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The Latest: Some Polish hospitals suspend vaccination

18 Jan 2021, 9:53 AM PST

A man gets a swab for the coronavirus test at a hospital in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

EU regulator: Hackers ‘manipulated’ stolen vaccine documents

18 Jan 2021, 6:33 AM PST

An ampoule Moderna vaccine against the COVID-19 disease, stand on the table at the Diakonie Hospital "DIAKO" vaccination ward in Bremen, Germany, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Besides the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, Moderna is the second corona vaccine approved in the European Union. (Mohssen Assanimoghaddam/dpa via AP)

The Latest: China reports a few new cases of COVID-19

18 Jan 2021, 5:03 AM PST

A Kashmiri doctor receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a government Hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway. (AP …

Tennessee governor faces criticism for approach to virus

18 Jan 2021, 4:44 AM PST

This Nov. 10, 2020, file photo shows Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks with reporters in Nashville, Tenn. Lee has tweeted that his wife has mild symptoms of COVID-19 after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Republican governor said Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, that he has tested negative for the virus …

Covid Winner: China Is Only Major Economy to Grow in 2020

18 Jan 2021, 1:45 AM PST

Chinese President Xi Jinping raises his glass and proposes a toast during the welcome banquet for visiting leaders attending the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People, Friday, April 26, 2019. (Nicolas Asfouri/Pool Photo via AP)

Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz

17 Jan 2021, 10:33 PM PST

Israelis receive the second Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, in Netanya, Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer, promising to share vast troves of medical data with the drugmaker in exchange for the continued flow of its COVID-19 vaccine. Critics say the deal is raising major ethical …

The Latest: Slovakia wants tests for nearly all in nine days

17 Jan 2021, 2:03 PM PST

A man gets a swab for the coronavirus test at a hospital in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

‘Little old West Virginia’ sets pace on vaccine rollout

17 Jan 2021, 11:03 AM PST

Pharmacist Ric Griffith stands in his family's business Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Kenova, W.Va. Griffith & Feil is among 250 mom-and-pop pharmacies in West Virginia helping to vaccinate residents in the quest to banish the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Raby)

Reform Party leader tasked to form Estonia’s new government

16 Jan 2021, 11:44 PM PST

In this file photo dated Sunday, March 3, 2019, Chairwoman of the Reform Party Kaja Kallas arrives at a polling station during a parliamentary elections in Tallinn, Estonia. President Kersti Kaljulaid said Thursday Jan. 14, 2021, in a statement that Kaja Kallas would now have 14-days to put together a …

Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream

16 Jan 2021, 10:15 PM PST

A man gets a swab for the coronavirus test at a hospital in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Governors’ anger grows as federal vaccine stockpile vanishes

16 Jan 2021, 11:13 AM PST

Visitors wear masks at a lookout point over at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Dodger Stadium Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

India starts world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive

16 Jan 2021, 8:54 AM PST

In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, a health worker performs a trial run of COVID-19 vaccine delivery system in New Delhi, India. The global death toll from COVID-19 has topped 2 million. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases

16 Jan 2021, 2:55 AM PST

A medical worker gives a coronavirus vaccine shot to a patient at a vaccination facility in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year …

Calls to reopen classrooms grow as teachers get vaccinated

15 Jan 2021, 12:04 PM PST

Ken Towns receives a first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from UC Davis Health on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, Pool)

Pfizer temporarily reduces European deliveries of vaccine

15 Jan 2021, 11:25 AM PST

A medical worker holding a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and a syringe during mass vaccination starts in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Authorities started to vaccinate the most vulnerable people in a coordinated effort. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

CDC: New COVID-19 strain could become ‘predominant’ in U.S. by March

15 Jan 2021, 10:17 AM PST

CDC: New COVID-19 strain could become 'predominant' in U.S. by March

Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 2M amid vaccine rollout

15 Jan 2021, 10:13 AM PST

In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, mortuary worker transports the body of a COVID-19 victim on a stretcher at the morgue of a hospital in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

A day to remember: London nursing home greets virus vaccine

15 Jan 2021, 9:14 AM PST

Care home resident Joan Potts, aged 102, is seen through a viewing screen installed for residents to safely receive visits from family members, as she speaks to Dr. Jane Allen before receiving her first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Wimbledon Beaumont Care Home, run by Barchester, in …

Saliva-based COVID-19 tests as accurate as those using nose, throat samples

15 Jan 2021, 8:06 AM PST

Saliva-based COVID-19 tests as accurate as those using nose, throat samples

China builds new quarantine center as virus cases rise

15 Jan 2021, 4:33 AM PST

A medical worker in protector overall escorts a patient in wheelchair from the fever screening department of the Tongji Hospital which was at the frontline of the China's fight against the coronavirus in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The WHO team of international researchers …

Spain rejects virus confinement as most of Europe stays home

14 Jan 2021, 11:34 PM PST

In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo, people wearing face masks walk along the stalls of a weekly market in the Spanish city of La Linea. While most of Europe kicked off 2021 with earlier curfews or stay-at-home orders, authorities in Spain insist the new coronavirus variant wreaking havoc elsewhere …

