A tense battle may soon resume over the stalled $10 billion pandemic aid package that senators failed to pass earlier this month.
Tag: Vaccination and Immunization
A Second Global Covid-19 Summit Led By the White House Is Set for May
Efforts to subsidize more global vaccinations have stalled in Congress, and new coronavirus cases are on the rise in the U.S.
Americans Over 60 Should Get Second Booster, Official Says
Citing data from Israel, the Biden administration’s Covid response coordinator said a second booster offered significant protection to older people.
Families of U.K. Covid Victims React to Boris Johnson Fines
Those unable to be with dying loved ones find no satisfaction or closure with the penalty Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces for breaking lockdown rules.
Shanghai’s Isolation Facilities Have Prompted a Backlash
Hundreds of thousands of Shanghai residents have been sent to quarantine and isolation facilities. One woman described her ordeal.
Covid Cases Strain N.H.S. Bid to Reduce Hospital Treatment Backlog, Doctors Say
The British government’s promise to shorten wait times for elective hospital procedures is threatened by high rates of positive coronavirus tests among patients and staff.
Shanghai’s Food Crisis Prompts Beijing Residents to Stock Up
“Things that happened in Shanghai made me panic,” said Li Lilin, a real estate agent in Beijing, adding, “I’m just terrified of starving to death.”
Shanghai’s Food Crisis Prompts Residents in Beijing to Stock Up
“Things that happened in Shanghai made me panic,” said Li Lilin, a real estate agent in Beijing, adding, “I’m just terrified of starving to death.”
World Surpasses Half a Billion Known Coronavirus Cases
There have almost certainly been far more infections than that among the global population of 7.9 billion, with many going undetected or unreported, and the reporting gap may only grow wider as some countries, including the United States, scale back of…
New Zealand Welcomes Vaccinated Tourists From Australia
The latest steps toward reopening are being taken in a country that has maintained some of the strictest coronavirus precautions in the world.