For the first time in over two weeks, Florida reported fewer than 9,000 new coronavirus casesBut there is no reason for someone there to let their guard down. In Miami-Dade County, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations increased Monday.
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The news comes as Florida overtook New York in confirmed cases of coronavirus. Florida does not have a mandatory mask order, but one in Palm Beach County survived a legal challenge Monday.
While Planet Fitness joined the number of companies now requiring facial coatingsAt the national level, the controversy will not disappear.
“They can’t tell me I have to wear a mask,” Florida resident Drew Read told CBS affiliate WINK-TV. “I’m not going to wear a mask to make someone feel comfortable.”
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At a Minnesota Walmart, a couple protested wearing Masks with the Nazi symbol. Since then they have been banned from the store.
Plans for reopen schools In just a few weeks it continues, there is a new concern about cases in children. Florida reported a 34% increase in total cases in children under 17 over an eight-day period and a 23% jump in hospitalizations.
Dr. Marcos Mestre of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami said that children generally do better than older adults, but can infect others. Meanwhile, the Miami Marlins on Monday canceled his first match after 12 players and two coaches tested positive.
“We are taking risks every day. Every day we are taking risks, so that’s what players across the league are doing,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.
The domino effect is already calling into question the new season, and the league is reportedly struggling to track team movements and contacts. “[It] It really sucks, it’s not going to lie and sweeten it, it’s not good for anyone, “said Nationals manager Dave Martinez.
The Philadelphia Phillies game against the New York Yankees was also suspended Monday night because the Marlins had used the canoe.
Launch of the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccine study
In a ray of hope, the final phase of testing in the world’s largest COVID vaccine study launched on Monday. The first of the 30,000 participants is receiving experimental vaccines.
the vaccine It was developed by the National Institutes of Health and the modern Massachusetts biotechnology company. It is one of several possible vaccines, showing some progress, but with no real promise of being effective.
Dawn Baker, a CBS-affiliated OMCC-TV television presenter in Savannah, Georgia, is one of those who participated in the vaccine trial.
“I feel like nothing happened today, although I know something very big happened,” he said. “I got tired of sitting here worried that I can do nothing but wear a mask and try to stay away from people.”
Each participant will receive a second dose 28 days later and will be monitored to see if the vaccine can effectively prevent infection. Half of the patients received the vaccine and the rest will receive a placebo.
the Modern Vaccine It is a new type of technology that uses a piece of RNA or genetic code that tells the body’s cells to produce a modified “safe” version of the viral protein. That protein, in turn, triggers an immune response to fight the coronavirus.
Across the country, social interactions seem to be fueling the spread. Nearly three dozen first responders in two New Jersey cities tested positive after the meetings, while 10 firefighters and 13 first responders tested positive in Newport Beach, California. Forty members of a church in Alabama became infected after attending services.
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