As vaccination efforts ramp up in the United States, experts say efforts to deal with doubters need to increase along with them.Some are predicting that as soon as April, there may be more vaccines available than people who want to take them.A recent K…

Japan began its long-awaited coronavirus vaccination program Wednesday. The first shots took place at a Tokyo hospital just hours after the hospital received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. As many as 40,000 doctors and nurses across the nation will rece…

WASHINGTON – The Gaza Strip received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday after Israel approved its transfer through its borders. “This morning, 1,000 Sputnik vaccines donated by Russia are being transferred from the Palestinian Authority …

TOKYO – Yoshiro Mori’s replacement as president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee is expected to be named very quickly. The 83-year-old former prime minister was forced to step down last week after making demeaning remarks about women. Basicall…

Sixty-six million years ago, a huge celestial object struck off the coast of what is now Mexico, triggering a catastrophic “impact winter” that eventually wiped out three-quarters of life on Earth, including the dinosaurs. A pair of astronomers at Harv…

NEW YORK – To every sport, there’s a season, a spot on the calendar that fans mark for the big event. World Series, October. College hoops, March. Indy 500, Memorial Day.For dog owners, it’s right around Valentine’s Day. That’s when they normally cuddl…

College and university students are low on the list to receive COVID-19 vaccines, according to recent estimates.Unless students are classified as essential workers — such as medical, nursing, medtech or student teachers — or have a health condition — s…

The number of new U.S. coronavirus cases has fallen below 100,000 in recent days, but a health official warned Sunday the pandemic is far from under control.The United States, with more reported COVID-19 deaths and more infections than any other countr…

The World Health Organization says debilitating post-COVID-19 symptoms in patients will have an impact on global health because of the magnitude of the pandemic. The World Health Organization is conducting research into why many people who are infect…

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Iran’s health minister warned Saturday of a fourth COVID-19 surge with the possible spread of a mutated virus in the worst-hit country in the Middle East.President Hassan Rouhani told state television “alarm bells were rin…