Here’s what you need to know: Lining up to receive the Sinopharm vaccine in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday. Credit…Arif Ali/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The World Health Organization approved one Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine and could soon approve another. The Biden administration has backed waiving intellectual property protections for vaccines, which could make it easier for more … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to continue appearing “in accordance with the Covid-19 protocols” and to vote during the final stage of the West Bengal state elections. Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have come under fire for holding several rallies in West Bengal prior to the elections. Thousands were in attendance … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: A man who died of complications from the coronavirus was being cremated in Mumbai on Wednesday.Credit…Atul Loke for The New York Times India’s rapidly worsening coronavirus outbreak is now expanding on a scale beyond any previously measured in more than a year of the pandemic: The health ministry reported … Read more
Jay Inslee, Washington Governor. (Photo by the Governor of Washington State) Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced Thursday that all counties in the state will move into Phase 3 of the COVID-19 Roadmap To Recovery. The change will bring new levels of capacity for indoor restaurants, a limited number of spectators at sporting events, and a … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: California announced an easing of coronavirus restrictions that will allow venues like Dodger Stadium, currently a mass vaccination site, to open with a limited number of fans in April.Credit…Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images States have continued steadily lifting restrictions, despite warnings from top federal health officials like Dr. … Read more
President Biden is also pushing for faster vaccinations – a case he is expected to bring on Friday when he travels to Kalamazoo, Michigan, to visit the manufacturing facility of Pfizer, one of two manufacturers of federally approved vaccines. Federal officials estimate that up to six million vaccine doses are still unnecessarily stowed away. The … Read more
Patients wait after receiving their Covid-19 puffs on February 11 at a vaccination center in Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury, England. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Covid-19 infections in England have fallen by more than two-thirds in the last few weeks, according to initial results of a survey on the prevalence in the community. The interim … Read more
Schwangere Frauen, die nach Leitlinien für Covid-19-Impfstoffe suchen, sind mit der Art von Verwirrung konfrontiert, die die Pandemie von Anfang an verfolgt hat: Die weltweit führenden Organisationen des öffentlichen Gesundheitswesens – die US-amerikanischen Zentren für die Kontrolle und Prävention von Krankheiten und die Weltgesundheitsorganisation – bieten widersprüchliche Angebote Rat. Keine der Organisationen verbietet oder fördert … Read more