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Anastasia, 3, is held by her mother, as she receives treatment at a schoolhouse that has been converted into a field hospital, in Mostyska, western Ukraine, Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is hampering efforts to stop a polio outbreak
A worker walks alongside the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant's array of digester eggs in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York
Health & Medicine
Why has polio emerged in the US, UK and Israel? A polio eradication expert weighs in.
President Joe Biden meets with the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the latest developments related to the omicron variant in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Jan. 4, 2022
COVID-19
‘Hope is not a plan’: Dr. Atul Gawande says global COVID funding is dwindling but the crisis continues
A nurse prepares a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination at the Kiswa Health Center III in the Bugolobi neighborhood of Kampala, Uganda Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. 
COVID-19
Why auto-disable syringes are key to vaccinating the world
A 5-year-old boy gets his first dose of China's Sinovac vaccine, at a vaccination center in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. 
COVID-19
Why Chile moved ahead with COVID vaccines for the very young
A vial of the Moderna vaccine for the coronavirus.
What does Moderna owe the world?
A woman speaks on her mobile phone while waiting for a light rail train, wearing a mask on her chin that she'll be required to pull over her nose and mouth on the train to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, in central Jerusalem.
COVID-19
Israeli researchers try to find COVID ‘threshold’ with fourth vaccine dose
Olympic athletes, from left, archer Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida, Paralympic rower Michel Pessanha, swimmer Marcela Cunha and swimmer Larissa Oliveira pose for a photo with the mascot of the vaccination campaign, named "Zé Gotinha," or "Droplet Joe," after t
COVID-19
Brazil’s COVID vaccination campaign picks up thanks to a 1980s public health mascot
Merck corporate headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
Medicine
New Merck pill could help treat COVID-19 symptoms for people without access to vaccines
A health worker administers a vaccination to a child during a polio campaign in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, June 15, 2021. UN agencies are gearing up to vaccinate all of Afghanistan’s children under 5 against polio after the Taliban agreed to the
Afghanistan
An upcoming vaccine drive in Afghanistan is an ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to eradicate polio, UN official says
Vials of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in Jackson, Miss.
Top of The World
Moderna to build manufacturing plant in Africa
A medical worker administers a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in Gostinny Dvor, a huge exhibition place in Moscow, Russia.
COVID-19
Russia tests vaccine science by combining Sputnik and Astrazeneca in new trial
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 close up photograph of a syringe is shown with a nurse in soft focus in the background.
COVID-19
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
Movistar employee Alejandra Arias, 29, get her first dose of the Sinovac vaccine on July 4.
COVID-19
In Colombia, companies expedite vaccine rollout with private funds
Students wearing masks make their way through the University of Chicago campus
Education
‘This year is still not normal’: International students wade through a confusing mishmash of vaccine, visa rules
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?
Emine Aslan, a doctor on the vaccine team, prepares a COVID-19 vaccine for a patient in Ömerova
COVID-19
Turkey’s health workers hike steep mountains to deliver vaccines in isolated villages
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
Young man in blue shirt lifts a piece of concrete as other men sift through rubble after an airstrike
Top of The World
Prospects of a ceasefire offer hope to ending violence between Israel and Hamas
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
White tents of campsite against a blue sky
In Greece, thousands of asylum-seekers are waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine
A masked man in a suit stands in front of a line of people waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19
Efficiency over privacy: How trust in the Chinese government helped contain the pandemic
A member of the Paris Fire Brigade prepares a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19
A patent waiver ‘strikes the right balance’ between commercial interests and public health, says South Africa WTO rep
Two lab technicians dressed in white protective gear organize vials.
COVID-19
US loosens export restrictions to help India’s ‘full-blown’ coronavirus crisis
A stadium is set up as a vaccination drive site in France.
Health & Medicine
French citizens can choose a preferred jab. Some say ‘vaccine shopping’ leads to waste.
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 
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez waves upon his arrival to an air base to receive a shipment of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine via the COVAX program, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 13, 2021.
COVID-19
Honduras and other countries at the ‘back of the line’ in global vaccine distribution
An administrative worker explains to people how to fill up the national vaccination certificate in a vaccination center in Strasbourg, France, March 18, 2021. France is set to announce new coronavirus restrictions on Thursday, including a potential lockdo
COVID-19
The EU proposes certificates to ease travel during the pandemic. Not everyone is on board.
