LONDON — German officials have decided to limit the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in people under 60 after more unusual blood clots were reported in a small number of people who received the shots. In response, Europe’s drug regulator reiterated Wednesday that “there is no evidence that would support […]
FILE PHOTO: People walk and cycle on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, as France’s 16 hardest-hit departments go into a new month-long lockdown imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contagion, France March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Eric GaillardPARIS (Reuters) – France is facing several difficult weeks ahead […]
FILE PHOTO: A primary school worker receives an AstraZeneca vaccine amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at Illumbe Bullring in San Sebastian, Spain March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Vincent WestMADRID (Reuters) – Spain will extend the age range for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to 18-65 year olds from 18-55 year olds when it […]
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. […]
FILE PHOTO: A COVID-19 patient lies in the Sao Jose Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Lisbon, Portugal, February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro NunesLISBON (Reuters) – Portugal on Thursday extended until at least mid-March a nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus but its president told the government to […]
(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 […]
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk on the street, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico. January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos JassoMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s health ministry on Monday reported 5,448 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 564 more confirmed fatalities from COVID-19, bringing the total […]