Top news of the week: 22.12.2020.
Coronavirus
She Saved Thousands of Best Friends. Then Covid-19 Killed Her.
Valerie Louie rescued dogs and matched them with families, including ours. These beloved pets helped countless people bear up during the pandemic, making her death a particular Covid-19 ...
U.S. Starts Delivery of Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine
Immunizations using the newly authorized Covid-19 vaccine from Moderna are slated to start Monday, boosting the mass inoculation campaign that was launched just last week.
Goldman Sachs, Netflix Ramp Up Covid-19 Testing for Workers
Companies are using on-site tests from CVS to screen employees more regularly.
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine Is Cleared for Use by EU Drug Agency
The clearance is a major step in efforts to tame the disease in a region that is fighting a deadly winter surge, as the bloc also tries to keep out a new mutation of the coronavirus found ...
Pfizer Expands Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout to Hospitals Across the U.S.
More front-line health-care workers received the first dose of the shot, as hospitals devised rationing methods for limited supplies.
UK steps up for polio eradication during COVID-19 pandemic
By releasing £70 million of 2019 – 2023 pledge, the United Kingdom is helping the polio programme close immunity gaps and fight outbreaks.
U.K. Imposes Fresh Lockdowns to Curb New Covid-19 Strain
Tougher restrictions, which cover London, as well as much of southeastern and eastern England, are a response to a variant that appears to be significantly more contagious than earlier ones.
European Union Eyes Late-December Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout
The 27-country bloc intends to start vaccinating citizens against Covid-19 as soon as Dec. 27, following criticism over the pace of its regulatory review of the Pfizer-BioNTech shot.