While I have published a posting on the most serious side effect, that of death, related to the current crop of experimental COVID-19 mRNA vaccines using data from the United States Centers for Disease Control, it has taken a bit of research to find similar data for the United Kingdom…
ABS Awards World’s First Notation Recognizing Infectious Disease Mitigation to Tasik Subsea’s Southern Star
Tasik Subsea’s Diving Support Vessel Southern Star has become the first ever to be awarded an ABS Infectious Disease Mitigation notation.
The ABS-classed vessel has met the requirements outlined in the ABS Guide for Mitigation of Infectious Disease Transmission On Board Marine and Offshore Assets, which was developed from a range of independent governmental and commercial guidance, including the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in November 2020.
The IDM-A (Infectious Disease Mitigation-Arrangements) notation is offered to vessels that meet the arrangement requirements addressing the configuration of spaces which can be used for the isolation and segregation of crew, passengers and onshore visitors, as well as the ventilation and interior surfaces of certain accommodation or working spaces.
Drops in new cases, hospitalizations and deaths have led to a rolling seven-day average number of daily cases of 1,143 and to 15.6% of all COVID-19 tests being positive. The declining trend has continued at least through the last week.
As multiple school districts on the New Hampshire Seacoast continue to see an uptick in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Chris Sununu, along with President Biden and the United States Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is applying more pressure for schools across the state to resume in-person learning.
In an announcement on Wednesday, Sununu said it’s time to get these kids back in the classroom, and echoed sentiment from the CDC s director that the mass vaccination of teachers is not a requirement for re-opening schools in a safe manner.
Meanwhile, at least 11 cases of coronavirus have been recently reported across four schools in Rochester, according to numerous press releases. In Raymond, at least three COVID-19 infections have been announced within the district.