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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) Pregnant women who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, during the third trimester are unlikely to pass the infection to their newborns, according to a new study published Tuesday. The study, funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, followed 127 pregnant women who were admitted to Boston hospitals during the spring of 2020. Among the 64 pregnant women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, no newborns tested positive for the virus. This study provides some reassurance that SARS-CoV-2 infections during the third trimester are unlikely to pass through the placenta to the fetus, but more research needs to be done to confirm this finding, said Diana Bianchi, director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Next Americans in Line for Vaccine: People over 75, Essential Workers
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U.S. health officials have identified the next Americans who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Among the groups are people 75 years and older, as well as
essential workers such as firefighters, teachers and food store employees.
The guidance was issued Sunday by a group of medical experts who lead the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The committee is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Leaders of the group take a vote to decide.
The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccination effort began one week ago, when the first
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A Bahraini man getting vaccinated in Manama. Bahrain has witnessed a remarkable turnout for COVID-19 vaccine (BNA)
By Crispin Maslog
MANILA: The double good news is that vaccine hesitancy is going down as the Covid-19 vaccines are being rolled out in the United States, Canada and Europe.
A recent global survey shows that majority of the world’s population is now willing to take the vaccines. The survey involving 13,426 respondents in 19 countries was conducted by Nature Medicine journal in June 2020.
According to the survey, 71.5% of participants would be very or somewhat likely to take a COVID-19 vaccine and 61.4% would accept their employer’s recommendation to do so. The respondents were a random sample of the populations of 19 countries that comprise around 55% of the global population.