Coronavirus Updates
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All adults in U.S. to be eligible for coronavirus vaccine by May
Hours after signing his $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law on Thursday, President Joe Biden prepared to tell Americans in a televised address he is taking aggressive action to speed COVID-19 vaccin…
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AstraZeneca further cuts target for supply to EU in first quarter to 30 million vaccines
AstraZeneca cut its supply forecast of COVID-19 vaccines to the European Union in the first quarter to about 30 million doses, a third of its contractual obligations and a 25% drop from pledges made …
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New Zealand lift all coronavirus restrictions
All remaining restrictions in New Zealand’s largest city Auckland have been lifted after no locally transmitted cases of coronavirus were reported for two weeks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on…
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EU drugs regulator approves Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
The European Union’s drugs regulator on Thursday recommended conditionally approving Johnson & Johnson’s single dose COVID-19 vaccine, as the bloc seeks to speed up a stuttering inoculation campaign …
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Germany records sharp increase in Covid-19 cases
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) recorded a 20 percent rise in new coronavirus cases compared to a week ago on Thursday, leading its director to warn that a third wave of infections had started. “We h…
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COVID-19 vaccines should be made compulsory for all workers – GEA
Chief Executive of the Ghana Employers Association, Alex Frimpong is making a strong case for the Covid-19 immunisation to be made compulsory for all workers. According to Mr. Frimpong, his call has …
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Gov’t will not punish persons who refuse COVID-19 vaccines – Oppong Nkrumah
The attention of the Ministry of Information has been drawn to a false publication by a number of reputable online portals and newspapers to the effect that Government will sanction persons who refus…
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Alaska becomes first U.S. state to make vaccine available to all its citizens
Alaska has become the first U.S. state to make COVID-19 vaccines available to anyone age 16 or older, eliminating eligibility requirements for people who work or live in the state. Governor Mike Dunl…
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EU regulator says no evidence Austria deaths was caused by vaccine
There is nothing to suggest so far that vaccination was responsible for the death and illness of two people who had been given AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in Austria, the European Medicines Agency…
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England’s $32 billion COVID-19 test and trace making zero impact – Lawmakers
England’s $32 billion test and trace system has not made a clear impact on the progress of COVID-19, the British parliament’s Public Accounts Committee said on Wednesday, decrying the “unimaginable” …