カテゴリー: Vaccines and immunisation
Analysis: After two decades of major financial aid, Beijing is rethinking its strategy on continent amid Covid crisis and fierce competition for power, analysts sayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs debt concerns rise and a …
High commissioner says Omicron is mild variant and travel ban not necessary; fully vaccinated traveller to Argentina had tested negative on departure and arrivalOmicron variant has now been detected in 16 US statesAnti-lockdown protests in Brussels, Be…
Venues that say they respect personal choices may sound community-minded but really they undermine efforts to keep everyone safeLike most Aucklanders, I can’t wait to get out of the city. After more than three months in lockdown, I’m keen for a break. …
Germany is seeking to break a surge in coronavirus infections; India detects two cases of new Omicron variant in Karnataka; Greece and Finland detect first Omicron casesUS: Biden to announce nationwide coronavirus battle planOmicron may cause more Covi…
Unjabbed Greeks face a €100 fine per month; French regulator says children who could develop severe Covid should be vaccinatedModerna boss predicts current jabs may be less effective against OmicronHong Kong and Ecuador join ranks of countries imposing…
Benefits of approving age extension outweigh the risks, says secretary for food and healthCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong has approved lowering the age limit for the Covid-19 vaccine from China’s Sinovac Biotech to…
German health minister says nothing can be ruled out; UK daily infections and deaths remain highAustria plans compulsory Covid vaccination for allAnalysis: ‘Storm clouds’ over Europe but UK Covid rates remain higherFirst Covid patient in Wuhan was at a…
Pilot scheme launched in what is thought to be the last country to reopen schools since March 2020Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands of children have returned to their classrooms after more than 18 months of home stud…
Japan ranks among the most Covid-immunised countries, but only months ago the story was very differentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEarly this year, as Japan’s coronavirus cases began another ominous rise, the country seem…
Russia reports 1,239 fatalities to take official death toll to 250,454; Germany’s infection rate rises to 232.1 per 100,000 residentsHesitancy, inequity: is US making the same mistakes with kids’ vaccines?Emmanuel Macron urges acceleration of France’s …
UK government’s latest Covid case figures show 37, 269 people tested positive; only 61% of Latvian adults are fully vaccinated, less than EU average of 75%Europe once again at centre of Covid pandemic, says WHOUK first country to approval oral antivira…
US to begin giving Pfizer vaccines to children aged five to 11; WHO approves Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s Covid vaccine for emergency useJonathan Van-Tam voices concerns over rising UK Covid death rateUK launches trial of drug to tackle fatigue in…
China has urged its citizens to stock up on daily necessities in case of emergency; Japan will gradually ease border restrictions amid falling Covid casesThailand, Australia and Israel ease international border restrictionsFacebook failed to protect us…
Speaking to the G20 summit by video, China’s president stressed vaccine cooperation and economic stabilityChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has called for mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccines based on the World Health Organization’s emergency use list,…
Booster jabs in UK can now be given to certain vulnerable people sooner than six months after a second dose; Russia reports 1,163 new Covid deathsCovid booster jabs offered a month earlier for UK care home residentsOne person in 50 had Covid in England…