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Zimbabwe will receive 200,000 Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines donated by China on February 15.

A surge in brutal attacks against Asian American seniors in the Bay Area has left residents fearful and angry.

Supply shortages and problems with access to vaccination appointments have been some of the barriers to the equitable distribution of the vaccine.

South Africa will start vaccinating front-line health workers next week with a shot that is still in testing.

Many pharmacies are already administering vaccine doses that have been allocated to states.

Herd immunity is not a magic moment after which the virus simply vanishes. But it does mark the point at which cases gradually diminish.

Medical workers across Myanmar began a civil disobedience protest, wearing red ribbons and declaring they won’t work for the new military government.

The European Union proposed a $4.8 billion plan aimed at improving the fight against cancer as the coronavirus pandemic tends to delay diagnoses.

The spread of other dangerous germs is surging — a result, in part, of the chaotic response to the pandemic.

Cyclone Eloise has affected 250,000 people in the Mozambique port city of Beira and surrounding areas and damaged or destroyed 76 health centers.

Americans' reluctance to get vaccinated for COVID-19 is waning.

The COVID-19 pandemic has moved hunger out of the shadows in the United States.