Brazil’s Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say
RIO DE JANEIRO — Covid-19 has already left a trail of death and despair in Brazil, one of the worst in the world. Now, a year into the pandemic, the … Read More
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Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets her Covid jab
The country singer got a shot of the Moderna vaccine and joked on Instagram that she had got “a dose of her own medicine”. Parton, 75, received her Covid jab … Read More
Old enough, smart enough to get it: Dolly Parton gets Covid-19 jab
Country legend Dolly Parton has very happy on getting the Covid-19 vaccine. Taking to Twitter, the songwriter shared a video of herself getting the Moderna jab that she helped fund. … Read More
‘Reckless and dangerous’: Texas governor’s decision to abandon Covid safeguards sparks angry backlash
Texas governor Greg Abbott’s decision to drop Covid-19 restrictions for roughly 29 million residents and reopen at 100 per cent capacity has sparked a fierce backlash from health experts and … Read More
‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: no new Covid cases in Auckland for second day
New Zealand’s government has said it is still too early to make a decision on extending Auckland’s lockdown, despite the city recording no new community cases of coronavirus for a … Read More
Dolly Parton – who helped fund vaccine – gets Covid shot in the arm
The country singer got a shot of the Moderna vaccine and joked on Instagram that she had got “a dose of her own medicine.” Parton, 75, received her Covid jab … Read More
Northern Ireland’s five steps out of Covid lockdown: key points
Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister, Michelle O’Neill, has unveiled a cautious five-step plan to ease the region’s Covid-19 lockdown. The plan has no hard dates and will be led by … Read More
Northern Ireland announces cautious five-step plan for Covid lockdown easing
Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister, Michelle O’Neill, has announced a cautious five-step plan to ease the region’s Covid-19 lockdown. She told the Stormont assembly on Tuesday that the plan has … Read More
Houston becomes first US city to find every major Covid variant
Analysis from scientists at Houston Methodist in Texas found 28 types of Covid-19 variants in patients in the city, with the origins ranging from Brazil, the UK, California and New … Read More
Austria and Denmark to work with Israel on future Covid jabs, saying EU ‘too slow’
Austria’s chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, described the EU’s vaccination deployment as “too slow” as he announced that his country and Denmark would work with Israel on protecting their citizens against new … Read More
Brazil variant evaded up to 61% of immunity in previous Covid cases
The coronavirus variant originally found in Manaus in Brazil and now detected in six cases in the UK was able to evade 25% to 61% of the protection people in … Read More
Covid vaccines rescued by boat after heavy rain causes flooding in Kentucky
A batch of Covid-19 vaccines were rescued by boat in Kentucky as heavy rain caused major flooding in several areas of the state. Kentucky governor Andy Beshear revealed during a … Read More
Can’t get a Covid vaccine? In this county, everybody is eligible.
In most parts of the United States, getting a coronavirus vaccine can feel like trying to win the lottery. People scour the internet for appointments under complex eligibility standards that … Read More
‘This Is the Last Stop’: Shooting Britain’s Struggle Against Covid
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. I had covered wars before, in the Balkans and Afghanistan. … Read More
Trump accused of ‘hiding’ Covid vaccine – follow live
Wildest claims from Trump’s CPAC speech Former president Donald Trump has been accused of “hiding” the fact that both he and Melania Trump received a Covid-19 vaccination in January before … Read More