Tag: AstraZeneca vaccine

  • India: SOS messages as patients run out of oxygen

    India set another record for new coronavirus infections for a fifth day in a row as doctors beg for cylinders of oxygen. India now has almost as many COVID-19 deaths as the U.S. The Associated Press has the story: New surge of COVID-19 in India results in doctors begging for oxygen tanks NEW DELHI (AP)…

  • US has enough vaccines to share with the world

    With 53% of its adult population vaccinated, the U.S. is going to share the AstraZeneca vaccine with other countries. The U.S. government will donate the vaccines. The Associated Press has the story: US donating AstraZeneca vaccines to other countries WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once…

  • India asked to provide more vaccines to Africa

    Third World countries are having difficulties getting enough COVID-19 vaccines, as initial distributions have favored wealthier nations. African CDC official John Nkengasong is speaking out about the inequity, asking India to release its limits on how many shots it exports. The Associated Press has the story: African countries lagging behind in obtaining vaccines, India criticized…