Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Washington sends 840,000 Covid-19 vaccines to Uganda

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WASHINGTON: The United States is shipping 840,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine to Uganda Tuesday through an international initiative for humanitarian crises, a White House official said. This will be the first shipment of the J&J jab under the “humanitarian buffer,” a stock of vaccines managed by Covax, the international scheme aimed at … Read more

‘Inaccurate’: Covid vaccine disinfo fuels medical myths

PARIS: Disinformation around Covid vaccines has existed as long as the jabs themselves. Unverified studies, unproven claims and out-of-context data are regularly shared on websites and social media across the globe — fuelling dangerous myths about the virus and the vaccines. As Austria becomes the first European Union country to make vaccines mandatory this week, … Read more

US to end travel restrictions for fully vaccinated air passengers in November

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WASHINGTON – The US stated on Monday that COVID-19 limitations for fully vaccinated flying travelers from 33 nations, including China, India, Brazil, and most of Europe, will be lifted in November. As the virus spreads, the unprecedented restrictions have kept relatives, friends, and business travelers isolated for months. President Joe Biden’s coronavirus response coordinator, Jeffrey … Read more