Cuomo Extends Eviction Ban; 1 Million U.S. Shots: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/23/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE agreed to double the supply of their Covid-19 vaccine to the U.S., as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc in many nations. The U.S. said it has administered more than 1 million shots in 10 days, more than any other nation.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher regulations across a swath of England in an effort to rein in the mutant strain of coronavirus that’s spreading quickly across the country. Germany’s coronavirus deaths rose by 986, the most since the start of the pandemic.
New Virus Strain Could Be in U.S.; Fauci Gets Shot: Virus Update
Bloomberg 12/22/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) The new Covid-19 strain that emerged in the U.K. is possibly already in the U.S., Germany, France and Switzerland, officials in those countries said. Ireland imposed new restrictions to stem an “extraordinary growth” in cases, and said the nation should act on the assumption that the new variant has arrived.
Pfizer Inc.’s partner BioNTech SE is exploring options to boost vaccine production, and its chief executive officer said its shot will probably work against the new virus strain. Taiwan reported the first locally transmitted infection since April, ending what was the world’s longest stretch without a domestic case.
California Crisis Deepens; U.S. Allergic Reaction: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/16/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) New cases in California shattered another record as a deepening crisis threatens a shortage of intensive-care beds and medical staff. The most-populous U.S. state is struggling to control its outbreak even as most residents are under stay-at-home orders.
The first hiccups in the distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. included a holdup in delivering 3,900 shots to two states and the announcement that Pfizer Inc. would ship about 900,000 fewer doses next week than are set to ship this week. A health-care worker in Alaska who received the shot experienced the first known severe allergic event in the U.S.
California Crisis Deepens; U.S. Allergic Reaction: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/16/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) New cases in California shattered another record as a deepening crisis threatens a shortage of intensive-care beds and medical staff. The most-populous U.S. state is struggling to control its outbreak even as most residents are under stay-at-home orders.
The first hiccups in the distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. included a holdup in delivering 3,900 shots to two states and the announcement that Pfizer Inc. would ship about 900,000 fewer doses next week than are set to ship this week. A health-care worker in Alaska who received the shot experienced the first known severe allergic event in the U.S.
California Crisis Deepens; U.S. Allergic Reaction: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/16/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) New cases in California shattered another record as a deepening crisis threatens a shortage of intensive-care beds and medical staff. The most-populous U.S. state is struggling to control its outbreak even as most residents are under stay-at-home orders.
The first hiccups in the distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. included a holdup in delivering 3,900 shots to two states and the announcement that Pfizer Inc. would ship about 900,000 fewer doses next week than are set to ship this week. A health-care worker in Alaska who received the shot experienced the first known severe allergic event in the U.S.