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Biden aims to distribute masks to millions in ‘equity’ push
President Joe Biden plans to distribute millions of face masks to Americans in communities hard-hit by the coronavirusBy ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated PressFebruary 24, 2021, 6:19 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to…
Health network allowed employees’ kin to skip vaccine line
One of Pennsylvania’s largest health networks allowed employees' family members to skip the COVID-19 vaccine line, raising questions of fairness at a time of strong public demand and scarce supply.Geisinger's decision to give special…
States pass their own virus aid, not waiting on Washington
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the the pandemic's economic…
A shot in the arm: EU vaccine program struggles to speed up
BRUSSELS -- Two months after its first vaccine shots, the European Union is still struggling to get its COVID-19 inoculation drive up to speed. EU leaders are meeting Thursday to jump-start the process, fearing that new virus variants…
2 hard-hit cities, 2 diverging fates in vaccine rollout
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Mario Valdez, his wife and their 18-year-old son were fully vaccinated for COVID-19 this month as part of a special effort to inoculate every resident of Central Falls, the Rhode Island community hit hardest by the…
‘Don’t worry, come forward:’ Asian nations get 1st shots
Many nations in the Asia-Pacific region are rolling out the first shots for COVID-19 this week.Here's a look at major developments:SOUTH KOREASouth Korea’s top infectious disease experts warned that vaccines will not bring the disease to…
The Latest: S. Korean-made vaccines roll off production line
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s top infectious disease expert has warned that vaccines will not end the coronavirus pandemic quickly as the country prepared to give its first vaccinations this week.Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the…
Lawsuits filed against auto insurers over rates in pandemic
Class action lawsuits were filed in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies on Tuesday, contending that the companies charged excessive insurance premiums during the pandemic by failing to account for a drop in driving and…
Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France
The ecologist mayor of one of France’s most famously gastronomic cities has kicked up a storm of protest and debate by taking meat off the menu at school canteensBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated PressFebruary 23, 2021, 7:06 PM• 3 min…
Washington taps pastors to overcome racial divide on vaccine
WASHINGTON -- Stately and deliberate, with a distinctive white streak in his black hair, the Rev. Wallace Charles Smith started his Valentine's Day sermon at Shiloh Baptist Church by talking about love and vaccinations.“That's…
