after Britain. Companies that market learning apps to schools are enjoying a pande…
More than a dozen countries have suspended the use of the vaccine, although Australia, Britain and Thailand are moving ahead with it. Moderna has begun a study that will test its vaccine in children, including babies as young as six months.
Germany, France, Spain and Italy have joined other countries in pausing use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. Italy imposed new lockdown measures as Europe confronts a third wave of the virus.
The royal family has yet to respond to accusations from the couple, including that one of its members questioned how dark their baby’s skin would be, and that palace officials refused requests from the Duchess of Sussex for medical help when she felt s…
Francis is the first head of the Roman Catholic Church to visit Iraq. Brushing aside coronavirus concerns, he sought to rally the country’s fading Christian community, calling for the protection of minorities.
The world needs up to 10 billion syringes for coronavirus doses, and manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to meet the demand. The pandemic’s racial disparities persist in the U.S. vaccine rollout.
Connecticut has joined Texas and Mississippi in easing restrictions, while Alabama extended its mask mandate. Italy blocked a vaccine shipment to Australia.
In a wave of U.S. reopenings, Texas announced plans to end a mask mandate and allow businesses to operate with no capacity limits. The president’s call for vaccinating educators is part of an ambitious schools plan. In Brazil, a more contagious variant…
Merck will help manufacture the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The governor of Texas says the state can reopen fully next week despite C.D.C. warnings to governors against easing restrictions yet.
U.S. health officials warn governors against easing restrictions as a drop in coronavirus cases “may be stalling.” And Canada authorizes the AstraZeneca vaccine.