BRASILIA (Reuters) – COVID-19 is slowly retreating across most of North, Central and South America, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, reporting that last week the continent’s death and infection figures were the lowest in over a year.FILE PHOTO: A woman receives a dose of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus […]
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:FILE PHOTO: A devotee reacts as a health worker collects a swab sample, on the banks of the Ganges river during Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, […]
Mexico posts 613 more coronavirus deaths, 5,722 new cases
FILE PHOTO: A man receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a mass vaccination in Mexico City, Mexico March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Henry RomeroMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico registered another 613 coronavirus fatalities on Friday, bringing the overall death toll in the country to 197,219, according to health ministry data. […]
U.S. to start sending COVID-19 vaccines directly to community health centers
(Reuters) – The U.S. government will begin shipping COVID-19 vaccines directly to community health centers next week in an effort to speed vaccinations and ensure doses are reaching vulnerable people, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: National Guard personnel and pharmacists from Safeway and Albertsons administer vaccines at a […]
Singapore becomes first in Asia to approve Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
A medical worker prepares a syringe with a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Brussels, as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in Belgium, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna GeronSINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has become the first country in Asia to grant approval for […]
Colombia in talks on Sputnik, other COVID-19 vaccines: health minister
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia is in talks with Russia’s Gamaleya Institute about acquiring doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, its health Minister said on Monday, but is not rushing a deal because of existing vaccine provision deals with pharmaceutical companies.FILE PHOTO: A view shows vials during the production of […]