As the global community continues to manage the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic, countries have taken different approaches to addressing COVID-19 vaccinations. As we have discussed, Italy requires both public- and private-sector employees to possess government-issued health passes (i.e., the Green Pass) that demonstrate proof of (i) […]
Day: October 26, 2021
Birx: Trump adviser squeezed out health officials to downplay seriousness of Covid-19
“I just felt that it gave people in the White House an alternative position and data source that would allow them to say, again, here’s Debbie Birx, a federal employee for 40 years, here’s Scott Atlas, an academic, a physician, a thinker versus a technocrat; […]
OSDH: 446 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths reported in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Health officials say COVID-19 hospitalizations in Oklahoma are on the decline, according to Tuesday’s numbers. On Tuesday, data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health shows that the state has had 641,497 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since March of 2020. That’s […]
Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews, Henrik Borgström enter COVID-19 protocol
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews and fellow forward Henrik Borgström are both in the NHL‘s COVID-19 protocol, the team said Tuesday. Five Chicago players and three coaches are now in the protocol. Neither player was at their team’s practice Tuesday morning. Toews and Borgström join teammates […]
Tracking the FDA advisory panel meeting on Covid-19 vaccines for kids
The moment some parents have been anxiously awaiting for months is almost here: The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 will likely be authorized for use in the next week, after completion of a four-step process that begins today. It is also […]
Covid-19: 14-year-old students get vaccinated while skipping class for hot chips
An east Christchurch school principal says she is disappointed two students received a Covid-19 vaccine while skipping class with the promise of a $20 Pak‘nSave voucher –but without parental permission. The mother of one of the boys said she felt “like her heart had been […]
Covid-19 and the new challenge to entrepreneurs
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Covid-19: 2,193 cases, 513 patients in hospital
The Department of Health has confirmed 2,193 new cases of Covid-19. There are 513 patients with the virus in hospital, of whom 97 are in intensive care. The Chief Medical Officer has said he is “increasingly worried about the rising incidence of the disease nationwide” […]
CDC extends Covid restrictions for cruise ship industry into January
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended into January restrictions on the cruise ship industry that were set to expire next week, citing concerns over the highly contagious delta variant and breakthrough cases among vaccinated travelers. The CDC has allowed cruise ships to operate […]
S.Korea’s GL Rapha certified to produce Sputnik COVID-19 vaccines
Moscow [Russia], October 26 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund, (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) and GL Rapha, one of the leading South Korean bio-tech companies on Tuesday announced the issuance of a Russian GMP certificate by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia […]