Scientists also said more information is needed on the effectiveness of vaccines before passports for foreign travel are introduced in a report published by the Royal Society today.
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Children maintain social distancing measures as the play in the playground at the Harris Academy s Shortland s school on June 04, 2020 in London, England. Endemic viruses are often first encountered in childhood. Credit: Dan Kitwood
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For much of the past year, life in Western Australia has been coronavirus-free. Friends gathered in pubs; people kissed and hugged their relatives; children went to school without temperature checks or wearing masks. The state maintained this enviable position only by placing heavy restrictions on travel and imposing lockdowns some regions entered a snap lockdown at the beginning of the year after a security guard at a hotel where visitors were quarantined tested positive for the virus. But the experience in Western Australia has provided a glimpse into a life free from the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. If other regions, aided by vaccines, aimed for a similar zero-COVID strategy, then could the world hope to rid itself of the virus?
Tennessee Highway Patrol to hold roadside checkpoints in Maury County
The Daily Herald
The Tennessee Highway Patrol plans to conduct roadside safety and sobriety checkpoints during the week of Jan. 25 in Maury County.
THP will be present on State Highway 50, 0.1 miles east of the 28-mile marker in Maury County.
The effort is part of an ongoing initiative to keep the public from driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
“Troopers will evaluate drivers for signs of alcohol or drug impairment, Sgt. Samuel Holcomb said. Troopers will target those who operate a vehicle while impaired and take corrective actions for other violations observed while ensuring the protection of all motorist.