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Mexico is 4th nation to OK the Pfizer vaccine
In nine months we were able to get a safe vaccine, " said the head of state, noting that he was happy". Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell said Friday that Mexico is the fourth country to do so, behind Britain, Canada and Bahrain. [Full Article...]
Canada rolls out its first COVID-19 vaccines
She was among a group of five workers from the nursing home who were given the first few shots of the vaccine, which is being administered by the hospital network in Toronto. "I think it's hard to imagine the level of fear and worry that surrounds these homes", she said. This is the biggest immunization program in a century, and our vaccine supply will arrive in stages. [Full Article...]
Gov. DeSantis: Florida to receive 179K doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Tomorrow morning, they're expected at Jackson Memorial in Miami and AdventHealth in Orlando. The first deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Tampa General Hospital around 10 a.m. Andrew Cuomo. DeSantis has focused heavily on vaccines providing an answer as he has come under fire for lifting many COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and refusing to impose a statewide mask mandate. [Full Article...]
London Likely To Move Into Toughest Tier Of COVID-19 Restrictions
Mr Hancock told MPs that a " new variant of coronavirus " might be associated with the faster spread of infections in the South East, although he stressed there was nothing yet to suggest the mutation was more likely to cause serious disease. [Full Article...]
'New variant' of coronavirus identified in the UK
Any ticket holders for affected should wait to be contacted by their point of purchase - it is not now known how long these measures will last (though there will be a re-evaluation of all tiers across England on 16 December), though reports suggest London-specific measures will be in place until early January at the earliest. [Full Article...]
Critical Care Nurse is First to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine in US
The University of Louisville Hospital in Kentucky will receive its first delivery of the vaccine at 9:30 a.m. and at 10:30 a.m., three doctors and two nurses will receive the vaccine. There are now 52 Covid-19 vaccine candidates in clinical trials worldwide. Overall, more than 35,000 people have died, according to state health officials, and over 780,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported. [Full Article...]
First batch of Pfizer/BioNTEch COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Canada
When COVID-19 vaccines were nearing the finish line, California and three other western states created a scientific review workgroup made up primarily of health leaders from West Coast academic institutions. On Saturday, Canada said anyone with vaccine allergies should not take the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. "But if you have other allergies, you can go ahead and get vaccinated". [Full Article...]
COVID-19: 30,006 new cases take India's coronavirus tally to 98,26,775
The Health Ministry said the country's present active caseload consisted of just 3.66 per cent of total positive COVID-19 cases. The gap between Recovered cases and Active cases continues to grow and presently stands at 9,035,573. West Bengal and Delhi follow with 47and 33new deaths, respectively. "Our research tells us that the majority have already decided that they will definitely (45 per cen... [Full Article...]