Saturday, November 16, 2024

Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: How India is changing vaccine plan amid shortages

NEW DELHI (AP) — Starting Monday, every adult in India will be eligible for a free vaccine paid for by the federal government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: How India is changing vaccine plan amid shortages

NEW DELHI (AP) — Starting Monday, every adult in India will be eligible for a free vaccine paid for by the federal government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: How India is changing vaccine plan amid shortages

NEW DELHI (AP) — Starting Monday, every adult in India will be eligible for a free vaccine paid for by the federal government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: How India is changing vaccine plan amid shortages

NEW DELHI (AP) — Starting Monday, every adult in India will be eligible for a free vaccine paid for by the federal government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: India switches policy but still short of vaccines

NEW DELHI (AP) — Starting Monday, every adult in India will be eligible for a free vaccine paid for by the federal government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

In India's northeast there's fear of a virus surge to come

GAUHATI, India (AP) — With experts saying the coronavirus is likely spreading in India’s northeastern state of Assam faster than anywhere else in the country, authorities were preparing Monday for a surge in infections by converting a massive stadium and a university into hospitals.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

In India's northeast there's fear of a virus surge to come

GAUHATI, India (AP) — With experts saying the coronavirus is likely spreading in India’s northeastern state of Assam faster than anywhere else in the country, authorities were preparing Monday for a surge in infections by converting a massive stadium and a university into hospitals.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

'No place for you': Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge

NEW DELHI (AP) — Seema Gandotra, sick with the coronavirus, gasped for breath in an ambulance for 10 hours as it tried unsuccessfully to find an open bed at six hospitals in India's sprawling capital. By the time she was admitted, it was too late, and the 51-year-old died hours …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

'No place for you': Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge

NEW DELHI (AP) — Seema Gandotra, sick with the coronavirus, gasped for breath in an ambulance for 10 hours as it tried unsuccessfully to find an open bed at six hospitals in India's sprawling capital. By the time she was admitted, it was too late, and the 51-year-old died hours …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

'No place for you': Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge

NEW DELHI (AP) — Seema Gandotra, sick with the coronavirus, gasped for breath in an ambulance for 10 hours as it tried unsuccessfully to find an open bed at six hospitals in India's sprawling capital. By the time she was admitted, it was too late, and the 51-year-old died hours …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

India's quick nod to homegrown COVID-19 vaccine seeds doubt

NEW DELHI (AP) — As the director of a large hospital in the Indian state that has seen the country's most coronavirus cases, Dr. S.P. Kalantri had been waiting for the day a vaccine would be approved and bring protection not only to his community but also himself.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India's quick nod to homegrown COVID-19 vaccine seeds doubt

NEW DELHI (AP) — As the director of a large hospital in the Indian state that has seen the country's most coronavirus cases, Dr. S.P. Kalantri had been waiting for the day a vaccine would be approved and bring protection not only to his community but also himself.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India's quick nod to homegrown COVID-19 vaccine seeds doubt

NEW DELHI (AP) — As the director of a large hospital in the Indian state that has seen the country's most coronavirus cases, Dr. S.P. Kalantri had been waiting for the day a vaccine would be approved and bring protection not only to his community but also himself.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

AP Interview: India bars virus vaccine maker from exporting

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will not allow the export of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for several months, the head of Serum Institute of India, which has been contracted to make 1 billion doses of the vaccine for developing nations, said Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India OKs AstraZeneca and locally made COVID-19 vaccines

NEW DELHI (AP) — India authorized two COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, paving the way for a huge inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic in the world’s second-most populous country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

AP Interview: India bars virus vaccine maker from exporting

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will not allow the export of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for several months, the head of Serum Institute of India, which has been contracted to make 1 billion doses of the vaccine for developing nations, said Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

AP Interview: India bars virus vaccine maker from exporting

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will not allow the export of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for several months, the head of Serum Institute of India, which has been contracted to make 1 billion doses of the vaccine for developing nations, said Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

AP Interview: India bars company from exporting vaccines

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will not allow the export of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for several months, the head of Serum Institute of India, which has been contracted to make 1 billion doses of the vaccine for developing nations, said Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India OKs AstraZeneca and locally made COVID-19 vaccines

NEW DELHI (AP) — India authorized two COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, paving the way for a huge inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic in the world’s second-most populous country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India OKs AstraZeneca and locally-made COVID-19 vaccines

NEW DELHI (AP) — India authorized two COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, paving the way for a huge inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic in the world’s second most populous country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

A pandemic atlas: India struggles to save lives, economy

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is caught between two calamities — a relentless pandemic that is ravaging the country and a hollowed-out economy that is without precedent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

A pandemic atlas: India struggles to save lives, economy

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is caught between two calamities — a relentless pandemic that is ravaging the country and a hollowed-out economy that is without precedent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises

