Editorial: Cruise ships locked out of transtasman bubble
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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The Diamond Princess cruise ship at Yokohama, Japan, in February 2020. Photo / AP file
NZ Herald
EDITORIAL
As tourists, airlines, tourism operators and travel agents exhale with relief over extra business from the transtasman bubble, another part of the industry remains out in the cold. Cruise operators - and those who love to sail on the ships - are still marooned, unable to make the crossing.
Generally, the health concern with cruises is that people spend hours indoors - the most risky conditions for a Covid-19 super-spreader event.
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May 12, 2021 07:20 PM EDT
(Photo : Getty Images/Michael Ciaglo) THORNTON, CO - MARCH 06: Adams 12 Five Star Schools District RN Tiffany Karschamroon draws a dose from a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the newest vaccine approved by the U.S. FDA for emergency use, at an event put on by the Thornton Fire Department on March 6, 2021 in Thornton, Colorado. Colorado entered COVID-19 vaccination Phase 1B.3 on Friday, allowing essential grocery and agriculture workers, people over the age of 60 and people with two or more high-risk conditions to receive a vaccine.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed more rare blood clotting cases associated with the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. It stated that over two dozen cases had been reported.
May 13, 2021 by archyde
CHICAGO, May 12 (Xinhua) – Advisors from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday approved the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12 years.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told parents via Twitter Wednesday afternoon that the CDC now recommends using Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine for teens 12 to 15 years old. “Getting your teenager vaccinated means they can resume social activities faster. It also gives you peace of mind knowing your family is protected,” she noted.
Pfizer’s vaccine has been used for months in people 16 years of age and older. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared it for use in people 12 years of age or older earlier this week. CDC advisers have now followed suit.
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