Tag: Disease outbreaks
EU pledges 200 million COVID vaccine doses to poor countries
BRUSSELS — The European Union said Thursday it will donate more than 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to middle and low-income countries before...
Small businesses lifted by return of summer tourists
Small businesses in the U.S. that depend on tourism and vacationers say business is bouncing back, as Americans rebook postponed trips and spend freely...
‘Superbug’ fungus spread in two cities, health officials say
NEW YORK — U.S. health officials said Thursday they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in a few hospitals and nursing homes.
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Nurse who gave Iowa inmates vaccine overdoses appeals firing
IOWA CITY, Iowa — One of two Iowa prison nurses fired for accidentally giving dozens of inmates large overdoses of the coronavirus vaccine is...
PM urges Israelis to get vaccinated as delta variant spreads
JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister on Thursday called upon hundreds of thousands of citizens who have not yet been vaccinated against the coronavirus to...
Vaccinations rise in some states with soaring infections
Vaccinations are beginning to rise in some states where COVID-19 cases are soaring, White House officials said Thursday, and hospitals are running out of...
Pharmacist in meningitis outbreak gets more prison time
BOSTON — A former Massachusetts pharmacist convicted for his role in a deadly 2012 multistate meningitis outbreak that killed more than 100 people and...
COVID-19 cases in US triple over 2 weeks amid misformation
MISSION, Kan. — COVID-19 cases triple tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation that is straining hospitals, exhausting...
Greece: Tear gas fired during protest of vaccine mandate
ATHENS, Greece — Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who gathered Wednesday in Athens to oppose coronavirus vaccination requirements proposed...
College coaches, administrators urging players to vaccinate
HOOVER, Ala. — Over the summer, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban urged his fellow Alabama residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in a...