Rome Pope Francis used his Christmas message to say that coronavirus vaccines must be available for all, and pleaded with states to cooperate in the race to emerge from the pandemie.
Country music legend Willie Nelson gets his Covid-19 vaccination
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Country music legend Willie Nelson received the Covid-19 vaccine at a drive-through facility in Texas this week, according to a post he shared on Facebook. "Getting your COVID vaccine is Willie cool!," said Family H...
States put smokers in line for the Covid-19 vaccine, sparking frustration among those lower in priority
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Federal guidelines recommend that smokers under the age of 65, considered high-risk for severe Covid-19 symptoms, be eligible for the vaccine in early phases of distribution, frustrating essential workers lower in t...
Can Mexico force the US to vaccinate migrant workers against Covid-19?
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Mexico wants the US to vaccinate all Mexican migrant workers currently working in the United States — and it says Trump's own signature trade deal requires it. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Marcelo Ebrard told ...
Trudeau says Canada needs to ‘buckle down’ as cases surge, vaccines delayed
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Canada got a one-two punch Friday as public health officials said vaccine deliveries would be delayed and its Covid-19 measures still aren't working to control a resurging virus. "We have to buckle down, this is our...
Biden to outline plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to Americans Friday
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President-elect Joe Biden will outline his plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to the US population on Friday at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, according to his transition team. Biden has said his first priorit...
Health care in Brazil’s Amazonas state in ‘collapse’ as Covid-19 infections surge
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Hospitals in Brazil's largest state, Amazonas, are facing a crisis situation amid surging coronavirus infections, as oxygen supplies run short and hundreds of people wait in line for a hospital bed. Brazilian Health...
LA County is scrambling to find more space to store bodies of Covid-19 victims
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Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in California, is running out of space to store the bodies of Covid-19 victims and officials are scrambling to secure additional capacity. Oor 900 bodi...
Ex-Obama official who helped fix botched healthcare.gov rollout to join Biden’s Covid-19 team
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Andy Slavitt, the former acting chief of Medicare and Medicaid under the Obama administration, is expected to join President-elect Joe Biden's Covid-19 team in a senior advisory role, CNN verneem het. Slavitt's ro...
Demokratiese Rep. Adriano Espaillat tests positive for Covid-19
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Demokratiese Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York said Thursday he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is isolating at home, he announced in a series of tweets. "I am following guidance from my physician and quarantini...
Pope Francis and former Pope Benedict get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
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Rome Pope Francis and former Pope Benedict have received the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican said Thursday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement that he was "able to confirm that withi...
US tennis player Tennys Sandgren boards plane to Australian Open despite testing positive for Covid-19
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Tennis player Tennys Sandgren has boarded a plane to the Australian Open in Melbourne despite saying he tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. The American, a quarterfinalist at last year's tournament, had been il...