NEW DELHI (AP) — With Americans, Britons and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out of the pandemic now seems clear to many in the West, even if the rollout will take many months. But for poorer countries, the road will be far longer and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises

NEW DELHI (AP) — With Americans, Britons and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out of the pandemic now seems clear to many in the West, even if the rollout will take many months. But for poorer countries, the road will be far longer and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of mud through dense rainforest. The researchers were on a mission: capture bats and help prevent the next global …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of mud through dense rainforest. The researchers were on a mission: capture bats and help prevent the next global …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

AP Interview: India vaccine maker sees virus as wake-up call

NEW DELHI (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is a “wake up call” for governments to invest more in health care, says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

AP Interview: India vaccine maker sees virus as wake-up call

NEW DELHI (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is a “wake up call” for governments to invest more in health care, says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

AP Interview: India vaccine maker sees virus as wake-up call

NEW DELHI (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is a “wake up call” for governments to invest more in health care, says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

AP Interview: Vaccine maker sees pandemic as 'wake-up call'

NEW DELHI (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is a “wake up call” for governments to invest more in health care, says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

India's pandemic recovery plan could cost air quality goals

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is facing two public health emergencies simultaneously: critically polluted air and the pandemic. And Surinder Singh, a bus driver in the capital New Delhi, is trapped between them both.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

India's pandemic recovery plan could cost air quality goals

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is facing two public health emergencies simultaneously: critically polluted air and the pandemic. And Surinder Singh, a bus driver in the capital New Delhi, is trapped between them both.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

India says it may approve vaccine in weeks, outlines plan

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Health Ministry has announced that some COVID-19 vaccines are likely to receive licenses in the next few weeks and outlined an initial plan to immunize 300 million people.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

India says it may approve vaccine in weeks, outlines plan

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Health Ministry has announced that some COVID-19 vaccines are likely to receive licenses in the next few weeks and outlined an initial plan to immunize 300 million people.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Nobody knows': Experts baffled by mystery illness in India

NEW DELHI (AP) — Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left over 500 people hospitalized and one person dead in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

India virus cases pass 9M; capital's hospitals under strain

NEW DELHI (AP) — Intensive care wards in New Delhi's hospitals are nearly at capacity, and the city's main crematorium is packed, as the coronavirus has surged in the Indian capital and the country hit a grim milestone Friday, recording 9 million infections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

India virus cases pass 9M; capital's hospitals under strain

NEW DELHI (AP) — Intensive care wards in New Delhi's hospitals are nearly at capacity, and the city's main crematorium is packed, as the coronavirus has surged in the Indian capital and the country hit a grim milestone Friday, recording 9 million infections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

India virus cases pass 9M; capital's hospitals under strain

NEW DELHI (AP) — Intensive care wards in New Delhi's hospitals are nearly at capacity, and the city's main crematorium is packed, as the coronavirus has surged in the Indian capital and the country hit a grim milestone Friday, recording 9 million infections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

India virus cases pass 9M; capital's hospitals under strain

NEW DELHI (AP) — Intensive care wards in New Delhi's hospitals are nearly at capacity, and the city's main crematorium is packed, as the coronavirus has surged in the Indian capital and the country hit a grim milestone Friday, recording 9 million infections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

India's total number of coronavirus cases crosses 9 million

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began crossed 9 million on Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

India's total number of coronavirus cases crosses 9 million

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began crossed 9 million on Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

From Dhaka to Gaza: How do you socially distance in a crowd?

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Josna Begum lives with her son in a house with four other families in a slum in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, the world’s most densely populated city. “Distancing is impossible for us,” she said.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

From Dhaka to Gaza: How do you socially distance in a crowd?

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Josna Begum lives with her son in a house with four other families in a slum in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, the world’s most densely populated city. “Distancing is impossible for us,” she said.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

From Dhaka to Gaza: How do you socially distance in a crowd?

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Josna Begum lives with her son in a house with four other families in a slum in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, the world’s most densely populated city. “Distancing is impossible for us,” she said.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

India's restrictive criteria for virus testing may mask toll

NEW DELHI (AP) — A British citizen appeared at a public hospital in India's capital with a cough, difficulty breathing and a private clinic's referral for a coronavirus test. She was turned away.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

India's stringent virus testing criteria may mask toll

NEW DELHI (AP) — A British citizen appeared at a public hospital in India's capital with a cough, difficulty breathing and a private clinic's referral for a coronavirus test. She was turned away.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

India's stringent virus testing criteria may mask toll

NEW DELHI (AP) — A British citizen appeared at a public hospital in India's capital with a cough, difficulty breathing and a private clinic's referral for a coronavirus test. She was turned away.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

India's beleaguered health system braces for virus surge

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is bracing for a potential explosion of coronavirus cases as authorities rush to trace, test and quarantine contacts of 31 people confirmed to have the disease.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO