Page 8 - மெலிசா ஹீலி News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from மெலிசா ஹீலி. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In மெலிசா ஹீலி Today - Breaking & Trending Today

South Africa's virus strain upends country's vaccination plans


South Africa’s virus strain upends country’s vaccination plans
By Melissa Healy and Emily Baumgaertner
Los Angeles Times/TNS
The coronavirus strain fueling a resurgence of COVID-19 in South Africa was not slowed down by a vaccine that officials had been counting on to protect its front-line health care workers, prompting the government to shelve plans for an inoculation campaign that would have begun this month.
“We have decided to put a temporary hold on the rollout of the vaccine,” Dr. Zweli Mkhize, South Africa’s health minister, said Sunday. “More work needs to be done.”
The experimental vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, seemed promising just a few months ago. In clinical trials conducted in South Africa, people who received the vaccine were 75% less likely to develop mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 than were people who received a placebo. The government ordered 1 million doses. ....

United Kingdom , United States , South Africa , Los Angeles , Eastern Cape , South Africans , Shabir Madhi , James Campbell , Melissa Healy , Zweli Mkhize , Emily Baumgaertner , Christopher Haqq , Bruce Walker , Los Angeles Times , Ragon Institute , University Of Maryland School Medicine , Oxford University , Africa University Of Kwazulu , University Of The Witwatersrand , California Based Immunitybio , Patrick Soon Shiong , Science Advances , Maryland School , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , லாஸ் ஏஞ்சல்ஸ் ,

Coronavirus Today: A different kind of double jeopardy


Amina Khan, and it’s
Friday, Feb. 5. Here’s the latest on what’s happening with the coronavirus, plus ways to spend your weekend and a look at some of the week’s best stories.
Newsletter
Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter
Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions.
Enter email address
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
At a time when public officials are practically begging residents to not leave their homes because of COVID-19, the Los Angeles County Superior Court system the largest in the country is still requiring people to venture forth for ....

Juan Garcia , Eagle Rock , Eastern Cape , South Africa , United Kingdom , United States , Yosemite National Park , Saudi Arabia , Los Angeles County , Mel Melcon Los Angeles , Mariana Castro Salzman , Dania Maxwell Los Angeles , Marisa Gerber , Katy Perry , Julie Andrews , Ayah Shilleh Velazquez , Amina Khan , Brittny Mejia , Los Angeles , Soumya Karlamangla , Natalie Portman , Matt Hamilton , Miguel Rangel , Brug Los Angeles , Lisa Boone , Adam Murray ,

Coronavirus Today: Aiming for vaccine equity


It’s no secret that
communities of color have suffered outsized numbers of infections, hospitalizations and deaths. Now that two COVID-19 vaccines have been rolled out to healthcare workers and nursing home residents, health officials are teetering their way across a precarious high wire: how to diplomatically nudge communities of color to the front of the line for the scarce shots without triggering a political or legal backlash.
This balancing act is tricky because America has long been
deeply divided over racial quotas and affirmative action, my colleague Melissa Healy writes and assigning vaccine priority based on race or ethnic heritage could open the door to recrimination and courtroom challenges at a crucial point in the pandemic fight. ....

United States , Warminsko Mazurskie , United Kingdom , Los Angeles County , San Diego County , Los Angeles , Harald Schmidt , Keara Williams , Melissa Gomez , Luke Letlow , Nicolas Pineda , Fiona Mcpherson , Anthony Fauci , Bill Cassidy , Sam Lubell , Gavin Newsom , Amina Khan , Elaine Batchlor , Ada Kotynska , Martin Luther King Jr , Melissa Healy , Deborah Netburn , Mark Ghaly , Bethp Bell , Gary Coronado Los Angeles , Lawrence Gostin ,