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The Latest: Italy to open venues in areas of low virus risk
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1of24A man receives a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, at a vaccination center set at Rome s Cinecitta film studios, Tuesday, April 20, 2021.Andrew Medichini/APShow MoreShow Less
2of24FILE - In this Saturday, May 23, 2020 file photo, a man sprays water at umbrellas outside a tavern at Plaka district, in Athens, as the restaurant prepares for reopening. Greece s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday April 21, 2021, the country s tourism industry will open on May 15 when a ban on travel between different regions in the country will be lifted, adding that restaurants and cafes will also be allowed to reopen outdoor areas starting on May 3.Yorgos Karahalis/APShow MoreShow Less
Big Tucson vaccine site plans halted, mobile service sought
April 21, 2021
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) A plan to establish a large federally supported mass vaccination in metro Tucson is being shelved and Pima County instead is now asking for mobile vaccination sites.
Follow weeks of discussions, state and federal officials did not reach agreement on details of an agreement for authorizing and running the proposed mass vaccination site, officials said Tuesday.
The county is now pivoting to ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency for mobile sites capable of providing about 300 shots daily to reach populations that could use help getting vaccinated, said County Administrator Chuck Huckleberry.
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NEW YORK Health officials have released more evidence that COVID-19 infections in fully vaccinated people are uncommon.
The latest study looked at recent infections in about 75 Chicago skilled nursing facilities. Nearly 8,000 residents and nearly 7,000 staff received two doses of vaccine at the facilities. In those fully vaccinated, health officials detected 22 breakthrough infections. Most experienced no symptoms, but two were hospitalized and one died.
Other statistics have suggested breakthrough rates are significantly lower. However, residents of nursing homes and other skilled nursing facilities tend to be older and more frail than the overall population, and some studies have suggested vaccine effectiveness can be lower in that group.