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Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine: All you need to know
The United States has been shattering previous records for new daily coronavirus cases. "We need to fix it or stop it before it does damage". He said more data still is needed from Pfizer about how many doses they have before a clear timeline on distribution of the vaccine can be established. [Full Article...]
Pfizer Says Early Data Signals COVID-19 Vaccine Is Effective
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said care home residents and staff were among those who should be given the jab first. There are also concerns that anti-vaxxer sentiment could hinder widespread take-up - with up to 80 per cent coverage likely to be necessary to bring the pandemic to heel. [Full Article...]
Cuomo: Marijuana Legalization Coming to New York Amid Budget Problems
Without the cluster zones, it's 1.8 percent. The target areas in Broome, Steuben and Chemung counties are in the state's Southern Tier, and several border the now-spiking Western New York region. A zone with heavy coronavirus-related restrictions in Brooklyn will also shrink by 50%, according to Cuomo , and progress has also been made in the lower Hudson Valley. [Full Article...]
Six new cases of Covid-19 in County Kildare today
The remaining 176 cases were spread across 19 other counties . Another five people have died with Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland and there are 335 new cases, up to 25 of them locally. There have been 16 people discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours while 10 people have been admitted with Covid-19. Seven people are in intensive care; one in North Central, four in Saskatoon and two... [Full Article...]
What to know about the new regional COVID-19 restrictions in BC
But they do represent the broadest restrictions B.C. residents have seen since the province began its gradual re-opening back in May. "We don't need a stick for people to realize the importance of taking these measures now for this time-limited period to break those chains of transmission to bend our curve". [Full Article...]
US expert panel votes 'no' on experimental Alzheimer's drug
The FDA is expected to make its decision on the drug by March and is not obligated to follow the recommendations of the panel. Before markets opened, shares of Biogen were halted ahead of the panel meeting. One trial showed the drug may slow the progression of the disease, while the other found no effect. Researchers questioned the positive results because not all participants completed the trials... [Full Article...]
Five new Covid-19 deaths confirmed, 335 new cases
Two new deaths were reported, two men in their 80s. Officials urged the public to continue following safety measures and to minimize gatherings going into the holiday season. Mahoning County has the 10th-highest number of cumulative cases in the state; Trumbull has the 23rd-highest; and Columbiana has the 26th-highest. We ask for you to stay home and away from others. [Full Article...]
France registers record 60,486 new coronavirus cases | NewsTalk 610 AM & 103.9 FM
The new cases took the total number of confirmed cases to 1.66 million, close behind Russian Federation, which, with 1.73 million cases has the world's fourth-largest number after the U.S., India and Brazil. Corrected figures will be communicated on Monday, SpF said on its website on Saturday. Data on contamination have been incomplete for several days, due to a computer traffic jam that hampe... [Full Article...]