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Volunteers wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus hold a social distancing sign as they gather in-line to watch the final round of the men's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Kawagoe, Japan. Japan is playing host to the Tokyo Olympics. But the capital, as well as other populous areas, are in the middle of a government-declared "state of emergency" to curb surging COVID-19 infections. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
EXPLAINER: What Olympic host Japan’s COVID ‘emergency’ means

By Yuri Kageyama Aug. 05, 2021 12:18 AM EDT

Production of another COVID-19 vaccine to begin in weeks

May. 27, 2021 04:49 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Production of another potential vaccine against COVID-19 will begin within weeks, its developers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said Thursday as they...

A sign requiring masks is displayed as travelers move about at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
The Latest: Philippines officials warned to enforce lockdown

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 03:17 AM EDT

FILE - In this photo Nov.30, 2020 file photo the logo of French drug maker Sanofi is picture at the company's headquarters, in Paris. Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline's potential COVID-19 vaccine triggered strong immune responses in all adult age groups in preliminary trials, boosting optimism that the shot may join the fight against the pandemic by the end of this year. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Sanofi-GSK reports success in virus vaccine, after setback

May. 17, 2021 02:11 AM EDT

A medic waits to administer Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine shots, at the Iran Mall shopping center in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
The Latest: Conn. plans 'signing bonus' to boost job seeking

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2021 01:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 file photo, Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief science adviser to Operation Warp Speed, the U.S. effort to rapidly develop COVID-19 vaccines, speaks during a news conference in Washington. On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, GlaxoSmithKline said Slaoui has been fired as chair of a medical research company over sexual harassment allegations. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
Ex-US vaccine chief fired over sexual harassment allegations

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2021 12:50 PM EDT

Novavax trials highlight Maryland’s COVID-fighting complex

By Rachel Logan, Julia Arbutus And Pierce Panagakos Of Capital News Service Mar. 23, 2021 02:02 PM EDT
When Novavax Inc. received $1.6 billion last year from the federal government to speed up testing and production of a coronavirus vaccine, some observers were...

People rest after being vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in a mass vaccination site at the Brabanthal event center in Heverlee, Belgium, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen criticized Anglo-Swedish vaccine-maker AstraZeneca on Wednesday, accusing the embattled pharmaceutical company of delaying Europe's coronavirus vaccination campaign and warning that the EU is weighing export bans to ensure supplies. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
EU agency: AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will add clot warning

By Maria Cheng And Frank Jordans Mar. 18, 2021 05:12 AM EDT

Police inspect vehicles at a checkpoint as curfew is imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in metro Manila, Philippines a year after the country imposed a lockdown on Monday, March 15, 2021. The Department of Health has been reporting a surge in infections for more than a week, adding to concerns over a sluggish start of a vaccination campaign that has faced supply problems and public reluctance. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The Latest: Philippines imposes airport entry restrictions

By The Associated Press Mar. 16, 2021 05:53 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks about efforts to combat COVID-19, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden stands by May timeline for vaccines for all US adults

By Zeke Miller, Linda A. Johnson And Jonathan Lemire Mar. 03, 2021 11:59 AM EST

FILE - This September 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a pharmacist preparing to give an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two. (Johnson & Johnson via AP, File)
Biden vows enough vaccine for all US adults by end of May

By Zeke Miller, Linda A. Johnson And Jonathan Lemire Mar. 02, 2021 08:27 AM EST

Apprentice Nursing's Associate Ellie Bull administers the Astra Zeneca vaccine to a homeless person at the Wellcome Centre in Ilford, east London, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. The British health service NHS England have started to vaccinate homeless vulnerable people. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
UK backs CureVac effort to make vaccine for COVID variants

By Danica Kirka Feb. 05, 2021 07:57 AM EST

The logo of the biotech company Curevac with the slogan "the RNA people" is displayed at the company headquarters in Tuebingen, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Through the cooperation with the pharmaceutical company Bayer, Curevac hopes to be able to use its Corona vaccine this summer. (Sebastian Gollnow/dpa via AP)
GSK, CureVac to make COVID-19 vaccines aimed at new variants

By Danica Kirka Feb. 03, 2021 02:46 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2021, file photo, Tina Killebrew, a certified medical assistant, prepares doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas. A racial gap has opened up in the nation's COVID-19 vaccination drive, with Black Americans in many places lagging behind whites in receiving shots, an Associated Press analysis shows. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Pfizer swings to small profit as vaccines begin to roll out

By Linda A. Johnson Feb. 02, 2021 07:22 AM EST

FILE - In this photo Nov.30, 2020 file photo the logo of French drug maker Sanofi is picture at the company's headquarters, in Paris. French drug maker Sanofi said Wednesday it will help manufacture 125 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by rivals Pfizer and BioNTech, while its own vaccine candidate faces delays. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
France's Sanofi to help rival Pfizer-BioNTech make vaccines

By Angela Charlton Jan. 27, 2021 03:07 AM EST

Bangladeshi drugmaker acquiring country's Sanofi subsidiary

By Julhas Alam Jan. 21, 2021 01:35 PM EST
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A leading Bangladeshi drugmaker is acquiring a majority stake in French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi’s subsidiary in Bangladesh at a...

A worker install a poster reading "Sanofi on strike" outside the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi headquarters in Marcy l'Etoile, central France, Tuesday, Jan.19, 2021. Employees of pharmaceutical company Sanofi stage a protest against planned redundancies that they say could slow the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic . Sanofi had been developing Covid vaccines but will not be ready to roll out until late 2021. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Unions strike over job cuts at French vaccine maker Sanofi

Jan. 19, 2021 07:55 AM EST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, photo provided by Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, registered nurse Starla Garcia prepares a coronavirus vaccine in Chinle, Ariz., for someone who enrolled in the COVID-19 vaccine trials on the Navajo Nation and initially received a placebo. (Nina Mayer Ritchie/Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health via AP)
Fast rollout of virus vaccine trials reveals tribal distrust

By Felicia Fonseca Jan. 02, 2021 11:11 AM EST

In this Saturday, March, 14, 2020 photo provided by Regeneron, , left, and members of the company's infectious disease team pose for a photo as they celebrate their first discovery of potential antibodies to treat COVID-19. They had spent weeks drawing blood from early survivors across the globe and from mice with human-like immune systems - all to test thousands of potential treatments. (Regeneron via AP)
One company's quest for an antibody drug to fight COVID-19

By Marilynn Marchione Dec. 21, 2020 12:05 AM EST

Worker Thomas Temperley, 16, wearing a protective face mask, carries a Christmas tree for Alex Goro and Natalie King at the International Garden and Floral Design Center in El Segundo, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
VIRUS TODAY: Health experts warn against holiday gatherings

Dec. 11, 2020 02:07 PM EST