The Latest: China to begin vaccinating front-line workers
December 19, 2020
BEIJING China says it will soon begin coronavirus inoculations for workers in health care, transport and border control.
The vice minister of the National Health Commission says the government is prioritizing those most at risk. Workers in logistics and in markets selling fresh meat and seafood would also be placed higher on the list of those receiving vaccines, along with the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions.
Vaccines produced by Chinese companies are now pending approval in Turkey, Indonesia and Brazil, as manufacturers continue testing the vaccines in more than a dozen countries including Russia, Egypt and Mexico.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. An Associated Press analysis shows states spent more than $7 billion this spring buying personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, gowns and ventilators.
California spent the most during the pandemic’s initial months, at least $1.5 billion in the AP’s data, followed by Texas, Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington. New York also spent several hundred million dollars on PPE and ventilators through November.
The data was obtained from states through open-records requests. State governments were scrambling for supplies at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Some states paid as much as $11 for individual N95 masks, which previously cost around 50 cents before the pandemic.
The Latest: Michigan OKs in-person classes for high schools
December 18, 2020
LANSING, Mich. Michigan has lifted a ban on in-person instruction at high schools and says movie theaters and other entertainment venues can reopen with capacity restrictions following a decline in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.
Under the changes announced Friday, universities and colleges can let students return to campus next month, but are being asked to wait until Jan. 18 to restart face-to-face classes.
Indoor restaurant dining will continue to be barred under the new state health department order that takes effect Monday. Indoor sports and outdoor contact sports also will still be prohibited unless there is rigorous testing like there is at the pro and NCAA levels.
FDA is investigating after five Americans suffer allergic reactions from Pfizer s COVID 19 vaccine
The FDA say that five people in multiple states receiving the Pfizer vaccine in the US suffered allergic reactions
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The worker was treated with epinephrine and released from the hospital about six hours later
She said she would still recommend it to anyone, despite my reaction, to help our country get immunized
Two health care workers in Juneau suffered reactions when they got the shot earlier this week
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