U.S. gives 500,000 vaccine doses to Kosovo – Blinken

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday donated 500,000 doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s (PFE.N), (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccine to Kosovo through the COVAX distribution scheme, Secretary…

Threats of cellphone blocks, work bans boost Pakistan’s vaccination rate

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Pakistanis are thronging coronavirus vaccination centres daily after officials announced penalties for the unvaccinated, including blocked cell phones and barred…

Mexico minister plans visits to Russia, China, India, U.S. over vaccines

[ad_1] MEXICO CITY, April 6 (Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he planned visits soon to Russia, China, India and the United States as part of his government’s…

Taiwan’s Medigen to start late-stage clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine in Paraguay

[ad_1] TAIPEI, July 20 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp (6547.TWO) said on Tuesday it will start a late-stage clinical trial this year in Paraguay for its COVID-19 vaccine,…

Turkey records 394 coronavirus deaths, its biggest daily toll

[ad_1] ANKARA, April 30 (Reuters) – Turkey logged 394 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, its biggest ever daily toll, data from the Health Ministry showed on Friday, a…

Britain’s NHS Test and Trace reducing size of contact tracing workforce

[ad_1] April 30 (Reuters) – Britain’s NHS (National Health Service) Test and Trace system is reducing the size of its contact tracing workforce after a decline in coronavirus cases in…

Macron says everyone in France should be able to receive COVID-19 vaccine

[ad_1] PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that everyone in France should be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine if they want it, amidst broad…

Spread of COVID-19 Delta variant knocks oil demand outlook -IEA

[ad_1] LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Rising demand for oil abruptly reversed course in July and is set to proceed more slowly for the rest of the year due to…

German hospital chief sees first signs of COVID easing – Bild

[ad_1] FRANKFURT, May 2 (Reuters) – Stable new COVID-19 infection numbers in Germany are fuelling hopes that intensive care units won’t be overburdened, the head of the German hospital federation…

Merkel pledges money, doses to help poorer countries vaccinate

[ad_1] BERLIN, May 21 (Reuters) – Germany has committed a further 100 million euros to the COVAX global vaccine initiative and will directly donate up to 30 million surplus vaccine…