Vaccines

Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, left, takes questions at a news conference on March 12, 2020.

LA County Public Health Director Reports A Rise In Cases Among Black Residents

1:24pm July 08, 2021

by Leila Fadel

Dr. Barbara Ferrer, LA County's public health director, describes a recent spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations among Black residents and also county efforts to improve vaccination rates.

Health workers arrive in a tuk-tuk to administer doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to elderly citizens in their homes in Lima, Peru, in April.

It's A Tricky Balancing Act For Countries Awaiting Vaccine Doses

9:29am July 05, 2021

by Will Stone

They have to figure out how to distribute the vaccines — and keep their citizens interested in getting their jab — without knowing when supplies will arrive.

Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment register a suspected coronavirus patient in May at a Kabul hospital.

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A Crippling 3rd Wave Of COVID Adds To Afghanistan's Woes

2:26pm July 02, 2021

by Diaa Hadid

The beleaguered nation is seeing a surge. The lack of testing means it's difficult to know the extent. One doctor says his Facebook feed is 30% to 40% of notices about those who died of the virus.

On June 25, people queued up to register for a COVID-19 vaccine at a site outside a Hindu temple in Hyderabad. Vaccinations are now being administered after a series of missteps led to a shortage of doses. If all goes well, India's public health agency ho

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India Is The World's Biggest Vaccine Maker. Yet Only 4% Of Indians Are Vaccinated

10:00pm June 29, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

The Serum Institute began mass-producing COVID vaccines even before approval. They've made millions of doses. But so far only about 4% of people in India are fully vaccinated. What went wrong?

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There are some situations where you still might want to mask up: in crowded indoor settings, around immunocompromised people, in areas with high COVID-19 transmission rates and around unvaccinated people.

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Coronavirus FAQ: I'm Vaccinated And Confused. Do I Need To Mask Up Or Not?

12:48pm June 29, 2021

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

A World Health Organization representative just advised wearing masks after vaccination. The CDC has a different perspective. We asked public health specialists to weigh in.

A sign urges people to get tested for a COVID-19 variant in Blackburn, England. The U.K. is experiencing a surge in the delta variant, which was first identified in India.

Coronavirus FAQ: I've Been Vaccinated. Do I Need To Worry About Variants?

12:00pm June 25, 2021

Here's what we know about the effectiveness of vaccines for variants of concerns, notably the delta variant, first identified in India and now responsible for more than 20% of new U.S. cases.

President Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak during a bilateral meeting ahead of the G-7 summit on Thursday in Carbis Bay, England.

G-7 Leaders Are Set To Pledge 1 Billion Coronavirus Vaccines To Other Countries

9:17pm June 11, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

President Biden pledged the U.S. will donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine globally. "Our values call on us to do everything that we can to vaccinate the world against COVID-19," he said.

President Biden steps into a motorcade vehicle after arriving Wednesday at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in Suffolk, England, on the first leg of his European trip. "We have to end COVID-19, not just at home, which we're doing, but everywhere," he said.

Biden To Announce Plans To Donate 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines To Countries In Need

9:32pm June 09, 2021

by Will Stone

On the first European trip of his presidency, Biden will announce a major U.S. contribution to the global vaccine effort — part of an effort to end COVID-19 "everywhere."

A man holds his vaccination reminder card after having received his first shot at a pop-up vaccination site next to Maximo Gomez Park, also known as Domino Park, on May 3 in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami.

Fake COVID Vaccine Cards Are Being Sold Online. Using One Is A Crime

1:45pm June 08, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Officials have pleaded with tech giants to keep the documents off their sites, but Amazon briefly had blank vaccination cards for sale this week. They could land their bearers in prison.

People wait their turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Chennai, India, in April. India is among the nations that will receive surplus U.S. vaccine through the international distribution system COVAX, the White House announced.

The White House Says It Has Started Shipping Surplus COVID-19 Vaccines Abroad

7:06pm June 03, 2021

The White House laid out a plan for sharing the nation's vaccine surplus with parts of the world struggling to get shots in arms.

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