Authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for 12-to-15-year-olds will be key for the fall, US NIH director says
From CNN s Naomi Thomas
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, is pictured in Bethesda, Maryland, on January 26. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, said on ABC’s Good Morning America Wednesday he’s hopeful the US Food and Drug Administration will greenlight Covid-19 vaccines for 12- to 15-year-olds and it will be important to start vaccinating high school-age people well in advance of the fall.
The FDA will likely authorize Pfizer/BioNTech s coronavirus vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 by early next week, a federal official told CNN this week.
Seychelles sees uptick in Covid-19 cases despite having vaccinated 85% of population
The Seychelles reported an uptick in cases on Wednesday, according to the country’s Health Ministry, despite the fact that the island nation has already vaccinated 59,676 people 85% of its population.
The ministry reported 497 cases over a three-day period, it said in a Facebook post.To date, 6,373 cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in the Seychelles. The country s national broadcaster, Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC,) reported in April that the South Africa variant had been found in several patients.
The rise in cases, which began last month, prompted the US Centers For Disease Control to issue a Level 4 Travel warning advising against going to the tourism-dependent country.
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Biden administration supports vaccine waiver proposal
From CNN s Kevin Liptak
The Biden administration said Wednesday it would support easing patent rules on Covid-19 vaccines, which could increase their global supply, after intense internal debate and strong pushback from American drug-makers. The Administration believes strongly in intellectual property protections, but in service of ending this pandemic, supports the waiver of those protections for COVID-19 vaccines, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai wrote in a statement.
Indian official to attend G7 virtually after being exposed to Covid-19
India s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, right, attends a press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken following a bilateral meeting in London, on Monday, May 3. Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
As the G7 Foreign and Development Minister s Meeting kicks off in London on Wednesday, the Indian representative will only attend virtually after being exposed to possible Covid positive cases.
India s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said he was made aware of the possible exposure on Tuesday evening. As a measure of abundant caution and also out of consideration for others, I decided to conduct my engagements in the virtual mode. That will be the case with the G7 Meeting today as well, Jaishankar said in a tweet Wednesday.
Broadway shows will reopen in September at 100% capacity, New York governor says
Broadway theaters stand closed in the theater district on June 30, 2020, in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo just announced that Broadway shows will be ready to open September 14 at 100% capacity.
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow, he announced in a tweet.
The logistics regarding how theaters will reopen are still being ironed out, State Budget Director Robert Mujica said at the news conference.
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Biden adviser outlines efforts to quickly get 12- to 15-year-olds vaccinated if Pfizer shot gets approval