by Jim Heath | Apr 19, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Olympics
When 2020 Tokyo Olympics volunteers have in recent weeks asked officials how they’ll be protected from Covid-19, given the foreign athletes pouring into Japan for the event and the country’s low vaccination rate, the answer has been simple. They’ll...
by Jim Heath | Mar 2, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
President Biden said today that the U.S. will have enough vaccine for every adult in the country by the end of May. Biden made the announcement on the heels of green-lighting the Defense Production Act to be used to assist Merck with manufacturing Johnson &...
by Jim Heath | Feb 23, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Parts of Sweden have reversed their skepticism towards face masks with officials urging people to wear them on public transport, at work and in shops. The change in tone in a country that has been so-far resistant towards the use of face masks comes as Sweden braces...
by Jim Heath | Feb 17, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Johnson & Johnson has only a few million doses of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in its inventory even as likely US regulatory authorization is only a few weeks away. The White House says J&J remains committed to providing 100 million doses by June, but...
by Jim Heath | Feb 17, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines
In a tense conference call with reporters today, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took aim at perceived foes and accused Donald Trump and two Rupert Murdoch-owned news outlets of conspiring against him. Cuomo, who will run for his fourth term in 2022, has been under growing...
by Jim Heath | Feb 11, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The Biden administration today purchased another 200 million doses of the two coronavirus vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States, securing sufficient shots by the end of July to cover everyone currently eligible for inoculation. WAPO: President...
