China’s coronavirus vaccines were supposed to deliver a geopolitical win that showcased the country’s scientific prowess and generosity. Instead, in some places, they have set off a backlash.Officials in Brazil […]
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Back to news homeHas China Done Too Well Against Covid-19?
A columnist for The Paper, on online publication that takes on controversial subjects, recently argued that Chinese people’s intent to get vaccinated would only drop further as vaccination is rolled […]
Frustrations Boil at Pace of Vaccinations at Long-Term Care Facilities
In mid-December, a top Trump administration official floated an enticing possibility: All nursing home residents in the United States could be vaccinated against the coronavirus by Christmas. “It’s really a […]
A Second Economic Crisis for Biden, but a Different First Response
Mr. Biden has stressed that such aid will support increased consumer spending, but he and his team cast the goal of distributing the money in more human terms: to ensure […]
What’s in Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan
The incoming Biden administration unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan on Thursday that offered a wish list of spending measures meant to help both people and the economy recover from […]
Cash, Breakfasts and Firings: An All-Out Push to Vaccinate Wary Medical Workers
“If that doesn’t get you in line, I don’t know what will,” Georgia’s governor, Brian Kemp, said last month.At Houston Methodist, a hospital system in Texas with 26,000 employees, workers […]
Disappointing Chinese Vaccine Results Pose Setback for Developing World
The tepid results could also be problematic for Chinese officials, given that they had touted the efficacy of the vaccines made by Sinovac and Sinopharm. Even though the vaccines had […]
A Second Chinese Coronavirus Vaccine Is Said to Be Effective
Brazilian officials said Thursday that a coronavirus vaccine made by a Chinese company was effective, bolstering the chances of approval for a second Chinese inoculation that could be rolled out […]
China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Much Proof Its Vaccines Work
The government has stressed that the vaccination drive is voluntary, and people will have to pay for the inoculations. Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council […]
F.D.A. Clears Moderna’s Covid Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna for emergency use, allowing the shipment of millions more doses across the nation and intensifying the […]