Hospitalizations in New York City continued to rise and the rate of positive tests showed no sign of slowing. Pope Francis used his Christmas Day message to appeal for world leaders to share vaccines.
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N.Y. Monthly Cases Hit High; New Strain in Germany: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/24/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) New York state’s Covid-19 cases have reached a new monthly high. New York City hospitals continue to report increasing virus caseloads, reaching their highest levels since late May. Virginia reported record new cases for the second consecutive day. Minnesota surpassed 5,000 fatalities.
Germany identified its first case of the coronavirus variant that has emerged in the U.K. A study showed that the variant is 56% more transmissible than other strains, although there’s no clear evidence it results in more or less severe disease. China said it would pause flights to and from the U.K.
Pfizer Jab To Be Rolled Out To English Care Homes With Over 50 Beds
Tue, 22nd Dec 2020 21:08
(Alliance News) - The Pfizer Inc coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out to elderly residents in care homes with more than 50 registered beds in England over the next few weeks, sources say.
It follows a pilot which started last Wednesday where the jab was taken to residents and staff in a small number of care homes, believed to be seven homes.
The move was outlined at a meeting on Tuesday involving NHS England, the Department of Health & Social Care and care provider representatives, the PA news agency was told.
Friday, December 18, 2020
While the word ‘pandemic’ has dominated our lives in 2020, another p-word ‘pivot’ has also come to the fore as print businesses switched up their offering
1 Bluetree Group Mask Box
Many print businesses have got into mask making in one way or another this year, but Yorkshire-based Bluetree made the boldest move of all with a £2m investment in setting up a dedicated mask making facility in a factory space that had originally been earmarked for the expansion of its exhibition and events range. Its Mask Box offering is sold via a clever subscription scheme targeted at dentists, vets, opticians and similar businesses, and that guarantees a certain level of business. Bluetree then topped that by winning a £64m government contract for the supply of 352 million masks for the Department of Health & Social Care, and has since brought manufacturing of the special meltblown material used to make the masks in-house, as well. The initial £2