Thu 12 August 2021: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States released ensemble forecasts on Wednesday indicating that COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the country are likely to rise in the coming four weeks. Coronavirus cases in the US have spiked to the highest levels in six months, according to a tally […]
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Tue 10 August 2021: France will begin COVID-19 revaccination for vulnerable populations in mid-September, according to government spokesman Gabriel Attal. “The President of the Republic decided to organize a revaccination campaign for at-risk groups. It will be established by the National Authority for Health … It will be possible to sign up [to the vaccination] […]
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Wed 11 August 2021: The Italian Interior Ministry has issued a circular letter clarifying how the Green Pass vaccine passport’s rules should be applied, stating that in some situations, pubs and restaurants would be permitted to ask visitors to present identification to confirm their Green Pass is legitimate. As of August 6, the scope of […]
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Wed 11 August 2021: Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh stressed yesterday that employees who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be put on unpaid leave until the pandemic subsides. Shtayyeh said that this measure is being taken to protect the community against a new wave of coronavirus. He said the government would […]
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Wed 11 August 2021: Three-fourths of the UK adult population have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the country’s department of health and social care said on Tuesday. Ministers urged people who had not yet been jabbed to come forward as soon as possible, describing vaccination as key to “enjoying freedoms safely”. “A total […]
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Tue 10 August 2021: According to a research published by The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), children now account for 15% of COVID-19 cases in the United States, with approximately 94,000 new infections among children in the last week. When the pandemic first began, in March 2020, 14.3 percent of new cases were among children. […]
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Tue 10 August 2021: Instead of blaming Pakistan for the rapidly deteriorating situation, Pakistan said on Monday that the international community should investigate the “meltdown” of Afghan security forces in the face of Taliban offensives across Afghanistan, according to Reuters. Taliban fighters have swiftly gained territory across Afghanistan since May, including six provincial capitals in […]
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Tue 10 August 2021: Unvaccinated people are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 as the fully vaccinated, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The agency said the finding supports its recommendation “that all eligible persons be offered COVID-19 vaccination, regardless of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection status.” […]
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Tue 10 August 2021: Beginning next month, the United States is prepared to require all US military members to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House and Pentagon said on Monday. “Being vaccinated will enable our service members to stay healthy, to better protect their families, and to ensure that our force is ready to […]
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Tue 10 August 2021: COVID vaccines have brought billions of dollars to the coffers of pharmaceutical companies. Germany’s BioNTech, maker with partner Pfizer of the pioneering mRNA jab, raised its vaccine revenue forecast for 2021 in its latest earnings report on Monday. Here are the numbers for the companies that publish financial results: Biggest winners: Pfizer and BioNTech […]
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