Nations around the world are setting new records for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections, and the disease is surging even in some countries that have kept the virus in check By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press April 8, 2021, 6:14 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Nations around …
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Germany’s health minister says the European Union doesn’t plan to order Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine but his country will hold talks with Russia on whether an individual order makes sense By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press April 8, 2021, 11:53 AM • 4 min read BERLIN — Germany’s health[1] minister said Thursday that the European …
CLARKSDALE, Miss. — The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four-year-old Linda Busby hesitated outside a community center where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus[1] vaccine. “I was scared, I’m not afraid to say that,” Busby said Wednesday after getting her shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after encouragement …
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LONDON — British authorities recommended Wednesday that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not be given to adults under 30 where possible because of strengthening evidence that the shot may be linked to rare blood clots. The recommendation came as regulators in the United Kingdom[1] and the European Union emphasized that the benefits of receiving the vaccine …
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WASHINGTON — After an unprecedented push to test and track COVID-19, public health[1] workers are grappling with a worrisome side effect: a collapse in screening for sexually transmitted diseases that have been on the rise for years. Testing for diseases like chlamydia and gonorrhea plummeted in many parts of the U.S. last year as COVID-19 …
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India has reported a record daily surge in new coronavirus cases for the second time in four days on Wednesday, while New Delhi, Mumbai and dozens of other cities are imposing curfews to try to slow the soaring infections ByThe Associated Press April 7, 2021, 7:43 AM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to …
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A leading human rights expert who is taking over leadership at Amnesty International is tackling vaccine equity as one of the major issues confronting the world today By LORI HINNANT Associated Press April 7, 2021, 12:39 AM • 3 min read PARIS — Agnès Callamard is best known for her investigation into the killing of …
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The world’s largest vaccine maker, based in India, will be able to restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if new coronavirus infections subside in the country, its chief executive says By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer April 6, 2021, 5:47 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW DELHI …
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This week, Florida expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines[1] to all residents 16 and older. But across the state, more than 70,000 people still don’t have access to the vaccine. Those men and women are Florida state prisoners. More than half the country has opened up vaccine eligibility, vastly expanding the ability for most Americans to …
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HELENA, Mont. — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has tested positive for COVID-19 a few days after receiving his first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. The governor’s office released a statement Monday evening saying that after experiencing mild symptoms a day earlier, Gianforte was tested “out of an abundance of caution.” Gianforte plans to isolate for …
