Thursday Dec 17, 2020 at 4:17 AM Dec 17, 2020 at 8:03 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil s Supreme Court says coronavirus vaccination can be made mandatory, delivering a blow to the nation s nascent anti-vaccine movement.
However, the court also says Brazilians may not be vaccinated against their will. A court statement says Thursday s ruling does pave the way for state and municipal governments to approve laws imposing fines or restrictive measures for anyone refusing to take a vaccine.
President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly said he will not take any vaccine and opposes mandatory immunization. He has also sown skepticism about potential side effects.
Opinion polls have indicated a growing resistance to vaccination, with about one-fifth of Brazilians surveyed by pollster Datafolha this month saying they don t intend to get a shot. That is more than double the percentage four months earlier.
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December 17, 2020
WASHINGTON A second COVID-19 vaccine is moving closer to joining the U.S. fight against the pandemic.
A panel of independent experts is meeting Thursday to discuss the vaccine made by Moderna. The panel’s review for the Food and Drug Administration is the next-to-last step before the agency decides whether the shots can be used on an emergency basis. The FDA staff issued a positive review earlier in the week, confirming the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness.
If the panel gives a thumbs-up, the FDA is expected to give the green light within hours or days. A Pfizer vaccine got the go-ahead last week.
Denmark Goes Into Nationwide Lockdown over Christmas
17 Dec 2020
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Denmark is shutting down nationwide, with shopping malls and department stores ordered to close as of Wednesday and small shops – except for food stores and pharmacies – told to shut as of Dec. 25.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the restrictions will apply until Jan. 3. Hairdressers and beauty shops will close as of Dec. 21.
Frederiksen said she was “deeply concerned about how it will go in the coming winter months,” adding that Denmark’s “health care system is under pressure.”
“An epidemic that is running out of control will have major consequences, and greater consequences than shutting down now,” she said.
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December 17, 2020
COPENHAGEN, Denmark Denmark is shutting down nationwide, with shopping malls and department stores ordered to close as of Wednesday and small shops except for food stores and pharmacies told to shut as of Dec. 25.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the restrictions will apply until Jan. 3. Hairdressers and beauty shops will close as of Dec. 21.
Frederiksen said she was “deeply concerned about how it will go in the coming winter months,” adding that Denmark’s “health care system is under pressure.”
“An epidemic that is running out of control will have major consequences, and greater consequences than shutting down now,” she said.
Denmark begins shutting down nationwide
December 17, 2020 (Mainichi Japan)
The 16 bronze children surrounding the statue Nilen, (the Nile) are decorated with face masks in Copenhagen, on Dec. 16, 2020. (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Denmark is shutting down nationwide, with shopping malls and department stores ordered to close as of Wednesday and small shops except for food stores and pharmacies told to shut as of Dec. 25. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the restrictions will apply until Jan. 3. Hairdressers and beauty shops will close as of Dec. 21. Frederiksen said she was deeply concerned about how it will go in the coming winter months, adding that Denmark s health care system is under pressure.