Tag: Immunizations

Gov defends agency’s vaccine chief firing, outreach rollback

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday came out in full defense of his administration’s firing of the state’s vaccination chief and...

Nurse who gave Iowa inmates vaccine overdoses appeals firing

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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

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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

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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...

Édgar Ramírez: ‘I have family members dying of COVID’

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NEW YORK — Édgar Ramírez wants people to understand that although the world is starting to come out of the pandemic, the fight is...

GOP’s vaccine push comes with strong words, few actions

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WASHINGTON — Republican politicians are under increasing pressure to speak out to persuade COVID-19 vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the...

What is a COVID-19 vaccine ‘breakthrough’ case?

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What is a COVID-19 vaccine “breakthrough” case? It’s when a fully...

Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Indonesia has converted nearly its entire oxygen production to medical use just to meet the demand from COVID-19 patients struggling...

Namibia’s Craven out of Olympic road race with COVID-19

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TOKYO — One of the social media sensations of the Rio Olympics won't be competing in Tokyo after Namibia's Dan Craven tested positive for...

Merkel says German COVID rise worrying, urges vaccination

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BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that new coronavirus infections in Germany are once again rising at a worrying pace. She appealed to...