About 60 million “zero-dose children” have not received any vaccines and have aged out of routine immunization programs. Protecting them will require a costly vaccination blitz.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Illness Surge in China Is Not From a Novel Pathogen, Data Suggests
The W.H.O. had requested detailed information about a reported surge in respiratory illnesses in children in China. Chinese data suggested the surge was caused by known bacteria and viruses.
W.H.O. Asks China for Details on Surge of Respiratory Illness in Children
Reports of overcrowding at pediatric hospitals in China have raised concerns about a jump in respiratory illnesses affecting children.
Carnival Was Negligent in Covid Outbreak on Cruise Ship, Court Rules
An Australian judge found that the cruise company and a subsidiary “breached their duty of care” in handling a coronavirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess in March 2020.
Shoplifting Surges in U.K., and Workers Face Scary Situations
As people try to walk away with goods, it’s “like the Wild West,” says one store owner, whose employees have been hit and bitten on the job.
In Paris, Bedbugs and Fear of Bedbugs
Exterminators in France are playing the role of therapist to an anxious post-pandemic population that they say is panicking over recent bedbug outbreaks.
Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s New York Fraud Trial Begins
Plus a new release of India’s electronic music from the ’70s.
Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers
The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines that were administered to billions around the world.
Australia Revisits What Worked, and Didn’t, in the Pandemic
An inquiry will try to draw lessons from the government response, but some question whether it will go far enough.
Paris Makes ‘Summer Terraces’ a Permanent Part of Cafe Culture
The neighbors may complain about the noise, but outdoor spaces that bloomed under a pandemic program are now a permanent and vibrant fixture of city life.