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Merck corporate headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
Medicine
New Merck pill could help treat COVID-19 symptoms for people without access to vaccines
Eusebio Torres waits to be vaccinated as a nurse prepares the dose of the Cuban Abdala COVID-19 vaccine at the Gustavo Aldereguia hospital in Cienfuegos, Cuba, Sunday, May 30, 2021.
COVID-19
Cuba’s promise of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine  
A member of the National Guard, center, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a farmworker.
COVID-19
Vaccine mandates aren’t new. But do they work?
Dr. Fauci stands at a podium in the White House press room with the American flag over his shoulder
COVID-19
A future pandemic is ‘almost guaranteed,’ Fauci says
A sole woman waits in an empty movie theater-turned vaccination hub for her vaccine at a mall
COVID-19
Vaccine hesitancy: A nationwide challenge in the Philippines
A pregnant person wearing a red shirt holds her belly, wearing a face mask and gloves.
Commentary
For pregnant women, getting the COVID-19 jab is a challenging choice
Two lab technicians dressed in white protective gear organize vials.
COVID-19
US loosens export restrictions to help India’s ‘full-blown’ coronavirus crisis
Army captain in scrubs administers COVID-19 vaccine to man in black shirt
Medicine
The quest for a universal coronavirus vaccine
Anita Anand, Canada's Minister of Public Services and Procurement opens a box with some of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses that Canada has secured through a deal with the Serum Institute of India in partnership with Verity Pharma at a facility in M
COVID-19
A Canadian company challenges vaccine rules to increase access 
A man receives a shot from a health worker, both wear masks and protective gear.
COVID-19
In Zimbabwe, vaccine hesitancy among front-line workers stalls rollout 
A person holds a vial of a vaccine dose wearing blue gloves
Top of The World
EU moves toward stricter export controls for COVID-19 vaccines
Several long lines of traffic cones are shown winding around an empty parking lot.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: Coronavirus vaccine acceptance and public attitudes
A person receives a jab from a health worker wearing white gloves
Top of The World
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 79% effective, US trial shows
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong-un speaks in a conference with chief secretaries of the city and county party committees in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, March 6, 2020. 
COVID-19
North Korea to reopen its borders for the coronavirus vaccine
A doctor gives a patient the coronavirus vaccine in his office.
COVID-19
France launches citizens’ collective to tackle widespread vaccine hesitancy
An Indian British woman wears a face mask and receives a shot in her arm with someone wearing purple gloves.
COVID-19
British celebs, religious leaders fight vaccine hesitancy in minorities
A health care worker prepares a dose of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, at the Del Norte Hospital in El Alto, Bolivia, on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.
COVID-19
Sputnik V vaccine is nearly 92% effective — a ‘political win for Putin’
Clinical Research Nurse Aneta Gupta labels blood samples from volunteer Yash during the Imperial College vaccine trial, at a clinic in London, Aug. 5, 2020.
COVID-19
A global initiative could ensure equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine. Can it work?
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