Coronavirus

COVID-19: Just 4.1% of EU inhabitants fully vaccinated

Mar 26, 2021 06:19

EU leaders have stopped short of introducing a ban on the export of COVID-19 vaccines produced in the 27-nation bloc. This is while new data shows just over 4-percent of people living in the EU have been fully vaccinated.
India halts AstraZeneca vaccine exports, EU considers own controls

Mar 26, 2021 01:52

India puts a halt to exports of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and the European Union considers it own export bans as the cases of the deadly respiratory rise in their communities.
Vaccine failures cast shadow over EU summit as COVID-19 surges

Mar 26, 2021 00:12

European Union leaders met on Thursday to discuss a coordinated path out of the COVID-19 pandemic as infections surge again in many of their countries, seeking agreement on how to ramp up supplies of vaccines after a feeble start to inoculation.
Over 7,500 new coronavirus cases reported in Iran

Mar 25, 2021 12:34

Health Ministry reported 7,506 new COVID-19 cases in the country on Thursday.
New wave of coronavirus hits Gaza

Mar 25, 2021 03:41

A new wave of coronavirus has started in the Gaza Strip with over 500 new infections reported on Wednesday.
EU health chief says COVID-19 pandemic getting worse in many EU countries

Mar 25, 2021 01:58

The pandemic is getting worse in many European countries, with the numbers of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise, European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides told a news conference on Wednesday.
Animal testing is useless for determining COVID vaccine effectiveness in humans

Mar 24, 2021 09:22

Most findings in animals, including nonhuman primates (NHPs), do not predict human results — and, thus, far from being helpful, they are actually misleading.
Medicare for all would have prevented hundreds of thousands of COVID deaths in US: New report

Mar 24, 2021 09:16

The COVID-19 pandemic showed just how greedy private insurers are, as they were reporting record profits because they were paying out far less in claims due to millions of Americans delaying care.
Top EU official: AstraZeneca responsible for reputational damage

Mar 24, 2021 07:40

Less than five percent of the population in the European Union has been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. A top EU official has blamed pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca for the damage done to the bloc’s reputation.
Iran COVID-19 update: 94 deaths, 7,605 new cases in 24 hours

Mar 24, 2021 07:30

The daily death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran reached 94, as Health officials report more than 7,605 new cases of coronavirus in last 24 hours.