Visits from organized groups of vaccinated tourists will be allowed after Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, the government said.
Tag: Vaccination and Immunization
L.A. Poised to Issue Vaccination Mandate for Students
The Board of Education is expected to pass the measure in a vote on Thursday.
Covax Cuts Its 2021 Forecast for Available Doses by Quarter
The World Health Organization asked wealthy countries to hold off on administering booster shots for healthy patients until at least the end of the year.
W.H.O. Warns of Dire Threat of Covid During Pregnancy in Latin America
In Mexico and Colombia, Covid has become the top cause of maternal deaths.
Spain Authorizes Booster Shots for Immunocompromised People
The country joins a growing trend toward extra doses.
Australia’s Contacts With Pfizer Draws Scrutiny
Critics say newly released emails show the government was slow to react to the drug company’s offers of doses. Officials defend their response.
South Korea’s Covid Surge Threatens Its Reopening Plans
Cases have remained high even as vaccinations expand. Health officials say more people are ignoring social distancing rules as pandemic fatigue accumulates.
A Vaccine Success in Europe That Sinks in the East
Partly because of skepticism about shots, Bulgaria has fully inoculated only 20 percent of adults, and Romania 32 percent, well below the European Union average of 70 percent.
Activists Call for U.N. Climate Talks to Be Postponed on Pandemic Concerns
The Climate Action Network said coronavirus conditions would mean many representatives would not be able to attend the annual conference, set this year for Scotland.
U.S. Records 40 Million Known Virus Cases
As the fall begins, hospitalizations and new deaths are high, though they remain lower than last winter’s peaks.