COVID-19 vaccine rollout
FILE - In this May 2, 2021, file photo, a woman adjusts her face mask as she walks by a statue featuring the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating on display at the Shougang Park in Beijing. China's "zero tolerance" strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission of the coronavirus has kept kept the country where the virus first was detected in late 2019 largely free of the disease. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
China keeps virus at bay at high cost ahead of Olympics

By Joe Mcdonald And Huizhong Wu Sep. 21, 2021 08:32 PM EDT

A crew member leaps to fix a logo for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics before a launch ceremony to reveal the motto for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. Organizers on Friday announced "Together for a Shared Future" as the motto of the next Olympics, which is scheduled to begin on Feb. 4 of next year. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
IOC urges Olympic teams to ask for more vaccines

Sep. 17, 2021 06:51 AM EDT

ADDS RESTRICTION: ONE TIME USE ONLY, EDITORIAL USE ONLY - IOC President Thomas Bach, right, meets with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, second from left, during a welcome party for Bach and IOC officials at Akasaka Palace, Japanese state guest house, in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, July 18, 2021.(Courtesy of Tokyo 2020 via AP)
Japanese PM Suga says world should see safe Olympics staged

By Graham Dunbar Jul. 19, 2021 11:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday June 24, 2021, European Council President Charles Michel, left, greets Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel during an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels. The government of Luxembourg said Monday June 28, 2021, that Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation for 10 days. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, FILE)
The Latest: Hong Kong to ban flights from UK to curb virus

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 06:35 AM EDT

North Macedonia gets 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines

By Konstantin Testorides Jun. 27, 2021 12:51 PM EDT
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia on Sunday received a shipment of 500,000 doses of Chinese Sinovac vaccines that will allow authorities to...

People queue at a mass coronavirus vaccination centre held in Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, in north London, Friday June 25, 2021. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)
UK virus cases hit highest since Feb 5 amid 'grab a jab'

By Pan Pylas Jun. 26, 2021 01:07 PM EDT

People enjoy a summer's day, in Benidorm, south-east Spain, Saturday, June 26, 2021. Almost a year after face masks became mandatory indoors and outdoors in Spain, people from Saturday are no longer required to wear them outside as long as they can stay at least 1.5 meters (5 feet) apart. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
The Latest: UK health secretary quits in wake of scandal

By The Associated Press Jun. 26, 2021 08:27 AM EDT

Brown: Oregon will fully reopen by June 30

By Sara Cline Jun. 25, 2021 02:57 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown said Friday Oregon's COVID-19 related restrictions will be lifted by June 30 or once 70% of adults in the state...

Doctor blasts Wisconsin senator's COVID vaccine skepticism

By Scott Bauer Jun. 25, 2021 11:15 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a vocal critic of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, announced plans Friday to hold a news conference bringing...

FILE - In this June 16, 2021, file photo, police officers and firefighters arrive to receive the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at a former Tsukiji fish market which was turned to be a temporary mass vaccination center site set up by Tokyo metropolitan government, in Tokyo. After months of delays due to political and bureaucratic bungling as well as a shortage of vaccines, inoculations in Japan are taking off, and the drive is now racing down to the wire with the Olympics starting in one month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Is Japan's remarkable vaccine drive in time for Olympics?

By Mari Yamaguchi Jun. 25, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

Massachusetts hospital systems to require employee shots

Jun. 24, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Three major Massachusetts hospital systems said Thursday they will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, even those who do not...

Abu Dhabi says no vaccines for tourists, changes app posting

Jun. 24, 2021 11:21 AM EDT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The capital of the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that it will not allow tourists flying into the emirate to...

FILE In this file photo dated Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, people in the arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London, during England's coronavirus lockdown. The return of international travel is key to economic recovery across Europe, particularly for countries that rely more heavily on tourism, according to figures released Thursday June 24, 2021, from the World Travel and Tourism Council.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)
A look at travel rules in popular European destinations

Jun. 24, 2021 10:39 AM EDT

What should I know about the delta variant? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)
What should I know about the delta variant?

By Aniruddha Ghosal Jun. 24, 2021 12:31 AM EDT

FILE - In this file image taken from video by the Office of the Ohio Governor on May 27, 2021, Abbigail Bugenske, 22, from Cincinnati, the first winner of Ohio's first $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize, is interviewed during a news conference. The state plans to announce its third pair of Ohio Vax-a-Million winners Wednesday evening, June 9, 2021, even as the initial bump from the incentive program fades and the vaccination numbers continue to drop. (Office of Ohio Governor via AP, File)
Ohio ends incentive lottery with mixed vaccination results

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 23, 2021 03:56 PM EDT

CureVac founder withdraws candidacy for supervisory board

Jun. 23, 2021 08:21 AM EDT
German biotech company CureVac said Wednesday that its founder has withdrawn his candidacy for the supervisory board for health reasons. Dr...

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks to journalists after touring Ben Gurion Airport, with the Minister of Health Nitzan Horowitz and the Minister of Transportation Merav Michaeli, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
The Latest: COVID-19 cluster worsens in Australian city

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 06:01 AM EDT

Baker: State reaches goal of 4.1M residents fully vaccinated

Jun. 22, 2021 03:42 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has reached its goal of fully vaccinating 4.1 million residents against the coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday. ...

This 2019 photo provided by Moderna shows the company's President Stephen Hoge in his office in Cambridge, Mass. In a May 2021 interview, Hoge says the company is working on developing COVID-19 vaccine booster shots while also trying to harness the genetic code technology it helped pioneer to fight other diseases. (Moderna via AP)
Moderna's president talks COVID-19 and vaccine technology

By Linda A. Johnson Jun. 22, 2021 12:34 PM EDT

A motorcycle delivery driver is inoculated with China's Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine at a drive-thru vaccination center in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who refuse COVID-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country for hard-hit countries like India and the United States if they would not cooperate with massive efforts to end the pandemic. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The Latest: Guam launching COVID-19 vaccine tourism program

By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2021 02:43 AM EDT