Several countries are now on track to surpass the United States in fully vaccinating their populations, lifting hopes of a more permanent return to normality.
Tag: Vaccination and Immunization
Health Officials are Buying Millions of Vaccines for Latin America
The Pan American Health Organization is working to address inequities in availability by offering doses for sale to countries in need.
Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Data They Say Show Shots Are Safe in Kids Aged 5-11
The companies said that they would submit a formal request to regulators to allow a pediatric dose of their vaccine to be administered in the United States in the coming weeks.
N.Y.’s Covid Vaccine Mandate Tested by Pushback From Workers
“It’s not a role I relish,” Gov. Kathy C. Hochul said. “But I also realistically know that there are people who will not come back to their jobs.”
South Korea to Start Vaccine Boosters Amid Surge in Covid Cases
The country has seen a spike in infections after Chuseok, a three-day holiday celebrating the fall harvest.
New York weighs using the National Guard to replace unvaccinated health care workers.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has plans to use National Guard members and out-of-state professionals to cover staff shortages if thousands of health care workers fail to meet a state vaccination deadline on Monday.
NY Weighs Using the National Guard to Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers
Gov. Kathy Hochul has plans to use National Guard members and out-of-state professionals to cover staff shortages if thousands of health care workers fail to meet a state vaccination deadline on Monday.
Norway Lifts Coronavirus Restrictions After 561 Days
“Now the time has come to return to a normal daily life,” the prime minister, Erna Solberg, said.
N.Y.C.’s Vaccine Mandate for Teachers Is Delayed by a Court
The mandate, which affects well over 150,000 people working in the nation’s largest school system, was set to go into effect on Monday at midnight.
N.Y.C. Schools Prepare for Staffing Shortages as Vaccine Mandate Looms
Thousands of Department of Education employees still haven’t received their first doses or haven’t submitted proof of vaccination.