U.S. officials say border policy won’t be focus of talks with Mexico at three-way summit, despite lingering issues

Senior administration officials say U.S. border policy will not be a primary focus of talks with Mexico on Thursday when President Biden hosts his Mexican and Canadian counterparts in the North American Leaders’ Summit. The Biden administration has recently relied … Read More

Why COVID-19 Vaccines Should Not Be Required for All Americans

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Dr. Marty Makary: I’m pro-vaccine but blanket requirements outside of health care go too far. COVID-19 vaccine mandates have become a hotly contested issue, as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rebound nationwide, driven by the highly contagious delta variant and unswerving … Read More

Tens of thousands rally against Covid curbs in Europe and Australia

Tens of thousands took to the streets in cities across Europe and Australia Saturday as anger mounted over fresh Covid restrictions imposed against a resurgent pandemic. And Dutch police faced a second night of rioting — this time in The … Read More

COVID highlights a geographic split in Germany

posted in: Germany, News

Infections are skyrocketing in Germany’s south and east. What is the reason for the geographic split? Analysis of Germany’s latest COVID figures shows that infections are soaring where the vaccination rate is lower than the national average. Many of the … Read More

FDA clears Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for all US adults

Boosters can be used in all individuals ages 18 and older who have completed a primary vaccination The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved requests by COVID-19 vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer to expand the administration of their booster … Read More

Hunger returns to Brazil

With several food programmes dismantled during the pandemic, the food crisis in Brazil has taken a turn for the worse. In the 21st century, Brazil had surprised the world with a robust political agenda to confront one of the worst … Read More

Austria locks down unvaccinated as COVID cases surge across Europe

posted in: European Union, News

Summary: –Austrian lockdown for unvaccinated hard to police –Europe again becomes epicentre of pandemic –Austrian anti-vaxxer tests positive for COVID-19 –British PM sees ‘storm of infection’ in parts of Europe VIENNA, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Austria imposed a lockdown on … Read More

Federal court of appeals issues temporary halt to Biden vaccine mandate

Texas sued the Biden administration over the mandate earlier this week A federal court issued Texas a temporary victory in its lawsuit against the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate issuing a stay on the controversial federal government regulation in Texas. … Read More

Study compares decline in effectiveness for Moderna, Pfizer, Janssen vaccines; and mortality consequences

As COVID-19 breakthrough infections continue to emerge in some vaccine recipients and health authorities are developing policies around booster vaccinations, national data on COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections is inadequate but urgently needed. Now a study from the Public Health Institute, … Read More

Ron DeSantis Says Biden’s Vaccine Mandates Will ‘Plunge People Into Destitution’

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Friday that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates will “plunge people into destitution.” The Republican governor vowed at a news conference to continue fighting any federal requirements for workers to get inoculated against the coronavirus, saying … Read More

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