Under government pressure, Chinese scientists have withheld data, deleted information from public databases, and withdrawn papers from international journals. This censorship campaign began early in the Covid-19 outbreak and continues today. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
China’s ruling Communist Party is waging an ambitious propaganda campaign to rewrite the public’s memory of “zero Covid,” a signature policy of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, that helped contain the virus for almost three years. nyti.ms
@guardian2 years ago
From bail reform to Covid: the five issues missing from the Victoria state election campaign theguardian.com
@WSJ3 years ago
North Korea has rolled out a mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign in its border areas, according to South Korea’s spy agency on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
In preparation for a fall booster-shot campaign, advisers to the FDA are considering whether and how Covid-19 vaccines should be updated to better target circulating variants of the coronavirus on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
“The fear in China now is that the 'zero Covid' policy has become another Mao-style political campaign that is based on the will of one person, the country’s top leader, Xi Jinping — and that it could end up hurting everyone,” columnist @liyuan6 writes. nyti.ms
@guardian3 years ago
Covid-hit Ash Gardner to miss start of Australia’s Women’s World Cup campaign theguardian.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Vaccination campaign teams made their way by boat to villages in South Sudan that are underwater from widespread flooding. They found people far more worried about malaria and hunger than getting Covid. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld3 years ago
India has administered a billion coronavirus vaccine shots. The vast country still has a long way to go, and experts fear a national campaign may be losing steam. nyti.ms
@guardian4 years ago
How will the UK’s Covid booster vaccination campaign work? theguardian.com
@WSJ4 years ago
A record surge in infections and deaths from Covid-19 in Iran poses an early challenge to new President Ebrahim Raisi, as authorities struggle to contain an outbreak of the Delta variant amid loose pandemic restrictions and a slow vaccine campaign on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
The Himalayan nation of Bhutan completed a rapid-fire Covid-19 vaccination campaign, fully inoculating 90% of its eligible adult population, a bright spot in the region on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Under government pressure, Chinese scientists have withheld data, deleted information from public databases, and withdrawn papers from international journals. This censorship campaign began early in the Covid-19 outbreak and continues today. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
China’s ruling Communist Party is waging an ambitious propaganda campaign to rewrite the public’s memory of “zero Covid,” a signature policy of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, that helped contain the virus for almost three years. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she hopes China is able to roll out a more effective Covid vaccination campaign. So far, China has largely contained its spread with strict lockdowns and travel restrictions that have slowed the economy. nyti.ms
@WSJ3 years ago
North Korea has begun a mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign in its border areas, according to South Korea’s spy agency, becoming one of the world’s final countries to embark on such a national rollout on.wsj.com
@guardian3 years ago
Australia launches $11m ad campaign to encourage uptake of Covid boosters and flu vaccines theguardian.com
@WSJ3 years ago
A wider swath of Shanghai went into lockdown, as the second phase of a surprisingly stringent campaign against a Covid-19 outbreak kicked in on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Italy will allow its coronavirus-related state of emergency to expire on March 31, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Wednesday, because the success of the vaccine campaign had greatly improved the situation in the country. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Vaccination campaign teams made their way by boat to villages in South Sudan that are underwater from widespread flooding. They found people far more worried about malaria and hunger than getting Covid. nyti.ms
@WSJ3 years ago
Parents who plan to hold off signing up their young children for Covid-19 vaccinations pose a major obstacle for the U.S. vaccination campaign. One mother explains why, despite being pro-vaccine, she won't get her children inoculated. on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
Health officials are asking the White House to delay a Covid-19 booster campaign, at least for the Moderna and J&J vaccines, people familiar with the talks said on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
After becoming one of the first countries to open up thanks to a widespread Covid-19 vaccination campaign, the Israeli government is delivering more booster shots and restoring mask and quarantine mandates as the Delta variant drives up hospitalizations on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
Gareth Southgate joins campaign to encourage people to get Covid vaccine theguardian.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Western scientific journal editors have aided China’s censorship campaign around Covid-19. And groups including the World Health Organization have given credence to muddled data and inaccurate timelines. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
In China, the term “zero Covid” has vanished from the Communist Party’s messaging, as Beijing wages an ambitious propaganda campaign to rewrite the public’s memory of its handling of the pandemic. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Monday that she hopes China can roll out a more effective vaccination campaign to combat Covid, as its pandemic policies have slowed its economy and weighed on global economic growth. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong-un’s sister, suggested that her brother may have had Covid. He led North Korea’s campaign against the virus despite having a “high fever,” state media quoted her as saying. nyti.ms
@guardian3 years ago
Australia politics live updates: Anthony Albanese rejoins campaign after Covid isolation, Jo Dyer faces dual citizenship questions theguardian.com
@WSJ3 years ago
A wider swath of Shanghai went into lockdown early Friday, as the second phase of a surprisingly stringent campaign against a Covid-19 outbreak kicked in on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
Hong Kong citizens are mobilizing to save hamsters from being slaughtered as part of a government anti-Covid campaign; “They may be cheap, but does that mean their lives aren’t precious?” on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Vaccination campaign teams made their way by boat to villages in South Sudan that are underwater from widespread flooding. They found people far more worried about malaria and hunger than getting Covid. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Even with a record-breaking coronavirus death toll, the Russian government's vaccination campaign has floundered, sociologists say, because of a combination of apathy and mistrust. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
The U.K.’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign has been one of the fastest in the world. But when it comes to teenagers, it is going slowly. on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
India is trying to secure tens of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines from Western companies as it seeks to ramp up its immunization campaign on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
Johnson & Johnson raised its earnings guidance for the rest of the year as the Covid-19 vaccination campaign continues on.wsj.com
@guardian2 years ago
China’s ‘zero Covid’ policy was a mass imprisonment campaign | Murong Xuecun theguardian.com
@WSJ2 years ago
China plans a vaccination campaign for the elderly in December and January, part of its effort to be able to ease its zero-Covid policy on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
President Biden received the new bivalent Covid-19 booster shot, as the administration tries to step up its campaign to encourage more Americans to get the vaccine on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
In preparation for a fall booster-shot campaign, advisers to the FDA recommended updating Covid-19 vaccines so they target the Omicron variant on.wsj.com
@guardian3 years ago
Australia politics live news: Anthony Albanese to lead virtual election campaign from isolation after Covid diagnosis theguardian.com
@WSJ3 years ago
Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize a second booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine for people 65 years and older. Regulators are expected to decide in time for the Biden administration to begin a potential fall vaccine campaign. on.wsj.com
@guardian3 years ago
Israel embarks on fourth Covid vaccination campaign theguardian.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Nearly one third of the nation of South Sudan in east central Africa is flooded. It took some effort for U.N. vaccination campaign teams to convince residents that coronavirus is also a pressing problem. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Even with a record-breaking coronavirus death toll, the Russian government's vaccination campaign has floundered, sociologists say, because of a combination of apathy and mistrust. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
The U.K.’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign has been one of the fastest in the world. But when it comes to teenagers, it is going slowly. on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
UK orders extra Covid vaccines for autumn 2022 booster campaign theguardian.com
@guardian4 years ago
Anthony Albanese mocks Coalition’s new Covid vaccine ad as revamped campaign falls flat theguardian.com