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Ways off from seeing those kinds of requirements, at least widespread throughout the country. i think that will require, not just an emergency use authorization, but a full approval, and were months away from that. some of the other things i think will make a difference is, i think a lot of parents will be hesitant to be the early adopters, they will want to wait and see how it goes for other children in their community, make sure that it pans out well for them. and, i think the other factor tha...

There are no additional cost or burdens on them. i think that would make vaccination rates really go up as well. >> and a very practical question, given that there are so many places that are lifting mask mandates. what should someone who are immunocompromised and higher risk settings be doing to protect themselves? how well does mask work, for example, if youre the only person wearing it in a crowded place, in a grocery store? >> if you are wearing, a cam 95 mask, those are a highly productive,...

Decline. theres some hope the delta variant wave may have peaked. but were heading into the fall. the virus tends to spread better when the weather is colder. where do we stand withthis virus? >> i think were seeing in terms of the modeling and prediction well probably have another wave later this fall and into the winter because we know that the virus tlooivs in cold dry weather. we know more people will be indoors and in higher risk settings. we know that school will also be in full swing, and...

Will actually work in practice. its not clear what timescales clubs will be asked to work to. its not clear what can be done for those people who dont have a smartphone to be able to download qr codes and engage with the technology. chanting other countries, including italy, ireland and france where there have been protests against vaccine passports have already introduced their own schemes. experts say it has led to an uptake in vaccinations. france brought this in when they were having a real ...

England has plans to introduce vaccine certification. wales is considering it for higher risk settings. northern ireland has not yet announced a position. holyrood will debate it later. the scottish government insists that vaccination certification is a limited, targeted and proportionate response to a very difficult situation. lorna gordon, bbc news. 0ur scotland correspondent james shaw is at the scottish parliament this afternoon. uses how the the numbers looking in terms of getting this thro...

Allowing some higher risk settings to operate more safely when the potential alternative would be closure, this will help to protect those who are more vulnerable. for example those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons or who because of underlying conditions do not respond effectively to the vaccine. in addition, we believe that certification will encourage a proportion of the eligible population who remain unvaccinated to get vaccinated. that is something we have seen in otherjurisdicti...

Vaccine certification. wales is considering it for higher risk settings. northern ireland has not yet announced a position. holyrood will debate it later. the scottish government insists that vaccination certification is a limited, targeted and proportionate response to a very difficult situation. lorna gordon, bbc news. our scotland correspondent james shaw is at the scottish parliament this afternoon. this could make for a very interesting debate, because there are some wide—ranging opinions...

Prevent inappropriate use of the material change of circumstances provision. we will take steps to encourage continued compliance with mitigations such as face coverings, rigorous hygiene and good ventilation. we will work with local authorities, schools, universities and colleges to put protections in place for young people and minimise disruption. we will seek the approval of parliament this week for approval of parliament this week for a targeted system of vaccine certification as a proportio...

IV. Record Thine COVID Data Executive Order on Ensuring a Data-Driven Response to COVID-19 and Future High-Consequence Public Health Threats This order is all about data. While it doesn’t go into much detail, it does stress the president’s desire to enhance data collection around the virus — presumably infections, contact tracing, and the like. It calls for a “stronger public health infrastructure” to help “prevent, detect, and respond to future biological threats” but does not ou...