カテゴリー: Vaccines and immunisation
One-dose vaccine to be brought to India, as government warns Covid danger has not abatedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has approved Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, the health mi…
Analysis: Proof of vaccination is nothing new and any requirement that people use a ‘health pass’ will involve balancing various rightsWith greater numbers of people being vaccinated and countries looking to reopen borders safely, the introduction of s…
Polls this week suggest the glacial speed of the Covid vaccine rollout is starting to affect Labour’s support, even as PM remains personally popularAn unbeatable leader in times of crisis, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s soaring popularity …
Polls this week suggest the glacial speed of the Covid vaccine rollout is starting to affect Labour’s support, even as PM remains personally popularAn unbeatable leader in times of crisis, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s soaring popularity …
Officials said the three tried to avoid authorities after returning from abroad, sparking a social media flurrySee all our coronavirus coverageJapan has carried out a threat to publicly shame people not complying with coronavirus border control measure…
Officials said the three tried to avoid authorities after returning from abroad, sparking a social media flurrySee all our coronavirus coverageJapan has carried out a threat to publicly shame people not complying with coronavirus border control measure…
Doctors forced to treat patients in car parks while others turned away as no beds availableCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThailand’s worsening Covid outbreak is placing intense pressure on hospitals, forcing doctors to trea…
Tokelau, one of the most inaccessible atolls in the world, can only be reached by small boat, but received boxes of vaccine this weekThe elders of Nukunonu atoll in Tokelau at the wharf on Monday morning, dressed in white and singing songs, held a bann…
Pledge to inoculate entire population by December in doubt as states report shortages of vaccine stocksCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia’s Covid vaccination rollout has continued to falter due to supply shortages and vac…
Beijing had offered Taiwan the vaccines, amid a major shortage on the island, but Taiwan’s ruling party did not want to deal with China directlySee all our coronavirus coverageMajor Taiwanese tech companies have inked a deal to buy 10m vaccine doses fo…
About 170 people, some wearing hazmat suits, were the first to fly to the Pacific island for a holiday with a Covid twist On Tuesday afternoon in Taipei about 170 people, some dressed in hazmat suits and face shields, boarded a plane bound for the Paci…
Largely spared an outbreak earlier in the pandemic, the Pacific nation is now grappling with a rising caseload, and a shrinking economyFor most of the pandemic, when Fijians tuned in each night to updates from the country’s health experts, they were gr…
Scheme requires tourists to stay on island for 14 days if they wish to travel elsewhere in ThailandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Thai island of Phuket has reopened to some foreign tourists, more than one year after the…
Moscow has reported the highest death toll of any Russian city, while the Delta variant is forcing tighter restrictions in the Asia-Pacific regionMoscow has recorded the highest Covid-19 daily death toll of any Russian city so far, as the highly contag…