President Joe Biden is toughening COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees. He took that step as an effort to boost the process of vaccination and halt the spread of the delta variant, which is killing thousands of people each week and threatening the economy of country. That’s according to a source familiar with the plans … Read more
The discovery of mu variant in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South America, Europe, and the United States. Because of fears that it could make vaccines and treatments less effective, the World Health Organization classified it as a “variant of interest” last month, though additional data is needed. WHO asks countries … Read more
For millions of Americans, Labor Day 2021 symbolizes a dangerous crossroads. Two primary anchors of the government’s COVID-19 protection plan are about to expire or have already expired. The $300 weekly jobless benefit boost will end on Monday, affecting an estimated 8.9 million individuals. An eviction moratorium imposed by the federal government has already expired. Other … Read more
The United States has reached another depressing COVID-19 milestone. COVID-19 has infected more than 40 million people in the United States, according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University. In the previous four weeks alone, more than 4 million cases have been reported. This figure shows the number of positive test results that have been officially … Read more
United Airlines stated that more than half of its employees who weren’t vaccinated last month have gotten the vaccine shots since the airline announced that it will require proof of vaccination. The airline’s 67,000 U.S.-based employees face a Sept. 27 deadline for getting vaccinated or face termination or unpaid leave. United’s vice president of human … Read more
Rep. Darren Soto of Florida stated on Wednesday that he just tested positive for COVID-19, but he had only experienced minor symptoms because he was fully vaccinated. Soto, a Democrat from the Orlando area, tweeted that he had received monoclonal antibody treatment to alleviate potential symptoms. “This treatment is helpful but not a substitute for … Read more
Research suggests states should move away from a COVID-19 elimination strategy. People hoping to be free from their face masks when Australia hits its COVID-19 vaccination target of 80%, according to new scientific paper. Epidemiologist Catherine Bennett stated in Public Health Research & Practice, a peer-reviewed journal of the Sax Institute, that face masks should be … Read more
After getting the Delta variant of COVID-19, a third Indigenous person from Western NSW has died. The Aboriginal man, who was in his 60s from Dubbo, died overnight in Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. “He was not vaccinated and had some significant underlying health conditions,” NSW Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Marianne Gale said. Dugald … Read more
Nearly 2,000 current COVID-19 cases across the state indicates a shift away from “chasing zero.” Premier Daniel Andrews announced the decision to lift the lockdown in regional Victoria. Restrictions will be eased in regional Victoria, with the exception of Greater Shepparton, beginning Friday morning. The state has recorded 221 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, its third … Read more
The ACT has recently recorded 20 new cases of COVID-19, with Chief Minister Andrew Barr stating that the number of daily COVID-19 cases must continue to decline before the lockdown can be lifted. While seven of the cases spent their entire contagious period in quarantine, an equal number spent some of their infectious period in the community, … Read more
NSW recorded 1,480 new infections, health officials warned that they are “concerned” about escalating COVID-19 case numbers in some of Sydney’s most densely populated inner city suburbs. Deaths of COVID-19 in NSW have now exceeded 200 since the outbreak began, with nine more deaths in the reporting period. There have been a total of 204 COVID-19 … Read more
International Trade and Industry Minister of Malaysia, Mohamed Azmin Ali announced Tuesday that the government will begin treating Covid-19 as an endemic disease by the end of October. When the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the sickness becomes a permanent presence in the region and continues to circulate among people, it is said to be endemic. … Read more
Dolly Monceaux was unvaccinated when she was fighting the coronavirus in a Mississippi ICU last week and she was unable to see her family and struggling to breathe and sleep. The 82-year-old from Jackson County, Mississippi, had been “on the fence” about getting the Covid-19 vaccination, but now she continues in the hospital fighting the virus, … Read more
The first thing to remember is that the Caribbean Sea region is comprised of 13 separate island nations. There are yet more international territories to explore. Each has its own set of rules, which are subject to change on a regular basis. In the summer and fall of 2020, many of the islands will reopen … Read more
