Should all school-age kids get Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine? That's the question before an influential government advisory panel today. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized emergency use of kid-size doses for children ages 5 to 11. But the Centers for Disease Control and ...
MOSCOW (AP) — Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit another daily record today, four days since a nationwide order for many Russians to stay off work took effect. Russia's state coronavirus task force reported 39,008 new confirmed cases and 1,178 COVID-19 deaths. The task force has reported ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anticipating a green light from vaccine advisers, the Biden administration is assembling and shipping millions of COVID-19 shots for children ages 5-11, the White House said today. The first could go into kids' arms by midweek. "We are not waiting on the operations and ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to its pre-pandemic form this year, with its route restored through Manhattan, high-flying helium balloons once again pulled by handlers and crowds welcomed back to cheer them on. And Baby Yoda is joining the party for the first ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Biotechnology company Novavax said today that Indonesia has given the world's first emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, which uses a different technology than current shots. The vaccine doesn't require the extremely cold storage temperatures that ...
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney's international airport came alive with tears, embraces and laughter today as Australia opened its border for the first time in 20 months, with some arriving travelers removing mandatory masks to see the faces of loved ones they've been separated from for so ...
