Despite concerns about the proximity of Papua New Guinea, where the COVID-19 threat is on the rise, vaccination is on hold in the Torres Strait until mid-May because most of the population is under 50 and now needs the Pfizer vaccine.

Despite concerns about the proximity of Papua New Guinea, where the COVID-19 threat is on the rise, vaccination is on hold in the Torres Strait until mid-May because most of the population is under 50 and now needs the Pfizer vaccine.
For those in the eligible age group, 'the risks of serious harm from COVID infection are much greater than the risk of this rare outcome,' said Hinshaw
No vaccine is 100% effective. But the COVID vaccines seem pretty darn close.
"I humbly request you to lift the embargo of raw material exports out of the U.S. so that vaccine production can ramp up. Your administration has the details," Poonawalla tweeted.
"I humbly request you to lift the embargo of raw material exports out of the U.S. so that vaccine production can ramp up. Your administration has the details," Poonawalla tweeted.
Brazil's hospitals were running out of drugs needed to sedate COVID-19 patients on Thursday, with the government urgently seeking to import supplies amid reports of the seriously ill being tied down and intubated without effective sedatives.
MSCI is expected to conduct its semi-annual review of its MSCI Standard Index on May 12, 2021
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Oregon is averaging about 600 cases a day over the past week.
People are leaving Google reviews for COVID-19 vaccination sites, and they are very earnest and heartwarming.
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SXSW 2021 was surprisingly lonely in VR -- it just made me miss the real show even more.
She was hyper-vigilant about keeping safe during the pandemic, but she caught Covid-19 after her first vaccine.