Adults can conduct a vital step to protect children who are too young to be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci. According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children in areas with lower vaccination rates need more emergency room visits and hospitalizations. ER visits for children under … Read more
Multiple people surviving coronavirus lockdowns in Victoria who are unable to pay their rent so that Victoria announces a $1,500 one-off payment for struggling renters. After reporting 246 new locally acquired coronavirus cases, the state government announced the grant on Monday. Tenants who pay more than 30% of their income on rent will be eligible for payments … Read more
After noticing a decrease in cases of COVID-19, Jacinda Ardern’s cabinet has announced to lift the lockdown outside of Auckland. New Zealand has been in lockdown for 20 days to combat a Delta variant outbreak that began with a single case on August 17. From a peak of 83 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, August … Read more
After a four-year-old who attended a daycare center tested positive for COVID-19, more than 1,000 Queensland families have been isolated. More than 1,000 families in southeast Queensland have been ordered to stay in quarantine for about two weeks after a four-year-old girl infected by an interstate truck driver may have exposed them to the coronavirus. The … Read more
Officials say that COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Australia overnight, it was the first batch in a swap deal with the United Kingdom. Australia is utilizing COVID-19 vaccines to speed up its vaccination programs as it confronts a surge in cases that has put more than half of the country’s 25 million people in lockdown. … Read more
Authorities of Romania have decided not to use the common “EU Traffic Lights” map to identify countries based on their current COVID-19 condition, instead use their own risk classification of risk territories. Other countries are categorized into green, yellow, and red categories as a result of this classification. The government of Romania has emphasized that … Read more
New Zealand claimed first death in six months occurred on Saturday, but health officials said there were the signs the outbreak of the extremely contagious Delta variant. On Friday night, a lady in her 90s died in an Auckland hospital due to underlying health issues that prevented her from receiving a ventilator or intensive care … Read more
With the expiration of insurers’ temporary waivers on costs connected with treating COVID-19, the care of COVID-19 is likely to get more expensive in America. Patients didn’t have their usual co-payments or deductibles for COVID-19 emergency department visits or hospital stays earlier in the outbreak of COVID-19, and most tests were also free. As the pandemic … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines function in one of two ways: they can send neutralising antibodies to bind an invasive virus and prevent it from infecting cells, or they can activate innate immune cells to kill pathogens. The former works for viruses that remain relatively static, such as measles, but for viruses like HIV and flu, activating immune … Read more
Although paediatric COVID hospitalizations in the United States have increased since Delta became the most common variant, a recent study that looks at the data for the first time reveals fears the variant causes more severe disease are unfounded. Unvaccinated adolescents were more than 10 times more likely than vaccinated adolescents to be hospitalized between … Read more
According to the UN agency of Africa, the continent must catch up to the rest of the globe in terms of vaccine rollouts. “The delay in the delivery of vaccine doses from the Serum Institute of India earmarked for Africa, the delay in the deployment of vaccines and the emergence of new variants means that … Read more
The WHO warned on Thursday that most African countries are on track to fail the “crucial goal” of vaccinating the most vulnerable ten percent of their people against COVID-19 by the end of the month. The WHO’s African office warned that 42 of Africa’s 54 countries, or roughly 80%, are on track to fail the … Read more
The fourth wave of COVID-19 caused by the virus’s Delta variant, which prompted a record 1,152 daily cases in mid-July, has been contained by health officials in Cyprus. “Important steps have been taken to stop the Delta variant and to curb the reluctance of those to get vaccinated,” Hadjipantelas said. He said Cyprus had the … Read more
Officials in Singapore announced on Friday that they will start giving coronavirus vaccine booster doses to the elderly and people with weak immune systems, as cases of COVID-19 continue to climb. As a result of a delta variant outbreak, the city-state has joined a number of countries across the world in giving a third vaccination … Read more
