Vaccine News
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4 vaccinated front-line U.S. workers cope with pandemic's toll
The early months of the coronavirus pandemic shined a spotlight on essential workers.As cities shutdown, thank you signs went up...
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New Zealand buys further 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines as cluster grows
New Zealand has purchased 500,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from Denmark, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday (Sep...
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Germany recommends Covid-19 vaccinations for pregnant women
Germany's vaccine oversight body on Friday (Sep 10) recommended that women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should be vaccinated against...
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S Korea planning to live 'more normally' with Covid after October
South Korea is drawing up a plan on how to live more normally with Covid-19, expecting 80 per cent of...
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Japan PM Suga to back vaccine minister Kono to succeed him
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will back the popular minister in charge of the nation's vaccination rollout, Taro Kono,...
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Guam halts vacation-and-vax tours as virus cases rise
The U.S. Pacific territory of Guam has suspended a program allowing international visitors to receive a COVID-19 vaccination while enjoying...
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EU Digital COVID Certificate and UK NHS COVID Pass added to IATA Travel Pass
The EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) and UK NHS COVID Pass can now be uploaded into the IATA Travel Pass...
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Pregnant or worried about infertility? Get vaccinated against COVID-19
As the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 surges across the U.S., almost 1 in 5 Americans continue to resist getting shots...
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Vaccine protection wanes within 6 months: phone app study
Protection from two doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines wanes within less than six months, according to a study...
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This is going to hurt: COVID scams to beware of
From the sophisticated to downright strange, the pandemic has set off a wave of scams around the world from bogus...
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U.S. regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Monday, potentially boosting public confidence in the shots and instantly opening...
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Sydney extends lockdown and puts 2m under curfew
A lockdown of Australia's largest city Sydney has been extended to the end of September as authorities struggle to contain...
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Back of the line: Charity only goes so far in world vaccines
An international system to share coronavirus vaccines was supposed to guarantee that low and middle-income countries could get doses without...
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U.S. to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months
U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received...
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US job vacancies hit a record 10.1 million
US job openings hit a fresh record in June amid reports the country continues to face a labour shortage.Job vacancies...
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Shots give COVID-19 survivors big immune boost, studies show
Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated, especially as the extra-contagious delta variant surges —...