A more contagious form of the coronavirus has begun circulating in the United States. In Britain, where it was first identified, the new variant became the predominant form of the coronavirus in just three months, accelerating that nation’s surge and filling its hospitals. It may do the same in the United States, exacerbating an unrelenting rise in deaths and overwhelming the
California Begins Vaccinating Inmates, but Not at Its Hardest-Hit Prisons
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Jan. 25, 2021, 10:18 a.m. ETJan. 25, 2021, 10:18 a.m. ET
Los Angeles County has seen a spike in cases. India approves two vaccines. Researchers say Africa’s relatively low case numbers are probably inaccurate.
Here’s what you need to know:
Elected officials, prison rights advocates and inmates’ family members protested for better conditions outside San Quentin State Prison in July. Credit.Jim Wilson/The New York Times
California’s prison system, which has been exceptionally hard-hit by the coronavirus, has started vaccinating some inmates but none so far at the 25 prisons that have been most overwhelmed by infections, including San Quentin, Avenal State Prison and the California Institution for Men.
Tehran, Jan 1: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered his condolences on the passing of senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad-Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, a member of the Assembly of Experts.
California Begins Vaccinating Inmates, but Not at Its Hardest-Hit Prisons
Last Updated
Jan. 25, 2021, 10:18 a.m. ETJan. 25, 2021, 10:18 a.m. ET
Los Angeles County has seen a spike in cases. India approves two vaccines. Researchers say Africa’s relatively low case numbers are probably inaccurate.
Here’s what you need to know:
Elected officials, prison rights advocates and inmates’ family members protested for better conditions outside San Quentin State Prison in July. Credit.Jim Wilson/The New York Times
California’s prison system, which has been exceptionally hard-hit by the coronavirus, has started vaccinating some inmates but none so far at the 25 prisons that have been most overwhelmed by infections, including San Quentin, Avenal State Prison and the California Institution for Men.
Partial lockdowns could lead to an explosion in coronavirus cases, according to a top German researcher.
That is because the more people are in fewer places in less time, the more likely they are to pass on the virus, said Prof. Andrei Sommer, a visiting professor at Isra University in Jordan and formerly of the University of Ulm, in an interview with
The Jerusalem Post.
He compared the results of partial lockdowns to a nuclear explosion.
The immense destructive power of atomic weapons is the result of a sudden release of energy produced by splitting the nuclei of the fissile elements making up the bombs core, according to the Atomic Heritage Foundation in an article about the science behind the atomic bomb. In order to detonate an atomic weapon, you need a critical mass of fissionable material. The more you have, the greater the odds that an explosion will occur.