Tag: Vaccine

Orange County’s Wait for Vaccine Continues as COVID-19 Cases Drop

SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 252 new cases of COVID-19 and 40 additional deaths on Feb. 21. Hospitalizations continued a downward trend, dropping from 591 Feb. 20 to 577 Feb. 21, with the number of coronavirus patients in intensive care dropping from 196 to 190, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Of the 40…


UK Aims to Offer CCP Virus Vaccines to All Adults by End of July

All adults in the UK should be offered the first dose of a CCP virus vaccine by the end of July, two months ahead of the previous schedule, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said over the weekend. Johnson made the pledge on Saturday, which his Health Secretary Matt Hancock elaborated on on Sunday. “We’re now aiming…


UK Pledges CCP Virus Vaccine to All Adults by End of July

All adults in the UK should be offered the first dose of a CCP virus vaccine by the end of July, two months ahead of the previous schedule, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said over the weekend. Johnson made the pledge on Saturday, which his Health Secretary Matt Hancock elaborated on on Sunday. “We’re now aiming…


First Australians Including PM Get Vaccine Jab

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has become one of the first in Australia to get a COVID-19 vaccination, describing it as a “curtain raiser” to the national rollout which starts on Monday. The prime minister joined Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly and Chief Nursing Officer Alison McMillan getting vaccinated at a Sydney medical centre, as…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Feb. 19)

State Attorneys General across the nation demand President Joe Biden reactivate an ICE operation that targets sex offenders, Biden begs Americans to get vaccinated, and a White House Adviser speaks about why California and Florida share similar virus numbers amid completely different lockdown strategies.


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Feb. 19)

The Texas Governor is calling on state lawmakers to force power plants to winterize their facilities. It’s to prevent blackouts like we’ve seen this week from happening again. A New York City waitress gets fired for holding off on the vaccine, so what’s her concern? Facebook is facing backlash after it blacks out news media…


Pfizer Study Deals New Blow to South Africa’s Vaccine Hopes

JOHANNESBURG—Scientists will meet on Thursday to advise South Africa’s government on its next steps after a study suggested the dominant local coronavirus variant may reduce antibody protection from Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by two-thirds. The laboratory study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, dealt a new blow to the country hardest-hit by the pandemic…


Britain Needs to Be ‘Learning to Live With’ the CCP Virus, Scientists Say

Britain needs to be “learning to live with” a level of the CCP virus that is similar to that of regular ‘flu, UK scientists said on Wednesday. Asked during a Science and Technology Select Committee hearing what sort of risks, including death rates, would be “acceptable” to live with, head scientific adviser to the Ministry of…


The Clamor and Concern Over the COVID Vaccine

President Joe Biden recently announced his “wartime” strategy to confront COVID-19. His weapon: vaccines. The battle plan builds on former President Donald Trump’s arsenal of 400 million vaccines, with a purchase of an additional 200 million more shots so all Americans can get both their recommended doses faster. To date, more than 60 million vaccine…


Hong Kong Green Lights China’s Sinovac Vaccine for Emergency Use

Hong Kong has formally approved China’s Sinovac vaccine for emergency use, the city’s Health Secretary announced Thursday.