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Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, falls in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Court cites lab delay in ruling allowing Valieva to skate

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 17, 2022 10:55 PM EST

FILE - A Ukrainian skier heads out on the course to test skis for wax and snow conditions prior to the relay competition at the World Cup Biathlon, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, in Presque Isle, Maine. The on-again, off-again ban on high-end waxes that help cross country skis glide smoothly over the snow, but are toxic to your health and the environment, is on in some places, but not the cross country ski World Cup circuit or 2022 Beijing Olympics because the tester isn't ready. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

No instant testing for toxic ski waxes at the Olympics

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 26, 2022 10:41 AM EST

FILE- This Jan. 7, 2021, file photo, shows the Curevac company headquarters in Tuebingen, Germany. German vaccine maker CureVac said Wednesday, June 16, 2021, that interim data from late-stage testing of its coronavirus shot show a comparatively low effectiveness in protecting people against COVID-19. (Sebastian Gollnow/dpa via AP, File)

CureVac: Vaccine data are 'sobering,' full results in weeks

Jun. 17, 2021 09:12 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 31, 2021 file photo, England's Raheem Sterling controls the ball during their World Cup 2022 group I qualifying soccer match against Poland at Wembley stadium in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II has used her birthday honors list to celebrate the achievements of people in the limelight, as well as those at the forefront of the U.K.'s rapid rollout of coronavirus vaccines over the past few months. In the world of sport, Manchester City footballer Raheem Sterling was awarded an MBE, which makes him a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, for his efforts to promote racial equality in sport.
(Catherine Ivill, Pool via AP, file)

Queen Elizabeth honors key women in UK's rapid vaccine drive

By Pan Pylas Jun. 11, 2021 05:30 PM EDT

Germany: Delay for CureVac shot won't hurt vaccine campaign

Jun. 09, 2021 01:10 PM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health ministry on Wednesday downplayed the possible impact on the country's coronavirus vaccine campaign after reports that the shot...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and UC Davis Assistant Nurse Manager Claudio Alvarado select the first 15 Californians to be awarded $50,000 for doing their part in getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at the California Lottery Headquarters on Friday, June 4, 2021, in Sacramento, Calif. It was the first in a series of drawings for $16.5 million in prize money aimed at encouraging Californians to get their shots ahead of June 15, when the state plans to lift almost all virus-related restrictions. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP)

The Latest: Mexico to use US vaccine doses at border

By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2020, file photo, IOC President Thomas Bach visits the National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games postponed until July 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Tokyo. Bach has canceled a trip in May 2021 to Japan because of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Monday, May 10, 2021 in a statement. The trip was made impossible because of a state of emergency in Tokyo and other parts of the country that has been extended until May 31. (Behrouz Mehri/Pool Photo via AP, Fo;e)

South Africa shows the complexities of IOC's vaccine offer

By Gerald Imray May. 28, 2021 01:49 PM 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...

Healthcare workers transport to a morgue the body of a patient who died from COVID-19 at Clinicas Hospital in San Lorenzo, Paraguay, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The Health Ministry reported that a record number of people died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 18. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

The Latest: Detroit archbishop ends mask rule for vaccinated

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 01:10 AM EDT

Sanofi-GSK reports success in virus vaccine, after setback

May. 17, 2021 02:11 AM EDT

People wait to be vaccinated with the Cuban Abdala vaccine for COVID-19 outside a doctors' office in Alamar on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 14, 2021. Cuba has begun to immunize people this week with its own vaccines, Abdala and Soberana 02, the only ones developed by a Latin American country. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba rolls out mass vaccines while awaiting study results

By Andrea Rodríguez May. 14, 2021 04:16 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 2, 2021 file photo, a pharmacy technician loads a syringe with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine. On Friday, March 7 The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that Pfizer admitted in its COVID-19 clinical trial protocol document that vaccinated people can “shed” the vaccine, emitting materials that can spread to unvaccinated people by inhalation or skin contact.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press May. 07, 2021 01:21 PM EDT

Russia approves single-dose version of Sputnik V vaccine

May. 06, 2021 11:28 AM EDT
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities gave regulatory approval Thursday to a single-dose version of the country's Sputnik V vaccine, arguing that the move could...