China authorized the emergency use of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s coronavirus vaccine for children, becoming the first major country to grant approval for those as young as three. Civil servants in England are drawing up contingency plans to delay the June 21 easing of virus restrictions, the Financial Times reported.
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New York state plans to let school districts waive the mask mandate for students’ outdoor activities next week. More than 70% of adults in California have gotten at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine ahead of full reopening on June 15.
New Jersey ended its 15-month public health emergency in what Governor Phil Murphy called a “decisive step on the path toward normalcy.” Mexico City will gradually ease restrictions during June, allowing schools, convention centers and music venues to reopen.
The U.S. is sticking with plans to increase global vaccine dose donations to 80 million after an initial 25 million announced this week, according to the State Department’s Covid response coordinator.
A shipment of donated U.S. vaccine is headed to South Korea, the first of 25 million stockpiled doses that President Joe Biden’s administration pledged to distribute worldwide. Russia is seeking to supply 800 million people abroad with Sputnik V.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg takes on food industry
Known for starting the Fridays for Future climate movement, Gerta Thunberg wants to see changes to food production and consumption in a bid to combat a trio of threats facing the world.
Greta Thunberg has called for changes to food production and consumption
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has called for changes to food production and consumption in a bid to tackle a trio of threats facing the world. The climate crisis, ecological crisis and health crisis, they are all interlinked, Thunberg said in a video posted on social media on Saturday to mark International Biodiversity Day.
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