カテゴリー: Vaccines and immunisation
Low Covid vaccination rates among Māori reflect practical barriers – but they also have good reason to distrust the governmentOne of my earliest memories is racing up a flight of hollow stairs in Kawerau’s town hall as Tiwi, my first friend, counts dow…
The WHO and Unicef campaign will restart after three years, and the hardliners say they will assist and allow frontline female staffAfghanistan will restart nationwide polio vaccinations after more than three years, as the new Taliban government agreed…
Celebrities encourage turnout as response surpasses Jacinda Ardern’s call to administer 100,000 shotsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s “Super Saturday” of Covid vaccinations has proved a hit, with more than 2.5% …
India, Egypt and Cuba among first states to develop and make their own vaccines as Covax falls behind Developing countries are increasingly turning to homegrown Covid vaccinations as the UN-backed Covax programme falls behind.While western countries ro…
973 deaths in last 24 hours is new record for Russia; Thailand to drop mandatory quarantine for UK and US visitorsBritain’s initial response to pandemic led to more deathsWHO recommends extra jab for immunocompromised peopleFrench study of 22m people f…
Irresponsible statements are fuel for those who falsely believe their rights have been taken awayWhen former prime minister John Key referred to New Zealand as a “smug hermit kingdom” in his widely disseminated op-ed, I thought it was pushing it a bit,…
Once the great vaccination success story, the island is under strain amid a new wave of infections, but experts say cases would be far higher without vaccine coverageOutside Guam Memorial hospital, blue medical tents have sprung up to accomodate an ove…
Thanks for following along – this blog is now closed. 11.55pm BST That’s it from me, Robyn Vinter. Here’s a summary of what’s been happening over the last 24 hours: 11.21pm BST Mexico’s health ministry on Saturday reported 9,697 new confirmed cases of …
Joe Biden has introduced a vaccine mandate affecting millions, but some countries have gone furtherCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFollowing the decision by the US president, Joe Biden, to introduce a vaccine mandate for mil…
New Delta cases below 21 for sixth consecutive day, as Jacinda Ardern announces vaccine purchase from SpainSee all our coronavirus coverageDaily cases in New Zealand’s coronavirus outbreak have continued to fall, with just 13 new infections recorded on…
A 49-year-old man died the day after taking his second shot of the vaccine, though authorities said a causal link has not been identifiedSee all our coronavirus coverageA third man has died in Japan after receiving an injection from one of the batches …
Foreign materials including stainless steel identified in batches of Covid-19 vaccine though no safety or efficacy issues have been reportedThe Moderna coronavirus vaccine programme in Japan has been hit by a series of contamination incidents, promptin…
‘AutoVacc’ draws out extra 20% from vials to optimise supplies and ease pressure on health workersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageResearchers in Thailand have developed a machine to draw out Covid-19 vaccine doses more effi…
Acceleration of vaccine rollout and test-and-trace improvements credited for turnaroundCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTaiwan has reported zero community cases of Covid-19 for the first time since its biggest outbreak began …