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101-year-old among German senior home residents to receive vaccine
Hungary administered the vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, to frontline workers at hospitals in Budapest, after receiving its first shipment of enough doses to inoculate 4,875 people. In Bulgaria, where fears about vaccines also run high, the first person to get the jab will be health minister Kostadin Angelov, who has promised an aggressive campaign to promote its benefits. [Full Article...]
NY medical provider suspected of illegally obtaining, distributing COVID-19 vaccine
With the COVID-19 vaccine all set to be rolled out in the country from the coming month, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Saturday said that the State government is in the process of identifying cold storage facilities ahead of the vaccine roll-out. [Full Article...]
Global coronavirus cases exceed 80 million
More than 19 million people in the U.S. have been infected with Covid and more than 330,000 people have died. The global death toll has reached 1,753,839. A recent analysis released by The COVID Tracking Project found the during the first three weeks of December "we've seen more Covid-19 deaths. than in any other month in the U.S. [Full Article...]
Covid: EU launches mass vaccination in 'touching moment of unity'
European Union nations have officially kicked off a coordinated effort to give COVID-19 vaccinations to adults among their 450 million citizens, marking a moment of hope on the continent. 27. The operator of a German nursing home where dozens of people were vaccinated Saturday, including a 101-year-old woman, said "every day that we wait is one day too many". [Full Article...]
LA probing for link between COVID-19 surge, new United Kingdom strain
Some are running dangerously low on their supplies of oxygen, critical to treating severely ill COVID-19 patients who have begun to suffocate on account of their virus-inflamed lungs. Orange County has averaged about 3,500 new coronavirus cases a day over the past week. Orange County has averaged 12 deaths a day over the past week. [Full Article...]
Hungary starts vaccinating one day early, against European Union plan
Mass vaccinations for the bloc - home to nearly 450 million people - would be a crucial step towards handling a pandemic that has killed more than 1.7 million around the world , crippled economies and destroyed businesses and jobs. The vaccine uses new mRNA genetic technology, which means it must be stored at ultra-low temperatures of -80 degrees Celsius. BioNTech's vaccine, which was develop... [Full Article...]
Canada detects first coronavirus variant cases, World News & Top Stories
While the new strain can spread faster and easier, there is no evidence that it will cause a more severe illness, nor will any approved vaccines be less effective against it, the statement noted. Under the new rules that came into effect on Boxing Day, restaurants in Ontario can only provide takeout, drive through and delivery, including the sale of alcohol. [Full Article...]
Japan to halt all new entries from overseas next week: ministry
Japanese citizens and foreign residents will be allowed to enter but must show proof of a negative coronavirus test 72 hours before departing for Japan and must quarantine for two weeks after arrival, the government said in an emailed statement. [Full Article...]