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Why Supply Isn’t the Only Thing Stymying Europe’s Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout
Bureaucratic inertia, a diffusion of responsibility and logistical problems have seriously undercut vaccination efforts. In Italy, it’s the older population that bears the brunt.
Supply Isn’t the Only Thing Stymying Europe’s Vaccine Rollout
Bureaucratic inertia, a diffusion of responsibility and logistical problems have seriously undercut vaccination efforts. In Italy, it’s the older population that bears the brunt.
With a Police Raid and the Threat of Export Curbs on Vaccines, the E.U. Plays Tough
The bloc is tightening export rules in a bid to speed up its disappointing Covid inoculation campaign and stem political criticism.
Hong Kong Suspends Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Use Over Packaging Defects
Officials said they had found no health risks, but the move deals a blow to the Chinese city’s already troubled inoculation campaign.
Cache of 29 Million AstraZeneca Doses in Italy Raises E.U. Suspicions
The company has been at loggerheads with the bloc over vaccine supply shortages and faces stringent export restrictions.
U.S. Health Officials Question AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial Results
According to federal officials, an independent panel of medical experts said the promising results announced by the company on Monday may have relied on “outdated information.”
Some Nations Could Wait Years for Covid Shots. That’s Bad for Everyone.
While richer places, such as the U.S., hope to vaccinate most of their citizens within months, poorer countries, like Kenya, expect to reach just small fractions of their populations in that time.
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is Found to Be 79% Effective in U.S. Study
The company is preparing to apply for emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. But the shot may not be needed in the United States.
These Covid Vaccines Are Now in the U.S. Others May Be Coming.
Two vaccines are in wide use, a third is getting there, and there may soon be more alternatives. Here is a rundown.