Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Vaccines
05/13/2021
People vaccinated against Covid-19 can go without masks indoors and outdoors, CDC says
People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
05/12/2021
A shot at a million: Ohio offers vaccinated a chance to win big bucks, college scholarships
Gov. Mike DeWine said the lotteries would be paid from existing federal coronavirus relief funds.
05/11/2021
Uber And Lyft Will Give Free Rides To COVID-19 Vaccination Spots, White House Says
Anyone needing a ride to get a COVID-19 vaccine shot will be able to get a free trip from the ride-sharing companies Lyft and Uber, the White House announced Tuesday, in the latest push to encourage Americans to get vaccinated.
05/13/2021
What Could Go Right? No fourth wave in sight
With cases continuing to fall for the fourth week in a row, it looks like the US could avoid a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
05/11/2021
Got the vaccine? Experts say you can relax about your Covid-19 risk now. Really.
I asked health experts about their post-vaccination lives. Most no longer worry about their own risk of Covid-19.
05/06/2021
Pfizer COVID vaccine protects against worrying coronavirus variants
Data from Qatar provide strongest evidence yet that COVID-19 vaccines can stop strains thought to pose a threat to immunization efforts.
05/11/2021
US FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use in people ages 12 to 15
05/10/2021
Dracula’s castle in Romania proves an ideal setting for Covid vaccinations
Every weekend through May “vaccination marathons” will be held just outside the storied 14th-century hilltop castle.
05/09/2021
Vaccinations are rising in the European Union after a long, slow start.
On average over the last week, nearly three million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were being administered each day in the European Union, a group of 27 nations, according to Our World in Data, a University of Oxford database. Adjusted for population, the rate is roughly equivalent to the number of shots given each day in the United States, where demand has been falling.
05/03/2021
The four-decade quest for an HIV vaccine yields new hope
While the reality is far more nuanced than recent hype suggests, a breakthrough strategy is finally offering fresh tools for battling this devastating virus.
04/29/2021
Post-vaccination Inertia Is Real
Readjusting our ideas about what’s safe is going to take time.
05/04/2021