Sep 28 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing By News Desk White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients says an additional 1 million people have scheduled booster shots for the coming weeks. He adds: “We’re off to a very strong start with the booster campaign.”… Continue reading
Sep 27 Yemen uses U.N. speech to call for more COVID-19 vaccines By Maggie Hyde, Associated Press In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, the foreign minister said the roughly 1 million doses Yemen was given are not enough to vaccinate even the most vulnerable portions of its population. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: Biden receives COVID-19 booster shot By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Speaking on Friday after the CDC and the FDA authorized the Pfizer booster, Biden told reporters, “It’s hard to acknowledge I’m over 65, but I’ll be getting my booster shot."… Continue reading
Sep 25 COVID-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drugmakers By Tom Murphy, Associated Press Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots to shore up Americans’ protection against the virus. Continue reading
Sep 24 AP EXPLAINER: Who’s eligible for Pfizer booster shots in the U.S.? By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Millions of Americans are now eligible to receive a Pfizer booster shot to help increase their protection against the worst effects of the coronavirus. Boosters are free and available at health departments, clinics and drugstores. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 5:48 How ‘fits and starts’ of booster science, rollout may affect U.S. vaccination goals By PBS NewsHour An advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended the Pfizer booster shots for people 65 and older, nursing home residents, and younger adults with underlying health issues. For a deeper look at that decision,… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 8:26 Lack of access, infrastructure and government accountability hurt Ugandan vaccine goals By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman The U.S. plan to donate 500 million vaccines to developing countries aims to address the lopsided distribution and exacerbated impact of the virus. In Africa, Uganda is still struggling to vaccinate those most at-risk. It has recorded more than 120,000… Continue watching
Sep 23 CDC panel recommends extra dose of Pfizer vaccine for vulnerable groups By Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 stands on the verge of a major new phase: Government advisers on Thursday recommended booster doses of Pfizer’s vaccine for millions of Americans. Continue reading
Sep 23 African country leaders urge U.N. members to increase access for COVID vaccines By Pia Sarkar, Associated Press Several African leaders urged U.N. member states on Thursday to support a proposal to temporarily waive certain intellectual property rights to allow more countries, particularly low- and middle-income countries, to produce COVID-19 vaccines. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine inequality across Africa By Pia Sarkar, Associated Press The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution is coming into sharper focus as many of the African countries whose populations have little to no access to the life-saving shots stepped to the podium to speak at the U.N.’s annual meeting of… Continue reading