Only 2 percent of doses administered globally so far have been given in Africa, where one-sixth of the world’s people live, according to the W.H.O.
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China Says It Has Vaccinated 1 Billion People
The country stepped closer to its goal of inoculating 80 percent of its population of 1.4 billion by the end of the year.
China Says It Has Vaccinated 1 Billion People
The country stepped closer to its goal of inoculating 80 percent of its population of 1.4 billion by the end of the year.
Study of Covid Booster Shot Benefits Fans Debate Over Extra Doses
Independent experts, including government scientists, were skeptical of the research from Israel, which included limited data over a short period.
U.S. Makes Covid Vaccinations Mandatory for New Immigrants
The Covid vaccine joins a list of others that applicants must have, including inoculations against measles, mumps, rubella, polio, and hepatitis A and B, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Basking in Vaccine Success, E.U. Promises to Donate More Covid Shots
In an annual speech on the state of the bloc, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, praised its coronavirus response but warned against a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.”
E.U. Adopts a New Strategy to Counter Future Pandemics
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the E.U.’s executive arm, also said the bloc would donate 200 million additional vaccine doses to middle- and low-income countries by mid-2022.
Boris Johnson Doubles Down on Vaccine Strategy as His Popularity Wanes
The British prime minister is betting that vaccinating adolescents and giving boosters to people over 50 will protect the health system and prevent new lockdowns.
Cuba to Give Covid Vaccines to 2-Year-Olds
The island nation, the first to vaccinate children so young against the coronavirus, is using domestically made vaccines whose trial data have not been peer-reviewed.
India’s I.C.M.R. Is a ‘Political Weapon’ Under Modi, Some Scientists Say
The country’s top science agency tailored its findings to fit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s optimistic narrative despite a looming crisis, researchers say.