Tag: Vaccination and Immunization
Discovery of Virus Variant in Colorado and California Alarms Scientists
A more contagious version of the coronavirus may alter the course of the pandemic in the United States, researchers said.
Brexit, Lockdown and a Vaccine: U.K. Has a Head-Spinning Day of Change
Britain put millions more people under severe virus restrictions and approved a new vaccine, while Parliament approved a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union.
U.K. Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca
Health officials hope to soon vaccinate up to two million people per week as the country’s hospitals are overwhelmed by cases of a new, more contagious coronavirus variant.
Britain Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca
Health officials are hoping to soon vaccinate a million people per week as the country’s hospitals are overwhelmed by cases of a new, more contagious variant of the virus.
U.K. Coronavirus Surge Surpasses Spring Peak as Lockdown Choices Loom
Facing record case and hospital numbers and a threatening variant strain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure to shut schools and reimpose national restrictions, measures he once decried.
For Covid-19 Vaccines, Some Are Too Rich — and Too Poor
Global inequality is shaping which countries get vaccines first. In South Africa, people’s best chance for vaccines anytime soon is to join an experimental trial.
Italy Turns to Flower Power to Help Spread Vaccine Message
The architect Stefano Boeri has designed primrose-themed pavilions where coronavirus shots will be given, but not everybody is thrilled with the idea.
E.U.’s Mass Vaccination Campaign Starts, With Nursing Homes as Focus
An ambitious plan to inoculate more than 450 million people comes at a precarious moment for the continent, with many countries struggling with their worst outbreaks since the start of the pandemic.