Infections are skyrocketing in Germany’s south and east. What is the reason for the geographic split? Analysis of Germany’s latest COVID figures shows that infections are soaring where the vaccination rate is lower than the national average. Many of the districts with the highest infection rates are in the eastern states of Saxony and Thuringia,…
Boosters can be used in all individuals ages 18 and older who have completed a primary vaccination The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved requests by COVID-19 vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer to expand the administration of their booster shots to all U.S. adults. In a release announcing the news, biotechnology company Moderna said…
With several food programmes dismantled during the pandemic, the food crisis in Brazil has taken a turn for the worse. In the 21st century, Brazil had surprised the world with a robust political agenda to confront one of the worst expressions of inequality: Hunger. However, during this year’s COVID-19 pandemic, the topic of hunger and…
Summary: –Austrian lockdown for unvaccinated hard to police –Europe again becomes epicentre of pandemic –Austrian anti-vaxxer tests positive for COVID-19 –British PM sees ‘storm of infection’ in parts of Europe VIENNA, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Austria imposed a lockdown on people unvaccinated against the coronavirus on Monday as winter approaches and infections rise across Europe,…
Texas sued the Biden administration over the mandate earlier this week A federal court issued Texas a temporary victory in its lawsuit against the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate issuing a stay on the controversial federal government regulation in Texas. “Yesterday, I sued the Biden Admin over its unlawful OSHA vax mandate,” Texas’ Republican Attorney…
As COVID-19 breakthrough infections continue to emerge in some vaccine recipients and health authorities are developing policies around booster vaccinations, national data on COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections is inadequate but urgently needed. Now a study from the Public Health Institute, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Texas Health Science Center, published today…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Friday that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates will “plunge people into destitution.” The Republican governor vowed at a news conference to continue fighting any federal requirements for workers to get inoculated against the coronavirus, saying he believes individual employees should be “protected.” “Just think of Biden. He says, ‘Don’t make…
Greetings from Tyler, Turns out Vermont is one of those states where people have rushed to be vaccinated. It is also a state that is one of the “hot spots” for infection. They’re a “victim of their own success,” whatever that’s supposed to mean. Oh wait. It means that the state let down it’s guard,…
Germany’s southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg has announced tough new measures starting Saturday, including curfews, to fight the spread of coronavirus As the number of new coronavirus infections continue to rise in Germany, the southern state of Baden-Württemberg says it will apply stricter lockdown measures starting Saturday. State Premier Winfried Kretschmann on Friday announced a nighttime…
Germany is facing a massive fourth COVID-19 wave even though two-thirds of its population is vaccinated. Here’s why. Germany counted a staggering 50,196 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, its highest count since the pandemic began. It is the first time the country has been battling a major wave despite a majority of its population being…