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Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that U.S. regulators extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by an extra six weeks. The company said a Food…
There have been 275 cases of myocarditis or pericarditis, a heart inflammation condition, recorded in 16-24 year-olds after they received their second shot of the coronavirus vaccine. The CDC cited…
Australia’s second-largest city will emerge from its fourth pandemic lockdown Friday. But some restrictions will remain and the 5 million residents of Melbourne won’t be allowed to travel to regional…
The United States will not seek favors in exchange for some 500 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines that it is donating to the 100 lowest-income countries, a senior Biden administration official…
Canada’s health minister said Wednesday that fully vaccinated Canadian citizens who test negative for COVID-19 will soon be exempt from two weeks quarantine when returning to the country. Health Minister…
The World Health Organization on Thursday urged Europeans to travel responsibly during the summer holiday season and warned the continent was “by no means out of danger” in the battle…
The U.S. will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share through the global COVAX alliance for donation to 92 lower income countries and the African…
The Delta coronavirus variant of concern, first identified in India, is believed to be 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant which was previously dominant in Britain, a prominent UK…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories. The CDC’s new ratings, first reported by Reuters and posted…
Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will begin testing its COVID-19 vaccine in a bigger group of children under age 12 after selecting a lower dose of the shot in…
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo used smart watches and a dedicated app to monitor 169 subjects before and during…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken cast doubt on Tuesday on the methodology of a report on the origins of COVID-19 cited by the Wall Street Journal that concluded the…
Nearly half of all people recently confirmed with COVID-19 in Israel were infected abroad, the Health Ministry said. Of the 109 cases confirmed in the past week, 51 were recent…
New York state will lift “most” of the remaining coronavirus restrictions when the state achieves a 70% vaccination rate, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday. The state’s current rate is…
Students, teachers and staff in New York schools were still required to wear masks Monday, despite a conflicting letter from the governor’s health commissioner released days earlier. The state Education…
Key Indian cities reopened for business on Monday, with long queues for buses in the financial hub of Mumbai and traffic returning to the roads of New Delhi after a…
The Israeli health ministry said on Sunday that not a single new native case of covid was detected over the past twenty four hours, the first time that could be…
As of Sunday, passengers arriving at Ben Gurion airport must pay for the COVID-19 tests that they must take after landing in Israel. The payment set by the Health Ministry…
Adolescents aged 12–15 are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine effective immediately, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday. The ministry’s epidemic task force and vaccine monitoring committee, headed by…
Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has called on China to release the medical records of nine people whose ailments might provide vital clues into whether COVID-19 first…