Second-dose vaccine blitz runs smoothly across Corporate Area
The COVID-19 vaccination blitz on Saturday, July 3, organised at various locations across the island, went off smoothly. Throughout the day, persons who were to be administered the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine made a beeline to...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
US booster plan faces complications, some may miss Sept. 20 - Los Angeles Sentinel
Even before Biden’s announcement last month, his administration had been preparing for months for the possibility that boosters would be required, maintaining America’s supply of doses and devising promotion plans with the same “intensity” that it brought to the initial vaccination campaign, Zients
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All Residents at Israeli Elder-Care Facilities Receive First COVID Vaccine Dose – The Wilmington Journal
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel became the first country to complete the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations for all residents and employees of elder-care, assisted-living and retirement facilities. The country’s 10-day vaccination drive for the [...]
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Source: The Wilmington Journal
It's Time to Address Vaccine Hesitancy | The Atlanta Voice
Last Thursday, doctors, religious leaders and Georgia state officials came together at the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) to discuss how to increase the vaccination rate among eligible groups. “In the community, a lot of misinformation has been out there,” Dr. Michael Brooks, President and CEO
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
‘Beginning of the end’
Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson is looking forward to returning to the courtroom when Jamaica achieves herd immunity against COVID-19. “One of the things that I miss is going to court because that’s my primary occupation,” said Tavares-Finson...
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Number of Americans fully vaccinated tops 100 million | The Atlanta Voice
Disneyland reopened on Friday and cruise lines welcomed the news that they could be sailing again in the U.S. by midsummer, as the number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached another milestone: 100 million. Visitors cheered and screamed with delight as the Southern California
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
'This IS INSANE': Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine | The Atlanta Voice
In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack. In fact, it has barely gotten out of the starting blocks. In South Africa, which has the continent’s most robust economy and its biggest coronavirus caseload, just 0.8% of the population is fully
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Delayed rollout of COVID-19 vaccine will deter ability to travel abroad
The slow rollout will affect South Africans’ ability to visit other countries, where vaccination may become an entry requirement.
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Lockdown Level 2 imminent, with new curfew, booze and gathering rules expected | News24
It is expected that President Cyril Ramaphosa will move the country back to Level 2, resulting in the easing of some lockdown restrictions.
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Anne Arundel Co. Launches COVID Vaccine Incentive Program
Anne Arundel County leaders have launched a coronavirus vaccine incentive program that could have county employees get a one-time $1,000 payment for inoculation by Nov. 30. The post Anne Arundel Co. Launches COVID Vaccine Incentive Program appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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People’s Discount Pharmacy hosts vaccine drive
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH PARTNERS WITH PHARMACIES TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FREE COVID-19 VACCINES.
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Pied Piper of R&Pee & Alleged Herpes Spreader R. Kelly Gets Both COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
For a while now, R. Kelly has been doing everything under the sun to get himself sprung from prison, including citing the pandemic as a reason he should be allowed to go home and avoid contracting the deadly virus.
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French vaccine rollout slowed by red tape, focus on elderly - Black News Channel
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The few hours it took to give the first coronavirus vaccine shots to 14 residents of the John XXIII nursing home — named after a pope and not far from the birthplace in eastern France of vaccine pioneer Louis Pasteur — took weeks of preparation. The
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CARICOM Heads to redouble efforts for adequate COVID vaccines - Stabroek News
CARICOM Heads of Government have agreed to redouble their efforts to acquire adequate supplies of COVID-19 vaccines. The article CARICOM Heads to redouble efforts for adequate COVID vaccines appeared first on Stabroek News.
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IRR wants to know why Covid-19 vaccines cannot be bought privately | News24
The Institute for Race Relations wants Health Minister Zweli Mkhize to explain why the private sector is not allowed to buy the vaccines intended to prevent Covid-19.
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Uganda Receives Additional 335,000 Astrazeneca Doses From Ireland
[Monitor] The minister of state for primary health care Ms Margaret Muhanga has revealed that the additional 335,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine received from the government of Ireland through bilateral arrangements will help cover receivers of the Astrazeneca second dose.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Walk-in jabs at all Tobago covid19 vaccine sites - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Kathy-Ann Greenidge-Ottley, primary care nursing manager at the Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA), has said appointments are no longer necessary to be vaccinated. Meanwhile, health authorities are still pleading for Tobagonians to come out and be vaccinated. Speaking with Newsday on We
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Oakland Post: September 29th – October 5th, 2021 | Post News Group
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post for the week of September 29th - October 5th, 2021. The post Oakland Post: September 29th – October 5th, 2021 first appeared on Post News Group.
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MAJ says ready to help as Gov't outlines vaccination programme
With indications by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton that the Government's ambitious COVID-19 vaccination roll-out plan stands to be staggered, not by the lack of potions but more by a shortage of personnel to administer the jabs, the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) is
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Nigeria: Measles - Adamawa to Vaccinate More Than 280,000 Children - Official
[Premium Times] Governor Fintiri says the introduction of the second dose vaccine was part of renewed efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality rate from measles
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Source: allAfrica.com
COVID In Maryland: 867 New Cases, Hospitalizations Up Tuesday Morning - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… Race/Ethnicity Cases Deaths African-American (NH) 124,517 (2,825 …
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MOH Concerned Over COVID-19 Outbreaks At Health Care Institutions, Spike In Cases And Deaths
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs has expressed concern over outbreaks of COVID-19 at health care institutions in Saint Lucia, as well as the continued increase in infections and deaths from the virus. In a statement Tuesday, National Immunisation Manager Tecla Jn Baptiste
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New study cautiously suggests Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine effective against Covid-19 variants
The researchers behind the study warned that the findings should be viewed with caution, not only because the paper is yet to be peer-reviewed, but also because the engineered virus they relied upon did not include a full set of the spike mutations found in either the UK or South African viral
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Region Ten to shut down Monday over ‘coercive’ vaccination policy - Stabroek News
Still opposed to government-enforced measures for citizens to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, the leadership of Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice is to shut down the region on
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US hits encouraging milestones on virus deaths and shots - DefenderNetwork.com
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March 2020, while the drive to put shots in arms hit another encouraging milestone Monday: 150 million Americans fully vaccinated. The coronavirus was the third
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Covid-19 Live Updates: India Is in Crisis as Virus Races Out of Control
The country reported a daily record of 145,384 new infections on Saturday. Scientists in Europe identified unusual antibodies that appear to cause, in rare cases, serious and sometimes fatal blood clots in people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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COVID vaccines and accountability - Stabroek News
With the death toll from COVID-19 at 207 and most likely understated, the urgency of ensuring herd immunity through vaccination remains a pressing issue. The article COVID vaccines and accountability appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Uganda: Government Confirms New Strain of Coronavirus
[Monitor] Government yesterday confirmed a new strain of coronavirus in the country.
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Source: allAfrica.com
COVID-19 In Maryland: Positivity Rate Over 9%, 27 New Deaths Reported - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Maryland's positivity rate is now over 9%, with over 2,100 new cases and twenty-seven new COVID-19 related deaths on Sunday.
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More Sputnik vaccines arrive - Stabroek News
The Office of the President today said that 83,000 doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine arrived this morning at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The article More Sputnik vaccines arrive appeared first on Stabroek News.
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