Paramedics work in an ambulance parked outside the Royal London Hospital in east London on January 21, 2021. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – The official UK death toll from the coronavirus pandemic hit 100,000 on Tuesday. That was the grim milestone reached as a recent surge in infections continued to put…

[The stream is slated to start at 06:00 ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Now that big pharmaceutical companies develop effective coronavirus vaccines, the next big challenge is getting them to as many people as possible. For example, the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech must…

NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar Adam Jeffery | CNBC Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Basketball Hall said it supports teams and players who use their platforms to promote Covid-19 vaccinations. The former National Basketball Association star joined CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Monday and discussed vaccination. Abdul-Jabbar announced that he received his vaccination shots this month and that…

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who sits on Pfizer’s board of directors, defended the company’s move to send fewer vials of its Covid-19 vaccine and count six doses per vial instead of five. This is the best way to ensure that the extra dose is received. When the company started shipping vaccine bottles last month, pharmacists found…

Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting Indonesia’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Jakarta on August 16, 2020. Feature China | Barcroft Media via Getty Images SINGAPORE – Indonesia will take at least a year for a sufficient portion of its population to be immune to Covid-19, the country’s finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told…

On January 22, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signs Executive Orders for economic relief for families and businesses affected by Covid in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Nicholas Comb | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden will sign a travel ban on Monday for most non-U.S. Citizens entering…

USC School of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Richard Dang (R) gives Ashley Van Dyke a Covid-19 vaccine as a mass vaccination of health care workers is happening on January 15, 2021 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Irfan Khan | AFP | Getty Images People vaccinated against Covid-19 at Dodger Stadium will leave the virus…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference on Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Downing Street on January 15, 2021 in London, England. Dominic Lipinski | Getty Images LONDON – There is “some evidence” that a new variant of Covid, first identified in the UK, could be more deadly than the original variety, UK Prime…

Allyson Black, a registered U.S. Air Force nurse, is serving Covid-19 patients in a makeshift intensive care unit at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California on January 21, 2021. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON – Health experts warn that, despite restrictions, the US is likely to struggle to contain the…

Walgreens pharmacist Jessica Sahni will hold the vaccine against Pfizer BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the New Jewish Home in New York on December 21, 2020. Yuki Iwamura | Reuters Pfizer said it had fully enrolled its Covid-19 vaccine study in children ages 12-15, an important step before the vaccine could be used in that…