Health
Delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses can help reduce deaths – study
Giving a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine but delaying a second dose among people younger than 65 could lead to fewer people ...China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4B people age
The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade as its aging population barely grew, a census showed Tuesday, ...German Chancellor Merkel hopeful on Europe summer travel even without vaccine
Europeans can look forward to traveling this summer, if coronavirus cases keep declining further on the continent, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ...WHO approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine for global use
The World Health Organization approved a COVID-19 vaccine from China’s state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm for emergency use on Friday, a boost to Beijing’s ...Australia to resume some India flights after backlash
Australia will lift a ban on its citizens returning from COVID-ravaged India next week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, ...US announces support for patent waiver on Covid vaccines
The United States threw its weight behind a waiver on patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines as India Thursday posted record deaths and ...DR Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that infected 12 people in the eastern province ...More Covid-19 aid lands in India as Canada, Brazil struggle with outbreaks
India struggled to contain one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks with nearly 400,000 new infections reported Sunday, as more international aid ...India begins widespread COVID-19 vaccination to all adults
India’s devastating Covid-19 surge further accelerated on Saturday with more than 400,000 new cases in 24 hours, as vaccinations opened to all ...EU inches closer to Covid certificate for travel
The European Parliament on Thursday agreed its position on how a Covid certificate should work, bringing the EU closer to launching a ...