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Fourth of July To Be Celebrated With Precautions

  • People can celebrate the Fourth of July as long as they take the appropriate precautions
  • Fauci urges citizens to get vaccinated and take all necessary precautions
  • Delta variant continues to spread and the nation has seen an increase in its seven-day average of Covid-19 cases

People can celebrate the Fourth of July as long as they take the appropriate precautions, Dr. Anthony Fauci said while urging people to “get vaccinated,” reports CNN.

Fourth of July celebrations

As for vaccinations...

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EU Plans to Lift Travel Restrictions for U.S. Tourists

EU Plans to Lift Travel Restrictions for U.S. Tourists, says an article on CNN.

  • EU to welcome US tourists

  • New York and California reopen

To lift travel restrictions

The European Union’s governing body has recommended that the bloc lift restrictions on non-essential travel from 14 countries, including the US, a move that would allow visitors from these destinations to vacation in Europe far more easily.

The other countries to make the cut are: Albania, Australia, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, New...

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Virus Outbreak Surpass Vaccine Distribution Amid G7 Vow

The World Health Organization has warned that COVID-19 is moving faster than the vaccines, and said the vow by G7 countries to share a billion doses with poorer nations was simply not enough, reports the Guardian.

Virus surpassing vaccine distribution

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told, “This is a big help, but we need more, and we need them faster. Right now, the virus is moving faster than the global distribution of vaccines. More than 10,000 people are dying...

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Vaccinating the US May Prolong For Years as New Variants Emerge

Vaccinating the US May Prolong For Years as New Variants Emerge says an article on CNN.

  • Virus mutating into more transmissible strains
  • Vaccines have shown to be effective against the variants
  • 43.7% of Americans fully vaccinated
Vaccination in the US

Covid-19 infections may be on the decline, but the urgency to continue vaccinating the US population is far from over, one expert said.

“We are going to need to have a highly vaccinated population for years if not longer. This virus is going to be...

https://mfame.guru/vaccinating-the-us-may-prolong-for-years-as-new-variants-emerge/

Things Under-30s Need To Know About the Vaccine

Things Under-30s Need To Know About the Vaccine, says an article on BBC.

To jab over-18s by the end of July

The vaccine rollout is reaching people in their 20s, with the government aiming to offer a jab to all over-18s by the end of July. What’s more, the Pfizer jab has been approved for children aged 12 and over, although it’s not been decided whether most teenagers will be vaccinated.

Who can get a vaccine now?
  • In England, people aged 25 to 29 can book online, or by calling 119
  • In Scotland,...

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Getting Rid of Covid Needs a Global Undertaking

Getting Rid of Covid Needs a Global Undertaking, says an article on Richmond.

Global Undertaking

Achieving independence from COVID-19 is a global undertaking. We need coordination and collaboration to help every country get vaccinated.

In March, on the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden targeted July 4 as a time when Americans could not only celebrate our independence as a nation but from the virus, too. “A July 4th with your loved ones is the goal,” Biden said. “But...

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Adolescent Hospitalization Rates Reminds This Virus Can Also Hurt Children

Adolescent Hospitalization Rates Shows That Children Can Suffer From the Virus Too, says an article on CNN

Increase in hospitalization

A recent increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations among adolescents reinforces the importance of getting vaccinated and practicing prevention measures against the virus, according to a study released Friday.

The report looked at hospitalization data for 12-to-17-year-olds from a large coronavirus surveillance network and found 204 adolescents who were likely...

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Global Covid-19 Cases Reduced by 14%, Says WHO

  • There were 4.1 million global Covid-19 cases reported in the week ending May 23 — a 14% decrease from the previous week, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Tuesday.
  • WHO also reported 84,000 new Covid-19 deaths worldwide, a 2% decrease from the prior week.
  • The largest decline in new cases and deaths was in the European region, the report noted. However, WHO warned global Covid cases remained high overall.

A CNN news report says that global covid 19 cases reduced by 14%, according to...

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WHO Urged To Conduct Transparent Inquiry Into COVID-19 Origins

The US health secretary has urged the World Health Organization to ensure the next phase of investigation into Covid-19’s origins is “transparent”, reports BBC.

Close evaluation is necessary

Speaking to a ministerial-level WHO meeting, Xavier Becerra said international experts should be allowed to evaluate the source of coronavirus. US media reports suggest growing evidence the virus could have emerged from a laboratory in China.

Covid-19 was first detected in 2019 in Wuhan, in central Hubei...

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WHO Call for Equitable Distribution of Covid Vaccines

Global faith leaders and senior health and humanitarian figures are calling on countries to ensure the equitable distribution of Covid vaccines, warning that the world is “at a turning point”, reports The Guardian.

A Turning Point

The signatories of an international declaration include Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization; Henrietta Fore, executive director of Unicef, the UN’s children’s agency; Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the...

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