NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to its pre-pandemic form this year, with its route restored through Manhattan, high-flying helium balloons once again pulled by handlers and crowds welcomed back to cheer them on. And Baby Yoda is joining the party for the first ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Biotechnology company Novavax said today that Indonesia has given the world's first emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, which uses a different technology than current shots. The vaccine doesn't require the extremely cold storage temperatures that ...
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney's international airport came alive with tears, embraces and laughter today as Australia opened its border for the first time in 20 months, with some arriving travelers removing mandatory masks to see the faces of loved ones they've been separated from for so ...
The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million today, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care systems. Together, the United States, the European Union, Britain and Brazil — all ...
There were more COVID-19 deaths reported this month in Ohio than the five previous months combined. There were 2,707 COVID-19 deaths in the state in October. The Ohio Department of Health provides COVID-19 death information on Tuesday and Fridays, so this will be the final reported number for October. In comparison, there were 954 COVID-19 deaths reported in September in Ohio, 374 in August, 183 in July, 448 in June and 577 in May. Thatás 2,536 total deaths over the past five months. The number of COVID-19 deaths in October is the most for a month in Ohio since February. There ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration today paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA cleared kid-size doses — just a third of the amount given to teens and adults — for emergency use, and up to 28 million more American children could be eligible for vaccinations as early as next week. One more regulatory hurdle remains: On Tuesday, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make more detailed recommendations on which youngsters should get vaccinated, with a final decision by the agency's director ...
