Michigan Plans to Charge Former Governor in Flint Water Crisis
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new ...
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US to Release Millions of Doses to Target Those 65 and Older
The Trump administration is releasing millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses it was holding back for use as second doses in order to ...
South Africa Extends Coronavirus Restrictions as Cases Climb
South Africa’s president has extended restrictions as coronavirus infections affect more and more people — including, ...
WHO, Partners Announce Ebola Vaccine Stockpile
Parts of the world ravaged by outbreaks of Ebola can now heave a small sigh of relief thanks to the stockpile of vaccine, the ...
Biden Receives Second COVID-19 Shot
President-elect Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve and received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday at Christiana Hospital ...
Pfizer-BioNTech to Boost Supply of Vaccine Doses by 50%
U.S. Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announced Monday plans to boost production of its COVID-19 ...
India Aims to Inoculate 300 Million by July
India will roll out an ambitious nationwide vaccination drive against COVID-19 on Saturday, aiming to inoculate 300 million ...
WHO Team to Investigate Coronavirus Origins in China
The World Health Organization is sending a team of international experts to China this week to investigate the origins of the ...
Britain’s Hospitals Facing ‘Worst Crisis in Living Memory’
Britain’s hospitals are on the brink of being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients and the country’s National Health Service is ...
Malawi President Saddened Over Coronavirus Surge
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera says he is saddened by statistics showing a recent spike in coronavirus infections in the ...
Pope Francis: COVID-19 Inoculation An ‘Ethical Choice’
Pope Francis says the decision to get the COVID vaccine is a matter of ethics.“It is an ethical choice because you are gambling ...
China Completes First Round of COVID Testing in Locked-down City
The initial round of mass testing for the coronavirus has been completed in Shijiazhuang, a city of 11 million that was locked ...
Johns Hopkins: Nearly 90 Million Global COVID-19 Cases
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Saturday that there are nearly 90 million global COVID-19 cases.The ...
US Vaccine Rollout Hits Snag as Health Workers Balk at Shots
The desperately awaited vaccination drive against the coronavirus in the U.S. is running into resistance from an unlikely ...
Unusual Bird Spectacle Has Humans Flocking to Parking Lot
A nightly gathering of thousands of birds called a “murmuration” has captured the attention of entertainment-starved people ...
Biden to Release COVID-19 Vaccines More Quickly, Transition Team Says
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team said Friday the incoming administration will more quickly release coronavirus ...
UN Survey Reveals a Deeply Polarized World
A United Nations global survey reveals a world of unprecedented division, polarization and discord. The report, a year-long ...
2020 Ties 2016 as Hottest Year on Record: EU
2020 has tied 2016 as the hottest year on record, the European Union’s climate monitoring service said Friday, keeping ...
Assault on US Capitol Possible COVID-19 Superspreader Event, Experts Say
Health professionals and other scientists are concerned that the assault on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday may also have been a ...
Wuhan COVID Infections 3 times Higher than Official Figure, China Study Says
The number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus was first identified, ...
African Continent to Soon Receive First COVID Vaccines, Health Officials Say
A ray of hope emerged Thursday for the Rainbow Nation, which has seen a massive spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases, as South ...
Europe in Most Acute Phase of COVID-19 Transmission, WHO Says
The World Health Organization warns the European region is probably in the most acute phase of COVID-19 transmission and drastic ...
Italy Once Again a COVID Hotspot
Vaccine inoculations have begun in Italy for medical staff and the most vulnerable, but the country’s daily death toll ...
COVID Variants Raise Health Alarms Worldwide
New strains of the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic have evolved, raising alarms with public health experts. The viruses ...