Author: Cole Hanson

Pfizer announced, Friday, its desire to test a third dose of the vaccine against the emerging coronavirus in children under the age of five, which may prompt the company to apply for a license for three doses immediately in this unit next year. As part of an ongoing clinical trial, the US pharmaceutical giant has selected a dose of 3 micrograms per injection for children aged 6 months to less than 5 years. This is ten times lower than the dose given to adults (30 mcg), and also less than the dose for children aged 5 to 11 years (10…

(Mexico City) The Mexican electoral authority has suspended the referendum project that Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wanted to organize next April on his staying in power until the end of his term in 2024 on Friday. Posted on December 17, 2021 at 11:48 pm “These are delay tactics,” the leftist Mexican president, a fan of popular consultations, warned during his morning press conference even before the National Electoral Institute’s decision. By six votes to five, the National Institute of Statistics halted preparations for these consultations that were initially scheduled for April 10, due to budget shortfalls. “With the…

(Washington) On Friday, a US federal court reinstated the vaccine obligation for employees of large companies, which the Biden administration wanted to stop the Covid-19 pandemic, which was suspended in early November by another case. Posted December 17, 2021 at 8:52 pm. The controversial measure is forcing tens of millions of employees at companies with more than 100 employees to be vaccinated by January 4, under pain of very regular testing. Announced in mid-September, it was adopted in early November by the White House and promptly challenged in court, notably by Republican-controlled Texas who oppose any vaccine commitment to combat…

The sudden rise in COVD-19 cases has upset the plans of many travelers, but it’s not just the virus to watch out for when traveling to Florida. • Read also: Slouching: Snowbirds Less Cautious in Florida? Manon Lieben and Michel Simard, a snowbird couple who thought they were renting a property in Saint Petersburg, were stunned when they arrived at the scene. They stumbled into a locked door and realized it was a scam. We were like ‘Um… what’s going on?’ “Since it was Thanksgiving Day, we thought they might not be there or they hired a company that took…

(Washington) The US Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a law banning the import into the United States of a wide range of products made in China’s Xinjiang province in an effort to combat forced labor by the Uyghur minority. Posted on Dec 16, 2021 at 5:17 PM The adoption of the text is considered a victory for the supporters of the aggressive policy aimed at combating the violation of human rights. The vote came despite a lobbying campaign from companies that argued the legislation would disrupt global supply chains, which are already under pressure from the pandemic. The text is…

The Omicron variant has now been shown to be less sensitive to the antibodies produced by two doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Fortunately, studies show that the other side of immunity, cellular immunity, does not appear to be affected by mutations in the variant, helping to maintain excellent protection against more serious forms of the disease. This would undoubtedly explain that despite the staggering increase in the number of new positive cases, there was a slight increase in hospitalizations, mainly in the vaccinated population. Antibody resistance Antibodies are an important aspect of the immune response caused by vaccination against COVID-19: by…

Miami | A passenger on a United Airlines flight wearing a red thong as a mask was forced to disembark before take off at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, local media reported Thursday. • Read also: Up to 10,000 cases a day in Ontario in a week? • Read also: 20% of cases are associated with Omicron in Quebec • Read also: New restrictions: reduced capacity in stores and extended planned school holidays The 38-year-old explained to local NBC2 that he wants to prove the “ridiculousness” of the rule requiring a mask to be worn to protect against COVID-19 on planes while…

Severe storms hit the US Midwest on Wednesday evening, hours after President Joe Biden visited Kentucky, which was hit by a deadly hurricane on Friday, where he pledged federal government assistance to victims of the disaster. • Read also: Biden, Kentucky, was hit by devastating hurricanes The NWS warned of an “extremely violent” storm system Wednesday evening, which could “break records” and cause “a large number of dangerous weather phenomena” in several states in the center and north of the country, including “hazardous.” “Wind, snow, thunderstorms, hurricanes and fire hazards. “These storms will have the potential to produce gusts of…

On Wednesday, the European Agency responsible for epidemiology warned of “strong” “urgent” action in the face of the rapid development of the omicron variant because “vaccination alone will not be enough”. • Read also: COVID: New measures in Rwanda after first six cases of Omicron . variant • Read also: US passes 800,000 dead from COVID-19 “In the current situation, vaccination alone will not allow us to prevent the effect of the Omicron variant, as there is no time to fill existing vaccination gaps,” said the Director of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Andrea Ammon in…

An Italian who has received financial aid from the state for years due to poor eyesight, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of fraud after he was caught driving his car and motorbike and window shopping, officials said. The Palermo resident, in Sicily, has received at least 170,000 euros ($191,000) in aid since 2008 after claiming he was “completely blind” due to a congenital problem. Italian financial police were alerted after the fake person with low vision renewed his driver’s license in 2018, according to press reports. Police watch him drive while simultaneously tapping his cell phone, staring out of…