9 hours agoWHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go firstThe World Health Organization chief says it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthier countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people in poo...
11 hours agoTennessee governor faces criticism for approach to virusAs Tennessee has fueled one of the nation’s worst COVID-19 surges for weeks, Gov. Bill Lee’s approach hasn’t strayed much from how he and several fellow Republican govern...
28 minutes agoThe Latest: Washington gov sets plan for vaccination sitesWashington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced a plan to set up coronavirus vaccination sites statewide with help from the National Guard and others as part of an overall goal ...
17 hours agoIsrael trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitzIsrael is sprinting ahead in vaccinating its population against the coronavirus and it has struck a deal with Pfizer to secure doses in exchange for medical data.
1 day agoRodin Museum sculpture garden reopens to publicThere is a ray of light for Parisians who, like the rest of the French nation this weekend, begin to observe a tightened coronavirus curfew.
1 day agoVirginia sees 9,914 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 439,305 statewideAs of January 17, Virginia is reporting 439,305 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March.
1 day ago'Little old West Virginia' sets pace on vaccine rolloutWest Virginia has emerged as an unlikely success in the nation’s otherwise chaotic coronavirus vaccine rollout.
1 day agoUK aims to give 1st COVID-19 shot to all adults by SeptemberThe U.K. government says it plans to offer a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to every adult by September as the nation’s health service battles the worst crisis in its 72-...
3 days agoBiden taps former FDA chief Kessler to lead vaccine science President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms of Americans in his a...
2 days agoThe Latest: Mexico hits another record for COVID-19 casesMexico has posted a record spike in coronavirus cases with 21,366 newly confirmed infections, about double the daily rate of increase just a week ago.
3 days agoChina builds new quarantine center as virus cases rise A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year ...
3 days agoSpain rejects virus confinement as most of Europe stays homeMost of Europe kicked off 2021 with earlier curfews or stay-at-home orders amid sharp spikes in coronavirus infections increasingly blamed on the more contagious variant ...
3 days agoSpain rejects virus confinement as most of Europe stays homeMost of Europe kicked off 2021 with earlier curfews or stay-at-home orders amid sharp spikes in coronavirus infections increasingly blamed on the more contagious variant ...
3 days agoDeep South falls behind in coronavirus vaccine driveThe coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but some states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates.
3 days agoExpanded vaccine rollout in US spawns a new set of problemsThe rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhe...
Virginia sees 5,294 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 417,839 statewideAs of January 14, Virginia is reporting 417,839 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March.
Virginia sees 4,598 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 412,545 statewideAs of January 13, Virginia is reporting 412,545 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March.
Britain's Johnson pledges UK vaccine program will run 24-7 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed that Britain's coronavirus vaccine program will operate around the clock “as soon as we can” and that the U.K. is accelerating effo...
China pandemic control goes rural ahead of Lunar New YearChina is concentrating its pandemic prevention efforts in the rural areas as officials urge people to not travel home for the annual Lunar New Year festival while the cou...
Dutch hold mass coronavirus testing amid new variant fearsResidents of a Dutch town have filed into a sports hall to take part in the country’s first mass coronavirus testing program.
The Latest: Mexico ramps vaccination effort after new supplyMexico has begun broad vaccination efforts as the country posts another new high in daily coronavirus infections.
Belgian high schoolers demand to get back in-person learningA late-stage side effect of the coronavirus pandemic has turned up in Belgium, where a group of teenagers begged to be allowed to go back to school.
