Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Stars and Stripes Coronavirus Update

 

VA to host public Memorial Day ceremonies at national cemeteries for first time since pandemic began

The Department of Veterans Affairs will host public ceremonies throughout the United States for the first time in two years since the coronavirus pandemic began.

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Pandemic pause is over for popular Friendship Festival at US air base in Tokyo

An estimated 110,000 people lined the sidewalks outside Yokota Air Base’s gates over the weekend to gain entrance to the event, which was capped off this year with the arrival of President Joe Biden aboard Air Force One on Sunday afternoon.

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WHO chief: The COVID pandemic is 'most certainly not over'

The U.N. health agency's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told officials gathered in Geneva for opening of the WHO's annual meeting that "declining testing and sequencing means we are blinding ourselves to the evolution of the virus."

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Goodbye NYC; Estimates show big city losses, Sunbelt gains

Eight of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. lost population during the first year of the pandemic.

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Vaccines bring optimism as COVID cases soar in South America

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 are surging in South America. But officials in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay hope high vaccination rates mean it will not be as deadly.

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Remote learning apps shared children’s data at a ‘dizzying scale’

Educational apps used by schools collected students’ information and shared it with marketers and data brokers.

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Pfizer COVID shot 80% effective in young kids, early data shows

If the FDA advisory panel looks favorably on the vaccines for young children, the agency could authorize them as soon as June 16 or 17.

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Opponents of federal vaccine mandate seek rehearing

A federal appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision allowing the Biden administration to require that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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China's bet on homegrown mRNA vaccines holds back nation

China is trying to navigate its biggest coronavirus outbreak without a tool it could have adopted many months ago, the kind of vaccines that have proven to offer the best protection against the worst outcomes from COVID-19.

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