It’s good news, but experts cautioned that the new variants from Britain and South Africa also carry other potentially dangerous mutations that have not yet been investigated.
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A wounded U.S. in turmoil
Covid Vaccine Made by Chinese Company Sinovac Is Said to Be Effective
Sinovac Biotech has sold more than 300 million doses to the developing world, filling a gap left by Western countries.
Crisis in U.K. Over Coronavirus Variant Gives Leader a Political Reprieve
The public health threat of the new coronavirus variant has stilled the British prime minister’s critics and offered a chance to redeem past failures.
‘I Will Get Up’: A Hard New Year Greets a World in Waiting
Around the globe, people who held on in hopes that 2021 would banish a year of horror are struggling with the reality that the hardest challenges may lie ahead.
Covid Vaccine Rollouts in Europe Are Off to a Shaky Start
Programs in many countries have been hampered by slow-moving bureaucracies, a lack of nurses and shortages of vital equipment.
Is the Vaccine Halal? Indonesians Await the Answer
President Joko Widodo hopes to begin inoculations soon, but the vaccine from the Chinese company Sinovac still needs approval from safety regulators and an influential council of Muslim clerics.
Scientists Debate New Covid-19 Vaccination Tactics as Rollout Falters
Should second doses be delayed? Should most adults receive half-doses? Scientists are pondering ways to get more shots into more arms.
India Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine and 1 Other
The approvals, which include a shot developed by Bharat Biotech, an Indian pharmaceutical company, begin a vast campaign to inoculate the hard-hit nation’s 1.3 billion people.
Taiwan Vows to Stick to Covid-19 Limits
The island’s success against the coronavirus has created a sinking feeling for many residents: How much longer can their good fortune last?