World s most-vaccinated nation sees COVID surge
Vidya Gappy and Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg News Seychelles , Bloomberg News
Seychelles, which has vaccinated more of its population against the coronavirus than any other country, said active cases of the disease more than doubled in the week to May 7.
The Health Ministry of the archipelago off of Africaâs east coast said Monday that the number of active cases had more than doubled since last week to 2,486 people, and 37 per cent of those have received two vaccine doses. Cases are also surging in the Maldives, another Indian Ocean island nation thatâs a popular tourism destination.
Seychelles, which has vaccinated the largest proportion of its population of any country against the coronavirus, said active cases of the disease more than doubled in the week to May 7.
The health ministry of the archipelago off Africa s east coast said in a statement on Monday that 2,486 people currently have COVID-19 and 37% of those have received two vaccine doses. The number of active cases rose from 1,068 a week earlier.
Sinopharm shots were issued to 57% of those who were fully inoculated and the rest with Covishield, a vaccine made in India under license from AstraZeneca Plc.
The Seychelles, a group of palm-fringed tropical islands, last week imposed curbs including closing schools, canceling sports events and banning mingling of households, measures last seen in December.
A new Dartmouth-led study, published this week in the journal
Pediatrics, has found that the disproportionate use of premiums within child-targeted TV advertising for children’s fast-food meals is deceptive. The researchers examined thousands of advertisements from 11 fast-food restaurants, but one company McDonald’s accounted for nearly all the airtime and, as a result, the findings.
The researchers report that these ads often overemphasize premiums such as toy giveaways and games relative to the primary product being sold, the fast food itself. This marketing practice violates the industry’s own guidelines put in place to ensure that the use of premiums in ads is not deceptive or unfair as young children lack the cognitive ability to understand advertising.
Dartmouth’s medical school accuses 17 students of cheating on remote exams after tracking students online activity without their knowledge
During the pandemic, Dartmouth College tracked websites accessed by medical students who were sitting remote exams using a program called Canvas
The Ivy League school accused 17 students at its Geisel School of Medicine of cheating by looking up answers to exams on the internet
The school retroactively reviewed activity of students during 3,000 exams without their knowledge after a faculty member accused a student of cheating
However, charges against seven students have been dismissed and other students say they were pressured to admit guilt even though they didn t cheat
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Back in March, when the Covid third wave hit the rest of Europe, Boris Johnson was clearly worried about its impact on the UK. “People in this country should be under no illusions that previous experience has taught us that when a wave hits our friends, I’m afraid it washes up on our shores as well,” the PM said.