The coronavirus killed far fewer people in Africa than in Europe and the Americas, leading to a widespread perception that it was a disease of the West. Now, a tide of new cases on the continent is raising alarms.
Tag: Vaccination and Immunization
Covid Vaccine Launch Evokes Memories of Polio Era
Many older Americans, shut in during this year’s pandemic, share haunting recollections from the polio era of their childhood.
Mexico Begins Covid Vaccine Rollout
Mexico is the first country in Latin America, a region hard hit by the coronavirus, to begin delivering vaccines. A head nurse at a Mexico City hospital was the first to get a shot.
Covid-19: How Much Herd Immunity is Enough?
Scientists initially estimated that 60 to 70 percent of the population needed to acquire resistance to the coronavirus to banish it. Now Dr. Anthony Fauci and others are quietly shifting that number upward.
How Much Herd Immunity Is Enough?
Scientists initially estimated that 60 to 70 percent of the population needed to acquire resistance to the coronavirus to banish it. Now Dr. Anthony Fauci and others are quietly shifting that number upward.
Your Thursday Briefing
A last-minute Brexit scramble.
Why Experts Think Travel Bans Won’t Stop Coronavirus Variant Spread
It isn’t clear how widely the new variants are already circulating. So the latest moves by countries to bar international travelers may once again be too little, too late.
E.U. Agency Approves Pfizer Covid Vaccine
In a landmark collective undertaking, the bloc is poised to start distributing shots to all 27 member nations and their 410 million citizens.
The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Us?
Officials in Britain and South Africa claim new variants are more easily transmitted. There’s a lot more to the story, scientists say.
F.D.A. Clears Moderna’s Covid Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, clearing the way for millions more Americans to be immunized next week.