Associated PressWest Africa EXPLAINER: UN vaccine plan is underway, but problems remain Associated Press - MARIA CHENG, AP Medical WriterAs the coronavirus pandemic exploded worldwide last April, global organizations banded together to help ensure that the world's most vulnerable people would get vaccines amid the rush for shots. The initiative...
Associated PressCoronavirus (COVID-19) The Latest: Johnson & Johnson single shot awaits approval Associated PressWASHINGTON – An analysis by U.S. regulators say Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19. The report Wednesday confirmed the vaccine is about 66% effective overall at preventing...
Associated PressGhana Ghana 1st nation to receive coronavirus vaccines from COVAX Associated PressACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana received the world’s first delivery of coronavirus vaccines from the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative on Wednesday — the long-awaited start for a program that has thus fallen...
Associated PressSouth America Brazil's Bolsonaro visits Amazon jungle state hit by floods Associated PressRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday visited the state of Acre, in the Amazon rainforest, where several cities have been submerged in floodwaters, adding yet another challenge...
Associated PressMiddle East Turkish police nab Iraqi IS suspect, rescue Yazidi girl Associated Press - APANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have detained a suspected Iraqi Islamic State group militant and rescued a 7-year-old girl from Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority he had allegedly been holding captive,...
