Europe is now battling new spikes of COVID-19 cases, especially in Eastern member states where there is a lower vaccination uptake. This not only stretches the health systems, but puts the conversation on measures needed to stop the virus spread back on the political agenda.
When the SARS‑CoV‑2 virus hit and measures such as social distancing and lockdowns were introduced across the globe, humanity was hopefully looking to vaccines as a way to end the pandemic.
Last year, a few
Covid cases have dropped again in NSW with just 587 infections recorded on the day the state reached 70 per cent vaccination.
Eight NSW residents have died in the past 24 hours – including a man in his 20s.
The man from western Sydney died at home and tested positive to Covid-19 after his death.
The other deaths include one resident in their 50s, two in their 60s, two in their 70s and two in their 80s.
Health Minister Brad
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — There were no cheery signs urging “Get your Covid-19 vaccine!” at the back-to-school immunization clinic at Carey Junior High School last week. In the sun-drenched cafeteria, Valencia Bautista sat behind a folding table in a corner, delivering a decidedly soft sell.
Hundreds of 12- and 13-year-olds streamed through with their parents to pick up their fall schedules and iPads. Ms. Bautista, a county public health nurse, wore a T-shirt that said “Vaccinated. Thanks, Public Health” and offered
Late last month, as the Delta variant of the coronavirus filled hospitals across the under-vaccinated South, Tucker Carlson took to his usual perch as the most-watched host on the most-watched cable-news network, just asking questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. “Tonight, congressional Democrats have called for a vaccine mandate in Congress,” Carlson said, as if flabbergasted by every word. “Members and staffers would be required to get a shot that the CDC told us today doesn’t work very well and, by
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Im Temple of Praise, einer überwiegend schwarzen Kirche im Südosten von Washington, DC, haben Geistliche, freiwillige Helfer der Kirche sowie örtliche Ärzte und Apotheker daran gearbeitet, mehr als 4.000 Menschen zu impfen, viele davon in der Gemeinde. Die Kirche verbraucht immer noch ihre wöchentlichen Zuteilungen des Moderna-Schusses, wobei jede Woche Linien durch den Parkplatz schlängeln, die zu tragbaren Kabinen führen, die für Impfungen verwendet werden.
Die Führer der Kirche wurden in diesem Jahr von der Kanzel geimpft, was zu einem
