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National Lockdown

Britons Ordered To Stay At Home As Third National Lockdown Begins

Britons Ordered To Stay At Home As Third National Lockdown Begins Via Reuters:  Britain began its third COVID-19 lockdown on Tuesday with citizens under orders to stay at home and the government calling for one last major national effort to contain the virus before mass vaccinations turn the tide. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the lockdown late on Monday saying the highly contagious new coronavirus variant first identified in Britain […]

today01/05/2021 47

Moderna Vaccine

U.S. May Cut Some Moderna Vaccine Doses In Half To Speed Rollout, Official Says

U.S. May Cut Some Moderna Vaccine Doses In Half To Speed Rollout, Official Says Via Reuters: The U.S. government is considering giving some people half the dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in order to speed vaccinations, a federal official said on Sunday. Moncef Slaoui, head of Operation Warp Speed, the federal vaccine program, said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that officials were in talks with Moderna and the Food and […]

today01/04/2021 7

Asymptomatic

Asymptomatic Spread Of COVID-19 May Be Rare, New Research Finds

Asymptomatic Spread Of COVID-19 May Be Rare, New Research Finds Via Just The News: A study published this month in the American Medical Association's JAMA Network Open journal has offered further evidence that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 may be significantly lower than previously thought.  Fears of COVID-19 spreading asymptomatically have persisted since shortly after the beginning of the pandemic. Many public health authorities in the United States and elsewhere initially argued that only […]

today12/24/2020 14

Public School

US Public School Enrollment Dips As Virus Disrupts Education

US Public School Enrollment Dips As Virus Disrupts Education Via AP News: Fearful of sending her two children back to school as the coronavirus pandemic raged in Mississippi, Angela Atkins decided to give virtual learning a chance this fall. Almost immediately, it was a struggle. Their district in Lafayette County didn’t offer live instruction to remote learners, and Atkins’ fourth grader became frustrated with doing worksheets all day and missed […]

today12/22/2020 4

COVID relief bill

Congress approves $900B COVID relief bill, Sending To Trump

Congress approves $900B COVID relief bill, Sending To Trump Via AP News: Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Lawmakers tacked on a $1.4 trillion catchall spending bill and thousands of pages of other end-of-session business in a massive bundle of bipartisan legislation as […]

today12/22/2020 5

Birx

Birx Went To Delaware With Family On Thanksgiving Despite Her Warnings

Birx Went To Delaware With Family On Thanksgiving Despite Her Warnings Via New York Post: Dr. Deborah Birx traveled with family out of state over Thanksgiving weekend — disregarding her own advice to stay home and not gather during the holidays, according to a report. The White House coronavirus response coordinator was joined by three different generations of family at one of her vacation properties on Fenwick Island in Delaware on […]

today12/21/2020 12

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Cut Off Over Fears About New COVID Strain

United Kingdom Cut Off Over Fears About New COVID Strain Via Reuters: The United Kingdom stood shut off from the rest of Europe on Monday after allies cut transport ties over fears of a new coronavirus strain, sowing chaos for families, truckers and supermarkets just days before the Brexit cliff edge. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Israel and Canada were among those that shut off travel […]

today12/21/2020 1

Pandemic Powers

Majority of Americans Worried Governments Will Keep Pandemic Powers

Majority of Americans Worried Governments Will Keep Pandemic Powers Via Just The News: A majority of registered U.S. voters are worried that government officials in the U.S. will retain their newly claimed expansive powers following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Just the News Daily Poll with Scott Rasmussen. Sixty-two percent of the respondents said they were somewhat or very worried about American governments holding onto their pandemic […]

today12/17/2020 7

Alaskan

Alaskan Has Allergic Reaction After Getting Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Alaskan Has Allergic Reaction After Getting Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Via Reuters: An Alaskan health worker had a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine, but is now stable, public health authorities said on Wednesday. The adverse reaction in the person, minutes after taking the Pfizer shot on Tuesday, was similar to two cases reported last week in Britain. Britain’s medical regulator has said that anyone with […]

today12/17/2020 5

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