The European Union could open a “Pandora’s Box” if it decides to restrict exports of coronavirus vaccines, a political analyst told CNBC last week. Vaccinations in the 27-person block were hampered by production problems. Anglo-Swedish company AstraZeneca lowered its target for the first quarter from 90 million cans to 30 million cans earlier this year.…

Revelers flock to the beach to celebrate the spring break while coronavirus disease (COVID-19) broke out in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on March 6, 2021. Marco Bello | Reuters With the possibility of summer barbecues in a few months’ time and the promise of widespread supplies of Covid-19 vaccines in the US by the…

Luis Alvarez | DigitalVision | Getty Images Americans can get a tax break on masks, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, and other personal protective equipment this filing season to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, the IRS said on Friday. The tax code allows taxpayers to deduct medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of their adjusted gross…

Paramedic Lenny Fernandez, medical assistant Rodnay Moore, and paramedic certified Calvin Davis (left to right) prepare doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine as the City of Vernon Health Department workers open the new clinic for the city’s mobile health unit for delivery Vaccinations used by COVID-19 against nearly 250 food processing workers at Rose &…

Nurses remove vaccination doses from a vial while Maryland residents receive their second dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at the Cameron Grove Community Center in Bowie, Maryland on March 25, 2021. Win McNamee | Getty Images A new study, supported by the National Institutes of Health, aims to help doctors and officials figure out…

People enjoy themselves on the beach on March 4, 2021 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. College students have begun arriving in the South Florida area for the annual spring break ritual. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The US could soar again in Covid-19 cases if pandemic safety measures are not followed, the head of the Centers…

Small bottles labeled “Vaccine” stickers are placed near a medical syringe in front of the words “Coronavirus COVID-19” displayed in this April 10, 2020 illustration. Given Ruvic | Reuters The World Health Organization warned of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccines being sold on the internet during a press conference on Friday. “We urge all people not to…

Joanna Oakley got her annual flu shot in 2015 and immediately knew something was wrong. “It felt like it hit the bone right away. And over the next few days I noticed that it was getting increasingly sore and it got where I couldn’t move my arm, I couldn’t turn my steering wheel in my…

Moncef Slaoui, the former head of GlaxoSmithKlines’ vaccines division, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump makes remarks on coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on May 15, 2020. The Trump administration, dubbed Operation Warp Speed, announces plans for a major effort to manufacture and market a coronavirus…

A worker prepares materials for vaccination at the University Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey, the United States, on December 15, 2020. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Rutgers University will require students to return to their campus this fall to prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19. This…