State health officials in Colorado announced Tuesday they had identified the first U.S. confirmed case. Fast spreading COVID-19 variant First identified in the United Kingdom. This strain, which is considered to be more contagious, has been linked to an increase in cases in Britain and has spread to many other …
Read More »You may need a Covid vaccine passport to travel in 2021 – CBS Miami
Miami (CBS Miami / CNN) – For people to travel in 2021, they may eventually need a Covid vaccine passport. Some companies and technology groups have begun developing smartphone applications or systems for individuals to upload details of their COVID-19 tests and vaccinations, creating digital credentials that can be displayed …
Read More »Australia Covid: Sydney Christmas Beach Party threatens deportation of ‘backpacker’
Melbourne, Australia Australia (CNN) – Christmas Australia’s Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs has threatened to revoke any visa that catches any violators of the rules created to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the country, after hundreds attended a beach party at Sydney’s Bronte Beach on Christmas Day. …
Read More »Hospitals run out of oxygen as COVID-19 cases rise in Los Angeles
Dr. Zafia Anklesaria, co-director of the intensive care unit at Commonspirit Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center, attends the Covid-19 patient during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles. California on May 18, 2020. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Some hospitals in Los Angeles are struggling with oxygen shortages …
Read More »China’s Synopharm says its coronavirus vaccine is 79% effective
A statement released Wednesday by Synopharm subsidiary Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., Ltd. said that interim analysis of Phase 3 clinical trials showed that the vaccine was safe and that those receiving two doses produced high-level antibodies. The company said it was seeking formal formal approval from Chinese regulators to …
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