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A healthcare worker prepares to inject a man with a dose of the Sinovac vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination point for seniors in Duque de Caxias, Brazil, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Sputnik vaccine helping Russia regain LatAm foothold

By David Biller And Christopher Sherman 48 minutes ago

A person receives the COVID-19 vaccine as members of the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra play at the vaccination center in Arena Nord in Frederikshavn, Jutland, Denmark, Monday April 12, 2021. (Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
The Latest: Germany aims to unify pandemic restrictions

By The Associated Press 7 hrs ago

A medical worker adjusts her mask near propaganda boards showing famed Chinese medical expert Zhong Nanshan and the words "Vaccine China Made" outside vaccination center in Beijing Friday, April 9, 2021. In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country's top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to give them a boost. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Top Chinese official admits vaccines have low effectiveness

By Joe Mcdonald And Huizhong Wu Apr. 11, 2021 01:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, file photo, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection in Topeka, Kan. In March 2021, Kelly enacted a law giving legislative leaders power to revoke her emergency orders. Top Republican lawmakers immediately used it to scuttle a Kelly order meant to encourage counties to keep mask mandates in place. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
The Latest: Romanians protest restrictions as cases top 1M

By The Associated Press Apr. 10, 2021 06:10 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 file photo, an electronic sign advises travelers to wear face masks and practice social distancing while passing through the main terminal of Denver International Airport in Denver. On Friday, April 9, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting the federal government wants to require Americans to present a health passport or vaccine certificate “on demand,” including for domestic travel. While private businesses are considering vaccine passports for certain activities, Biden administration officials have said the federal government will not mandate vaccine passports. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 04:33 PM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, listen to plant manager Wladimir Guitel, as he visits the Delpharm plant in Saint-Remy-sur-Avre, west of Paris, Friday, April 9, 2021 in Paris. The Delpharm plant started bottling Pfizer vaccines this week as France tries to make its mark on global vaccine production, and speed up vaccinations of French people amid a new virus surge. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
France advises vaccine mixing for some, amid clotting fears

Apr. 09, 2021 09:29 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, and plant manager Wladimir Guitel, visit the Delpharm plant in Saint-Remy-sur-Avre, west of Paris, Friday, April 9, 2021 in Paris. The Delpharm plant started bottling Pfizer vaccines this week as France tries to make its mark on global vaccine production, and speed up vaccinations of French people amid a new virus surge. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
The Latest: Navajo Nation issues weekend stay-at-home order

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 04:07 AM EDT

A shot of Pfizer's Comirnaty vaccine against coronavirus is drawn up in a GP surgery, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP)
Germany mulls possible order of Russian COVID-19 vaccine

By Geir Moulson Apr. 08, 2021 07:53 AM EDT

A woman receives a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Africa CDC says vaccine passports 'inappropriate' for now

By Rodney Muhumuza Apr. 08, 2021 06:56 AM EDT

Holocaust survivor Fanny Amar wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus holds a rose as she and others attend the yearly Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Haifa, Israel, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
The Latest: US 7th Fleet: 14,000 personnel fully vaccinated

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2021 01:26 AM EDT

COVID-19 vaccine supply smaller after manufacturing mistake

Apr. 07, 2021 09:02 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government has lowered vaccine-supply allotments for Washington, apparently because of problems at a facility producing Johnson &amp...

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 07:51 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 7 The Boston Globe on ...

Workmen in Casablanca, Morocco, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Moroccan authorities have announced the discovery of a new local variant of the coronavirus and extended an overnight curfew as infections rise again. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)
Morocco imposes Ramadan curfew, despite vaccine success

By Tarik El Barakah Apr. 07, 2021 01:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 file photo,People wear protective face masks due to the coronavirus pandemic, as they walk over a bridge during the lockdown in Oberhausen, Germany. Armin Laschet, a governor who also leads Merkel’s party, called this week for a vaguely defined 2-3 week “bridge lockdown” to control infections while Germany steps up a so-far slow vaccination campaign. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has thrown her weight behind calls for a 'short, uniform lockdown'. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)
Merkel backs 'short, uniform lockdown' across Germany

By Geir Moulson Apr. 07, 2021 09:11 AM EDT

This December 2020 photo provided by Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Village Service Chief Dr. Elizabeth Roll holds a COVID-19 vaccine in Napakiak, Alaska. Getting the vaccine to the world's farthest corners means delivering it by boat to Maine's islands, traveling by snowmobile to villages in Alaska and navigating complex waterways in Brazil's Amazon. (Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation via AP)
The Latest: 11 new COVID-19 cases in China's lone outbreak

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 01:29 AM EDT

Luis Alves Nogueira, 74, left, receives a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from a healthcare worker, in the Pupuri community along the Purus River, in the Labrea municipality, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Getting the vaccine to the world's farthest corners means delivering it by boat to Maine's islands, traveling by snowmobile to villages in Alaska and navigating complex waterways in Brazil's Amazon. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)
Boat, snowmobile, camel: Vaccine reaches world's far corners

By David Sharp Apr. 07, 2021 01:06 AM EDT

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a news conference Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Manatee County Emergency Management office in Palmetto, Fla. DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday after a leak at a large pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted water. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Florida governor rebuts vaccine 'pay-to-play' report on CBS

By Mike Schneider And Terry Spencer Apr. 06, 2021 04:06 PM EDT

Tennessee governor joins GOP push against vaccine passports

By Kimberlee Kruesi And Jonathan Mattise Apr. 06, 2021 01:34 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday joined fellow Republicans nationwide to advocate against COVID-19 vaccine passports, which are being...

Proposed Indiana voting law change faces corporate criticism

By Tom Davies Apr. 06, 2021 12:10 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One of Indiana’s most prominent corporations is criticizing an Indiana proposal that opponents maintain will make mail-in voting more...

FILE - In this March 15, 2021, file photo, boxes of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative arrive at the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. The world's largest vaccine maker, based in India, will be able to restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if new coronavirus infections subside in the country, its chief executive said Tuesday, April 6. On March 25, COVAX announced a major setback in its vaccine rollout because a surge in infections in India had caused the Serum Institute of India to cater to domestic demand, resulting in a delay in global shipments of up to 90 million doses. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)
AP Interview: India could resume vaccine exports by June

By Aniruddha Ghosal Apr. 06, 2021 10:18 AM EDT