Navajo Nation, New Mexico reach settlements over mine spill

14 Jan 2021, 10:14 PM PST

In this Aug. 6, 2015, file photo, Dan Bender of the La Plata County Sheriff's Office takes a water sample from the Animas River near Durango, Colo., after the accidental release of an estimated 3 million gallons of waste from the Gold King Mine. The Navajo Nation's Department of Justice …

Expanded vaccine rollout in US spawns a new set of problems

14 Jan 2021, 7:25 PM PST

In this Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, health care workers receive a COVID-19 vaccination at Ritchie Valens Recreation Center, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Pacoima, Calif. The rapid expansion of vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because …

Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economy

14 Jan 2021, 4:34 PM PST

In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. A coronavirus action plan fromBiden centers on a mass vaccination campaign and closer coordination among all levels of government. The Biden plan comes as a divided nation remains caught …

Biden plan for COVID-19 vaccine doses won’t cause shortages, official says

14 Jan 2021, 12:56 PM PST

Biden plan for COVID-19 vaccine doses won't cause shortages, official says

Google muscles up with Fitbit deal amid antitrust concerns

14 Jan 2021, 11:34 AM PST

WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins

14 Jan 2021, 5:54 AM PST

Passengers wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus line up at a boarding gate at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. China is seeing a new surge in coronavirus cases in its frozen northeast as a World …

Indonesian health workers receive COVID-19 vaccination

13 Jan 2021, 7:55 PM PST

A worker carries medical equipment during a COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use and began efforts to vaccine millions of people in …

The Latest: NY Gov. Cuomo expands shots to age 65 and over

13 Jan 2021, 6:44 PM PST

A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus performs a morning exercise with a sword at a public park in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Lockdowns have been expanded and a major political conference postponed in a province next to Beijing that is the …

Defiance of virus dining bans grows as restaurants flounder

13 Jan 2021, 3:14 PM PST

Diners sit at the Carver Hangar, a restaurant in Boring, Ore., on Jan. 6, 2021. As coronavirus deaths soar, a growing number of restaurants like Carver Hangar in states across the country are reopening in defiance of strict COVID-19 rules that have shut them down for indoor dining for weeks, …

CDC: Young adults account for most COVID-19 cases among young people

13 Jan 2021, 1:35 PM PST

CDC: Young adults fuel COVID-19 spread among young people

Florida downplays reports of medical tourism for vaccines

13 Jan 2021, 12:25 PM PST

In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right rear, watches as Carlos Dennis, left, 65, rolls up his sleeve so that Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue paramedic, Capt. Javier Crespo, can administer a COVID-19 vaccine shot at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Florida was one of the …

EXPLAINER: Vaccine push gains steam but many still face wait

13 Jan 2021, 11:33 AM PST

A senior is vaccinated against COVID-19 at a New York State vaccination site in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in New York. New York state expanded COVID-19 vaccine distribution Tuesday to people 65 and over, increasing access to an already short supply of doses being …

Spain: Judge orders incapacitated woman to get virus vaccine

13 Jan 2021, 11:04 AM PST

A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at DomusVi nursing home in Leganes, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Spain's rate of infection has shot up to 435 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks, prompting new restrictions as authorities try to bring vaccination up to …

Vaccine rollout confirms public health officials’ warnings

13 Jan 2021, 9:05 AM PST

University of Scranton nursing student Glen Johnson administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a medical professional during a clinic at the Throop Civic Center in Throop, Pa. on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. The Lackawanna County Medical Society had about 400 doses of the Moderna vaccine on hand to administer to …

College campuses may be COVID-19 ‘super-spreaders,’ study finds

13 Jan 2021, 8:06 AM PST

College campuses may be COVID-19 'super-spreaders,' study finds

The Latest: New Zealand visitors must show negative test

13 Jan 2021, 5:14 AM PST

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his New Year's address at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Moon said it’ll offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all its people free of charge in phased steps. (Choi Jae-gu/Yonhap via AP)

China pandemic control goes rural ahead of Lunar New Year

13 Jan 2021, 3:24 AM PST

A maintenance worker wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks outside of an office complex in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. China is concentrating its pandemic prevention efforts in the rural areas as officials urge people to not travel home for the annual Lunar …

Official: Africa secures close to 300 million vaccine doses

12 Jan 2021, 8:44 PM PST

A health worker checks the temperature of an elderly patient at the emergency entrance of the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, which is battling an ever-increasing number of COVID-19 patients. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

As pandemic worsens, most US states resist restrictions

12 Jan 2021, 4:24 PM PST

In this Jan. 11, 2021, file photo, Grace Mathre, server at Longfellow Grill, checks on University of St. Thomas students Lundsey Schulz and Maren Daggett in Minneapolis. As the U.S. finds itself in the most lethal phase of the coronavirus outbreak yet, governors and local officials in hard-hit parts of …