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The article Roman Catholic Bishop Francis Alleyne on Friday was administered his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine appeared first on Stabroek News.
A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
While the news of a vaccine drop in SA has come as a relief to some, EFF member Mbuyiseni Ndlozi appears to be a bit apprehensive.
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is making the case for Jamaica’s tourism workers to be early in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Arguing that the quick inoculation of the front-line workers in Jamaica’s number one...
Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Thursday new coronavirus-related restrictions as the pandemic continues to ravage the region, including the prohibition of indoor dining at restaurants and limiting patrons at retail businesses, fitness centers and the MGM casino resort at National Harbor.
From the outset, Donald Trump has worked to downplay the threat from COVID-19. That’s not a conjecture. Trump openly admitted as much to Bob Woodward. \"I wanted to always play it down,\" said Trump. \"I still like playing it down, because I don't...
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP/Jamaica Observer) - Britain's Government said yesterday it would hold a crisis meeting after countries worldwide banned arrivals from the UK over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain it said was 'out of control', as the World Health Organization (WHO) called for stronger containment measures.
… proliferation of either Caribbean- or African-American doctors in the region. Most … . It is believed that more Black Americans would be willing to take …
Today is the 345th day of 2020. There are 21 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2010: Veteran journalist and university lecturer John Maxwell passes on.�OTHER EVENTS1520: Martin Luther publicly burns the papal edict demanding that he recant or face excommunication from the Roman Catholic church.
South Africa's government is in talks with J&J in an effort to secure Covid-19 vaccines for its own consumption.
THE LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — President Obama thinks you lose people with snappy slogans like #DefundThePolice. Our movement believes when leaders waste time criticizing a hashtag instead of talking about stopping the murders committed by law enforcement and white supremacists, we lose Black lives. If the former President is worried about whether #DefundThePolice is the right slogan, we must make it known that this is the type of leadership that is a part of the problem.
Prepare a large pinch of salt before watching this: Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng made a series of incorrect claims about the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday.
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Medical staffing is stretched increasingly thin as California hospitals scramble to find beds for patients amid an explosion of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm the state's emergency care system. As of Sunday, more than 16,840 people were hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infections — more than double the previous peak reached in July. An enormous crush of cases in the last six weeks has California's death toll spiraling ever higher. Another 161 fatalities were reported Sunday. All of Southern California and the 12-county San Joaquin Valley to the north have exhausted their regular intensive […]
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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination campaign has begun, and the few available doses are mostly going into the arms of health-care workers and nursing home residents. But what about in January, February and March, when more shots are expected to become available? Who should get those doses? A federal panel of vaccination experts takes up that question at an emergency meeting this weekend. No matter what the committee decides, there will be differences from state to state. The panelists are leaning toward putting 'essential workers' first because bus drivers, grocery store […]
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Fleur De Lis Data News Weekly Columnist What’s up my good people of the 5-0-4? Happy Holidays, and although we are in different times during the Pandemic and celebrating is being altered; but the last [...]
The post Who Dat Going to the Playoffs this Year appeared first on New Orleans Data News Weekly.
by PublicSource Reporters Allegheny County’s COVID-19 vaccination program will soon quicken, just as it expects a new, more contagious form of the virus to arrive. The number of people receiving coronavirus vaccinations in the county should start increasing rapidly, said Dr. Debra Bogen, the director of the Allegheny County Health Department [ACHD], at Wednesday’sBoard of … Continued
The post Vaccination to accelerate in Allegheny County, ahead of detection of new COVID-19 variant appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
People should get some degree of protection within two weeks of the first shot, with the second shot bringing about the vaccine’s full protection.
Photos of a 90-year-old Margaret Keenan receiving the world's first Covid-19 vaccine should be an enduring image of hope for billions.
A New York City ICU nurse became the first New Yorker, and possibly the first American, to receive an authorized coronavirus vaccine Monday. At a virtual press briefing, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced the historic recipient, Sandra Lindsay, who works at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens. Shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which […]
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about a quarter of U.S. adults aren't sure if they want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Roughly another quarter say they won't. Many on the fence have safety concerns and want to watch how the initial rollout fares — skepticism that could […]
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A deal on a long-awaited rescue package to deliver much-needed aid to struggling Americans suddenly was within reach after a major breakthrough Saturday night over a key sticking point: the role of the Federal Reserve to intervene in the US economy. After days of tense negotiations over a provision pushed by Sen. Pat Toomey to pare back the role of […]
by PublicSource reporters Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said Wednesday he anticipates new, “obviously” needed COVID-19 mitigation efforts to be announced by the state Thursday. He said he had expected to be discussing those efforts during the county's Wednesday press briefing. When asked by reporters if residents should expect a full shutdown, Fitzgerald said that … Continued
The post New state COVID-19 orders expected Thursday as Wolf tests positive and death tolls rise appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
Morocco’s Health Ministry on Wednesday approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb said. Morocco had announced it plans to launch a free vaccination campaign targeting 25 million people, or 80% of its population. The country has ordered 66 million doses from AstraZeneca and China’s Sinopharm but has not yet received any, Ait Taleb told state 2M TV channel. The deal with Sinopharm includes technology transfer and the setting up of a production plant in Morocco, he said. The vaccination campaign would last three months at least in order to achieve population immunity, Ait Taleb said. On December 23, Morocco imposed a nationwide three-week curfew from 9:00 pm to 6:00 am and ordered restaurants to shutdown in the hard-hit cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Marrakech and Tangierin an effort to control the latest outbreak. On Wednesday, the country said it has recorded a total of 447 081 coronavirus infections including 7 000 deaths and 20 719 active cases. The Moroccan economy is expected to have contracted by 7.2% in 2020 according to the International Monetary Fund, while the government said its 2020 fiscal deficit would surge to 7.5% due to the virus. - SABCNews
Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf revealed today that he tested positive for coronavirus but will continue to work remotely. The governor... View Article
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… many Black Americans, who remember how researchers knowingly withheld treatment from African American … it’s Native American, African American or Latino.” Kittleson also suggested … with churches.“Especially in the African American community, when the minister …
STATE minister for health and wellness Juliet Cuthbert Flynn says Jamaica is faced with a ballooning threat in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which has taken on new dimensions with the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic.
NEW YORK — An expert committee put people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers next in line for COVID-19 shots as a second vaccine began rolling out Sunday to hospitals, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. The developments occurred […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) - Brazil recorded over a 1,000 new COVID-19 deaths for the first time in over three months yesterday, as its Supreme Court ruled that vaccinations could be required in the South American country.
The article Brazil daily COVID-19 deaths break 1,000 as Supreme Court opens door to mandatory vaccines appeared first on Stabroek News.
