Tag: COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Australia rules out adding J&J vaccine to inoculation plan
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government said Tuesday it had decided against buying the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and identified a second...
UK hits vaccine target; Johnson warns of more virus deaths
LONDON — Britain began offering coronavirus vaccinations to anyone over 45 on Tuesday after hitting its target of giving at last one dose to...
Tweaked COVID vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants
Dozens of Americans are rolling up their sleeves for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine -- this time, shots tweaked to guard against a...
France advises vaccine mixing for some, amid clotting fears
PARIS — French health officials said Friday that people under 55 who received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine should get other vaccines...
After delays, South Africa announces mass vaccination drive
JOHANNESBURG — After a false start and an unconventional test run, South Africa on Friday announced the launch of its mass vaccination campaign against...
UK infections drop about 60% amid vaccinations, lockdown
LONDON — The U.K.'s COVID-19 vaccination program is beginning to break the link between infection and serious illness or death, according to the latest...
Governments give varying advice on AstraZeneca vaccine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In Spain, residents now have to be over 60 to get an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. In Belgium, over 55. In...
EU agency to share results of probe into AstraZeneca shot
LONDON — The European Union's medicines regulator will announce the conclusions of its investigation into the possible connection between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare...
Spain limits AstraZeneca vaccine to 60 years and up
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain joined other European nations on Wednesday in limiting the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine to the elderly due to concerns...
Serbia’s leader chooses Chinese-made vaccine for own shot
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic finally rolled up his sleeve for a coronavirus vaccine Tuesday and to encourage his country's increasingly skeptical...
