Pharmacy Times
WHO: Delta variant is ‘most transmissible’ identified so far
LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 delta variant, first seen in India, is “the most transmissible of the...
Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been...
Africa battles new COVID-19 wave hitting faster and harder
DAKAR, Senegal — Africa is facing a devastating resurgence of COVID-19 infections whose peak will surpass that of earlier waves as the continent's countries...
Moderna’s president talks COVID-19 and vaccine technology
Soon after a new coronavirus began spreading around the world, little-known vaccine developer Moderna began working with the U.S. National Institutes of Health to...
Biden urges shots for young adults as variant concern grows
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to get younger Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 as the White House acknowledges it will miss...
US hitting encouraging milestones on virus deaths and shots
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March...
Vaccine hesitancy puts India’s gains against virus at risk
JAMSOTI, India — In Jamsoti, a village tucked deep inside India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, the common refrain among the villagers is...
Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities
SRINAGAR, India — Sajad Hassan sat at his professor's hospital bedside for three nights, doing most of the talking as his friend and mentor...
Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
BRASILIA, Brazil — As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world — science is on trial...