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Who benefits? U.S. debates fairest way to share spare vaccine around the globe

WASHINGTON (AP) — In April, the Biden administration announced plans to share millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world by the end of June. Five weeks later, nations around the globe are still waiting — with growing impatience — to learn where the vaccines will go and how they will be distributed. To President Joe Biden, the doses represent a modern-day “arsenal of democracy,” serving as the ultimate carrot for America’s partners abroad, but also as a necessary tool for global health, capable of saving millions of lives and returning a semblance of normalcy to ...

In visions of post-pandemic life, Roaring ‘20s beckon again

NEW YORK (AP) — History repeats itself. But do decades duplicate? As hopes rise that the pandemic is ebbing in the United States and Europe, visions of a second “Roaring Twenties” to match last century’s post-pandemic decade have proliferated. Months of lockdown and restrictions on ...

U.S. agency loosens mask guidance for summer campers

NEW YORK (AP) — Kids at summer camps can skip wearing masks outdoors, with some exceptions, federal health officials said Friday. Children who aren’t fully vaccinated should still wear masks outside when they’re in crowds or in sustained close contact with others – and when they are ...

Shoppers returns, but retailers face challenges

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are going back to one of their favorite pastimes: store shopping. With more people getting vaccinated and dropping their face masks, retailers from Walmart to Macy’s are seeing an eager return to their stores after more than a year of their customers migrating ...

First Ohio vaccine lottery winners speak out

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The first winner of Ohio’s first $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize was driving to her family’s home in suburban Cleveland when she received a call about the good news — from Gov. Mike DeWine. A few minutes later Abbigail Bugenske was in her ...

COVID-19 shot clinics held at variety of sites

COLERAIN — The village community center hosted one of several COVID vaccination clinics provided by the Belmont County Health Department on Thursday. Staff nurse Nikki Papp said setting the clinic up in rural Colerain provided convenient access for many, and they took the opportunity to ...