A man wearing a blue shirt and black cap gets a vaccine shot by a health care worker.
COVID-19
Grassroots organizations tackle vaccine misinformation in farmworker communities
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 medical worker gives a shot of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to a woman during the vaccination in Belgrade, Serbia, Feb. 17, 2021. 
COVID-19
Serbia lets people choose their COVID-19 vaccine. Some call it a ‘political ballot.’
Residents of the Iztacalco borough follow a long, snaking line to receive doses of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, during a mass vaccination campaign for Mexicans over age 60, at the Advanced School for Physical Education, in Mexico City, Feb. 24,
COVID-19
Russia expands ‘soft power’ in Latin America with Sputnik vaccine
A health worker administers the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to his colleague while the prime minister's adviser on health issues Faisal Sultan, second right, and other officials watch during a ceremony to start the vaccination campaign in Islamabad
Health & Medicine
The biggest challenge for vaccine workers in Pakistan? Staying alive.
A man holds a sign that says "zero COVID" wearing a winter jacket and hat outside in front of chancellery in Berlin.
Language
Vaccine envy? There’s a German word for that.
A doctor gives a patient the coronavirus vaccine in his office.
COVID-19
France launches citizens’ collective to tackle widespread vaccine hesitancy
A large pallet is shown covered in a white wrapping with the logo for COVAX posted on the side.
Top of The World
Ghana receives first vaccines from COVAX
A nurse administers a shot to an elderly man wearing a white T-shirt and black pants at his home.
COVID-19
Dual citizens in Mexico seek vaccine options in the US as rollout lags
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
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address to a restricted parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. 
South Africa changes course on vaccine rollout after disappointing study
A gloved hand holds a needle up-close.
COVID-19
How India’s Serum Institute became a COVID-19 vaccine powerhouse
The silhouette of four people are show against the white panel of a tent.
Top of The World
More contagious virus variant in South Africa found in US
A woman is show wearing a white blouse with a pearl neclace and face mask while receiving a vaccine shot in her shoulder.
COVID-19
EU demands that vaccine makers honor their commitments
A health worker gives an injection to a mock patient during a coronavirus vaccine drill in Bali, Indonesia.
COVID-19
China’s ‘vaccine diplomacy’ fills void in developing world left by US ‘vaccine nationalism’
People stand next to offerings during a ceremony in honor of Yemanja, the goddess of the sea, which is part of New Year's celebrations to plea for relief from the coronavirus pandemic and asks for a better new year at Praia Vermelha beach in Rio de Janeir
Brazilians flock to the coast during the height of tourist season while coronavirus cases surge
A pregnant woman wearing a red shirt holds her belly with a plastic gloved hand.
COVID-19
Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? An immunologist answers 3 questions.
In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, a Russian medical worker administers a shot of Russia's experimental Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, Russia.
COVID-19
The key to combating vaccine hesitancy? Deep listening, tailored messaging.
KEMRI’s principal investigator, George Warimwe, for the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial is shown at the KEMRI Wellcome Trust lab in Kilifi, Kenya, on Nov. 13, 2020.
Kenya launches Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine trial amid second wave of coronavirus
Illustration of two doses of an mRNA vaccine
Science
How mRNA vaccines work so brilliantly and why they must be kept so cold
Top of The World
Early Moderna data shows coronavirus vaccine 94.5% effective; Violence in Ethiopia threatening international conflict; 15 Asia-Pacific economies sign RCEP
A close-up photo of a researcher's gloved hands and a syringe filled with a vaccine trial.
COVID-19
UK to infect healthy volunteers in vaccine research trial
A man with glasses is shown in a close-up photo holding several syringes up to the light.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: Will people accept a COVID-19 vaccine?
Woman in PPE holds up a vaccine
Economics
Global economic inequalities could grow worse with a vaccine for COVID-19
An illustration of a syringe, and inside it an hourglass keeping time
Medicine
How and when will we know that a COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective?
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?
A woman is shown sitting on a metal bench and holding three red roses while wearing a protective face mask.
COVID-19
Global coronavirus cases top 20M as Russia approves vaccine
Politics with Amy Walter: In Pursuit of a Coronavirus Vaccine
Full Episode
Three vials are show sitting on a table with two of the bottles have a label.
COVID-19
Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers