Global coronavirus infections may start to decrease in March with vaccinations and other active epidemic control measures being carried out, prominent respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan said on Sunday.
OTTAWA While critics of Canada’s vaccine rollout continue to point to the more accelerated COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci says he isn’t planning on American life getting back to some semblance of normality any earlier than Canadian officials are aiming for. In an exclusive interview with Evan Solomon on CTV’s Question Period, the director of the United States’ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said that on the current timeline for immunizations in that country, he isn’t expecting life to start looking as it did pre-COVID-19 until the fall or winter of 2021.
Fauci: Santa got vaccine, good to go for Christmas
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Dr. Anthony Fauci gave children assurance Saturday that Santa Claus will safely make the trip this year despite COVID-19. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 19 (UPI) Dr. Anthony Fauci said Saturday he gave Santa a COVID-19 vaccination, so he s ready for his annual Christmas Eve trip across the globe.
Fauci, who heads the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, addressed Santa Claus health during a CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for Families.
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Ramaphosa congratulates Prof Salim Abdool Karim on 2020 John Maddox Prize
From The Presidency:
President Cyril Ramaphosa offers his warmest congratulations to epidemiologist and Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19, Prof Salim Abdool Karim on being awarded the 2020 John Maddox Prize.
The President extends congratulations as well to Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim – the globally acclaimed HIV and AIDS researcher and epidemiologist who is also the spouse of Prof Salim Karim – on their shared receipt of the Chilean government’s 500 Years of the Strait of Magellan Award.
With this award, Chile honours innovators who, through their research or actions, have contributed to providing solutions to global needs.
South Africa: Congratulations to Prof Karim
President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated epidemiologist and Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Proffessor Salim Abdool Karim on being awarded the 2020 John Maddox Prize.
“It is an honour to congratulate Prof Karim on an outstanding achievement and international recognition of his contribution to science and to our national response to COVID-19.
“As an advisor in official forums and as an ambassador for science, Prof Karim has richly influenced our response to this pandemic, and enabled public understanding of COVID-19 through his clear and endearing communication of the science behind this global challenge to human health,” said President Ramaphosa on Thursday.