1. Traditional Western allies to the United States and world leaders have condemned Facebook and Twitter’s ban on U.S. President Trump. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesperson Steffen Seibert on January 11, 2021 said Twitter’s decision to ban the U.S. President from its platform is “problematic,” adding that the freedom of opinion is of “elementary significance.” […]
Arizona Sets Death Record; N.Y. Lowers Vaccine Age: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/12/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) The Trump administration is urging states to expand access to vaccines, including making them available to anyone over 65. New York state lowered its vaccine age to 65 from 75 following the change in guidance.
New York City will use Citi Field, home of the Mets baseball team, as a mass-vaccination site starting the week of Jan. 25, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
The European Union reached its eighth supply deal for doses, and an official said deliveries of shots will accelerate starting in April. The number of patients in the U.K. needing ventilators rose to the highest since the pandemic began. Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that Germany’s hard lockdown could last into late March.