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Half of U.S. states have fully vaccinated at least 50% of adults, CDC says
Nelson Oliveira
May 24, 2021, 8:07 AM
Five months after a New York City nurse became the first person in America to get a coronavirus shot, at least 25 states are now reporting that more than half of their adult population has been fully vaccinated a major milestone in the fight against COVID-19.
Data published Sunday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that Washington, D.C. has also fully vaccinated at least 50% of people 18 or older and that Maine’s 62.9% rate of fully vaccinated adults is the highest in the country. Connecticut and Vermont are right behind Maine in the vaccination race, with 62.8% and 62.7%, respectively.
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Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged following coup By The World staff
A convoy of army vehicles patrol the streets of Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 3, 2021.
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Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s controversial ousted leader who has been detained by authorities since Monday following a coup by the country’s military has now been formally charged. The charges levied against Suu Kyi include violating import and export laws, and possession of unlawful communication devices imported walkie-talkies.
Legal charges against the Nobel laureate, whose popularity has endured for years in the country, might seem obscure. But it could be enough to secure the military s objective of barring her from political office since members of parliament in Myanmar cannot have previous criminal convictions. Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, recently took the majority of seats i
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People stand in a queue to get a shot of Russia s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in a vaccination center in GUM State Department store in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Russia started a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on Monday, Jan. 18. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) February 02, 2021 - 8:43 AM
MOSCOW - Russian scientists say the country s Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19, according to early results of an advanced study published Tuesday in a British medical journal.
The news is a boost for the vaccine, which governments around the world increasingly are purchasing in the race to stop the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.