vaccine

A hospital worker cares for a Covid-19 patient in a Salzburg, Austria, hospital. Austria is facing another nationwide lockdown, according to several local media reports. Photo: Barbara Gindl/dpa.

World

CORONAVIRUS

Austria to impose nationwide lockdown, make vaccination compulsory

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/19/21

The country is suffering from a severe fourth wave, with the seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants at 1,000, according to the most recent available data

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Spain to give third vaccine dose to people over 60 and health workers

The Nomad Today 11/18/21

Most people aged 60 to 69 have received the AstraZeneca vaccine

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Pfizer agrees to license Covid-19 medicine to poor countries

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/16/21

The licences should give manufacturers in 95 countries - home to 53% of the world's population - the right to produce the drug

30 October 2021, US, Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris receives a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. Photo: Lawrence Jackson/White House via Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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CORONAVIRUS

Norway offers booster jabs to all citizens over 18 years of age

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/12/21

The number of new infections and hospital admissions have risen sharply recently

04 November 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: A woman gets her first vaccine jab inside the Vaccination Tram in Frankfurt. People who want to be vaccinated can board the tram, which runs on regular routes through Frankfurt, at any time without an appointment. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa.

Coronavirus

THIRD DOSE

French rush on booster shots after government tightens Covid rules

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/11/21

From December, people aged over 50 are to become eligible for a booster vaccine

A view of the Royal Palace of Sweden in Stockholm. Photo: Pixabay.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Sweden extends offer of booster Covid-19 vaccine to people over 65

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/27/21

This third vaccination dose could be received six months after the second one at the earliest

Lifestyle

HEALTH

Spanish government stresses importance of flu vaccination this year

The Nomad Today 10/26/21

At the meeting of the Public Health Commission, it was agreed that both vaccines, Covid-19 and influenza, be administered simultaneously

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

WHO: 1 billion Covid-19 shots given in Europe region

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/21/21

A universal vaccination rate of 70% remains the goal to contain the crisis

FILED - 28 April 2004, Berlin: Then US Foreign Secretary Colin Powell gestures as he speaks during the anti-Semitism conference which is organised by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Berlin. Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has died aged 84 of Covid-19 complications, his family has announced. Photo: Michael Urban/dpa/Pool/dpa

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AGED 84

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell died of Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21

The son of the South Bronx who rose to the highest US military ranks was fully vaccinated against the coronavirus

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Russia's coronavirus deaths hit new record high

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/10/21

Russian authorities believe the main reason for the high number of deaths and infections is the population's unwillingness to be vaccinated

Vials of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are displayed at a vaccination clinic at Winter Springs High School. As of 10 September 2021, 54% of Florida's population has been fully vaccinated. Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU regulator set to decide on Pfizer/BioNTech booster shot next month

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/24/21

The EMA plans to announce its decision in early October

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Spain approves third vaccine dose for some immunosuppressed people

The Nomad Today 9/23/21

The additional dose is also indicated for people with solid organ transplants, haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and people on anti-CD20 drugs

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Most of those hospitalized for Covid-19 in Finland are not vaccinated

The Nomad Today 8/20/21

Vaccination progresses slowly in Finland compared to other developed countries

16 August 2021, Spain, Valencia: A health worker administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a teenager at a vaccination centre in the City of Arts in Valencia. Photo: Jorge Gil/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

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INTERNATIONAL FRAUD

Interpol issues global alert of Covid-19 vaccine scams

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/16/21

Representatives of health ministries and hospitals in 40 countries have received offers to buy vaccines from fraudsters

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Nearly 10,000 Finns quarantined as Covid-19 cases continue to rise

The Nomad Today 8/12/21

Finland has only fully vaccinated 39% of the population, one of the lowest rates in Europe

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Thousands injected with saline instead of Covid vaccine in Germany

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/11/21

Some 8,557 people who received a jab between March 5 and April 20 might be affected, according to the district administration

02 August 2021, Israel, Jerusalem: A paramedic from Magen David Adom, serving as the Israeli Red Cross organization and leading EMS, prepares a 3rd Coronavirus BioNTech Pfizer vaccine at the Mishan Gonen Assisted Living Residence for the elderly. Photo: Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

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CORONAVIRUS

Municipalities can start vaccinating 12-15-year-olds from Monday

The Nomad Today 8/8/21

A very rare adverse effect for recipients of an mRNA vaccine has been myocarditis or pericarditis , which are heart conditions, THL says in a statement

HANDOUT - 25 July 2021, Israel, Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during the weekly Israeli cabinet meeting. Photo: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Israel to offer third coronavirus vaccine jab to those aged 60 and up

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/30/21

To help spotlight the new campaign, Israeli President Isaac Herzog will get his third dose on Friday morning

Climate activist Greta Thunberg after receiving her first Covid-19 vaccine does. Photo: Twitter/@GretaThunberg.

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CORONAVIRUS

Climate activist Greta Thunberg receives first Covid-19 vaccine jab

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/28/21

Thunberg said that "no one is safe until everyone is safe" and asked people to not hesitate when offered a vaccine

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

More than half of Finnish youth received first Covid-19 vaccine

The Nomad Today 7/26/21

Finland is lagging behind other EU member states when it comes to administering the second dose of the vaccine, which allows travel with the EU digital certificate