Maduro says Venezuela to receive first COVAX vaccines this week
Caracas, VenezuelaReuters Venezuela this week will receive the first coronavirus vaccines obtained via COVAX, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday, following months of stalled attempts to obtain inoculations through the global vaccine program. The South American nation has been inoculating its population with doses acquired directly from China and Russia, following months of delays in […]
South Korea sets up ‘bus walls’ as protesters defy COVID-19 warnings
Seoul, South KoreaReuters South Korean police mobilised hundreds of buses and set up dozens of checkpoints on Sunday to head off political rallies in Seoul, as some groups pushed ahead with annual protests in defiance of warnings over the spread of the novel coronavirus. South Korea has largely been held up as a coronavirus success […]
Romania’s biggest Catholic service offers faith, vaccines
Miercurea Ciuc, Romania AP More than 35,000 Roman Catholic pilgrims congregated Saturday at an open-air shrine in Romania for a centuries-old procession that was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The service in Sumuleu Ciuc, located in Romania’s Transylvania region, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and dates back more than 450 years. […]
Pope Francis backs waivers on intellectual property rights for vaccines
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis on Saturday supported waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, backing a proposal by US President Joe Biden that has been rebuffed by some European nations, including Germany. In a speech to a global fundraising concert to promote fair access to vaccines, the Pope said the world was infected with the […]
PM Modi says India shaken by coronavirus “storm”, US readies help
Wilmington, Delaware, US Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all citizens to be vaccinated and exercise caution, saying on Sunday the “storm” of infections had shaken India, as the country set a new global record of the most number of COVID-19 infections in a day. The United States said it will immediately provide raw materials […]
Vatican: OK to get virus vaccines using abortion cell lines
Vatican CityAP The Vatican on Monday declared that it is “morally acceptable” for Roman Catholics to receive COVID-19 vaccines based on research that used cells derived from aborted fetuses, guidance that came after some churchmen in the United States argued that such products were immoral. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican’s […]
Airports advised to step up security efforts for COVID-19 vaccine cargo
Montreal, CanadaReuters Airports around the world are being advised to step up security efforts to protect COVID-19 vaccine shipments amid police warnings of potential targeting from criminal networks. The recommendation from a global airports body comes as pharmaceutical companies and airlines are carrying out the largest logistical operation of its kind to distribute vaccines designed […]