Undergoing. Weve got to get life moving again, we cant live like this. Mentally, physically, childrens education, so many elements of life have been put on hold. We cannot stay in a deep freeze all the time. Freeze all the time. Lets talk about the freeze all the time. Lets talk about the guardians freeze all the time. Lets talk about the guardians front i freeze all the time. Lets talk about the guardians front page, the former Health Secretaryjeremy Hunt has given an interview. And hes talking about the worry about these variants. In fact, he says, talking about the worry about these variants. Infact, he says, we shouldnt and lockdown until covid 19 cases fall to 1000 a day. The game changed massively with these new variants. Do you think there should be a figure on it and wait until cases are so low before releasing lockdown . I wait until cases are so low before releasing lockdown . Wait until cases are so low before releasing lockdown . I think theres alwa s a releasing lockdown .
emerge that render vaccines less effective. and this map shows just how stark those vaccine disparities are. you can see africa almost stands alone. in south africa, just under a quarter of the population is fully vaccinated. that makes it one of the best performers in all of subsaharan africa. and now several of those african nations are being targeted by a new round of travel bans sparked by fears of the omicron variant. it s led to swift backlash from officials and health experts in southern africa. they call the restrictions an overreaction and say they are unlikely to have much of an impact. firstly, it s outrageous that, you know, south africa, southern africa is being punished for having good surveillance and ensuring that we wanted to be completely transparent. so this kind of early knee jerk
/PRNewswire/ Today, Verywell Health released a special report that closely examines systemic barriers to vaccinations that span race, gender, income, and.
Global Milestone: 1 Billionth COVID Vaccination
April 25, 2021 – Less than five months after the first needle went into the first arm to deliver the first COVID-19 vaccine to a 90-year-old grandmother in the United Kingdom, the world celebrated the 1 billionth dose of coronavirus-blocking vaccine this weekend. ,
While it’s not clear who received the 1 billionth dose, or where it happened, the milestone alone is remarkable.
Remarkable, but not sufficient. Bloomberg reports that the world is dispensing 18.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines per day. At that pace, however it would take 19 months before even 75% of the world is vaccinated.
Worse, the geographic victories in the fight against COVID-19 are titled heavily toward rich countries.
Kent County Commissioner highlights racial disparity in vaccine distribution
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Statewide data is revealing widespread disparity in who is getting the vaccine, with current numbers showing minorities are receiving the vaccine at an alarmingly low rate.
The issue was addressed in the a press conference held by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governer Garlin Gilchrist. It s clear we need to continue our efforts to get more communities of color vaccinated and close the gap in the data that is being reported, said Lt. Gov. Gilchrist, who formed the Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities at the start of the pandemic due to the number of deaths in the African American and Latino communities.