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CDC Issues Guidance on Travel for Fully Vaccinated People
The CDC has updated their guidance for fully vaccinated Americans and now says they can now resume travel with low risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19. US air travel has begun rebounding - 1.6 million people passed through TSA checkpoints on Thursday, well above the 124,000 who did so a year before yet still below the 2.4 million from the same day in 2019. [Full Article...]
Australia investigates possible link of blood clot case to AstraZeneca vaccine
Despite this, a new warning has been issued for vaccine patients from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), advising them of the risk. It is still not clear if they are just a coincidence or a genuine side effect of the vaccine. "Until the appropriate data is available, STIKO recommends for people under 60 years old that instead of the second AstraZeneca dose, a dose o... [Full Article...]
If You're Fully Vaccinated, a New Thumbs-Up
In its updated guidance , the agency still "recommends delaying travel until you are fully vaccinated, because travel increases your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19". "It is safe to travel without quarantining if fully vaccinated". Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again, according to new USA guidance issued Friday. [Full Article...]
US Capitol on lockdown after police officers rammed by auto
Acting Chief of Capitol Police Yogananda Pittman speaks during a press conference near the US Capitol on April 2, 2021, after a vehicle drove into US Capitol police officers in Washington , DC. "Officer Evans had been a member of the United States Capitol Police for 18 years". The U.S. Capitol remained on lockdown Friday afternoon after a auto rammed a barricade outside the Senate, though the... [Full Article...]
Four reported dead, 2 wounded in mass shooting south of Los Angeles
Six days later, a man shot and killed 10 people at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado . A week before that, six Asian women were among eight people killed at three Atlanta-area spas in a mass shooting that rocked the Asian-American community . [Full Article...]
Britain adds 4 more countries to travel ban list
The new rules comes into force at 4am on 9 April, it has been confirmed. Neither will they be able to end it early through the Test to Release scheme, where travellers from non-red list countries can leave home isolation after a negative test on day five. [Full Article...]
Train crashes in eastern Taiwan, killing 34, injuring dozens
The express train that derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan was manufactured by Hitachi Ltd. and started operations in May 2007 as Taiwan's first tilting rail vehicle, the major Japanese conglomerate said. About 50 volunteers from the Tzu Chi Buddhist Foundation stationed at an aid tent near the crash site said children were among the dozens who escaped the train cars. [Full Article...]
Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz investigated over possible sexual relationship with teen
Gaetz previously made headlines as a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump . The New York Times story includes much about an alleged acquaintance of Gaetz's who quit public service when he got caught allegedly siphoning off government funds for personal expenses. [Full Article...]