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UK starts virus campaign with a shot watched round the world
Other countries are already seeking emergency approval for different vaccine candidates, and hoping to roll out doses before the end of the year. "It will take some months to complete the work as more vaccine supplies become available. "We will beat this together". "This is the way out of it, the beginning of the end", he said. The COVID-19 shot was developed by USA drugmaker Pfizer and German... [Full Article...]
CDC's Redfield Told Staff to Delete Email Seeking Control of Virus Reports
In a Thursday letter to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Rep. James Clyburn expressed "serious concern about what may be deliberate efforts by the Trump Administration to hide and destroy evidence that senior political appointees interfered with career officials' response to the coronavirus crisis" at the CDC. [Full Article...]
Pfizer vaccine gets FDA panel review as clearance decision nears
Although the Moderna vaccine can be kept at refrigerator temperature for up to a month, Pfizer's vaccine needs to be stored at far cooler temperatures, around minus 70 degrees Celsius, creating logistical challenges for the vaccine's distribution and storage. [Full Article...]
City of Windsor cancels after-school programming in light of school closures
The city had been offering programs, a news release from the City of Windsor said, but with the school closures and in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it has opted to cancel after-school programming. Students in Windsor-Essex will be getting an early start to their winter break. Ahmed said that while the schools will be closed to all students, the buildings will stay open for teach... [Full Article...]
Report finds COVID-19 presence in Italy in late November 2019
The researchers identified the specimen as one taken in early December "from a four-year-old boy who lived in the surrounding area of Milan and had no reported travel history", read the report. The boy had not traveled overseas around the time he fell ill, suggesting he contracted it in Italy. It should be noted that the first reported coronavirus case in Italy happened nearly three months after t... [Full Article...]
Here's how many COVID vaccines each NY region will be allocated
The first allocation is for nursing home residents, nursing home staff and high-risk health care workers. "We expect delivery of 170,000 doses as soon as this weekend", Cuomo said. He also announced that the CDC agreed to New York's appeal against a federal program that would have collected identification information from those receiving vaccines, a program that would have negatively affected ... [Full Article...]
Uber asks CDC to prioritise ride-hail drivers for Covid-19 vaccine
Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recently changed its own benchmark for how long quarantine should last . "If you had a known exposure to COVID-19 while traveling, delay travel, quarantine from other people, get tested, and mo... [Full Article...]
No Alcohol For 2 Months After Getting Covid-19 Vaccine
The average Russian consumes 15.1 litres of alcohol a year, according to the agency . In Egypt the vaccine, taken in two doses 21 days apart, will be free of charge and the government will prioritise vaccinating medical staff and people with chronic diseases, health officials said. [Full Article...]