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The World Health Organization will establish a center in Germany to monitor emerging pandemic threats in the hopes of preventing the next one. "Viruses move fast. But data can move even faster," the WHO's chief said.
The Latest: Spain detects 11 cases of variant found in India The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 30 1of30Customers wearing face masks wait to buy meat at a market in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, May 5, 2021.Emilio Morenatti/APShow MoreShow Less 2of30Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, speaks as she and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announce a joint effort to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Community of Hope, a health center in Washington.Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less 3of30 4of30FILE ...
âââ HEREâS WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING: WASHINGTON â President Joe Biden has made a Cinco de Mayo taco and enchilada run to highlight his administrationâs $28.6 billion program to help eateries that lost business because of the coronavirus pandemic. Biden visited Taqueria Las Gemelas in Washington on Wednesday and ordered lunch. The restaurant is owned in part by Mexican immigrants and was a beneficiary of a pilot version of the restaurant relief program. Biden says the restaurant industry was âbadly hurtâ by the pandemic. The aid for eateries is part of the...
Date Time WHO, Germany launch new global hub for pandemic and epidemic intelligence The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence will be a global platform for pandemic and epidemic intelligence, creating shared and networked access to vital multi-sectoral data, driving innovations in data analytics and building the communities of practice needed to predict, prevent, detect, prepare for and respond to worldwide health threats. The WHO Hub will be a new global collaboration of countries and partners worldwide, driving innovations to increase availability and linkage of diverse data; devel...
âââ HEREâS WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING: WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island âCVS Health is now accepting walk-in customers for COVID-19 vaccinations at all 8,300 of its stores that are doling out shots. The drugstore chain started accepting customers with no appointments this week. It also is offering same-day day appointments, which Walgreens started on Wednesday. Walgreens is also accepting walk-ins and expects to offer vaccines at all 9,200 of its U.S. stores by this weekend. CVS Health is giving out vaccines at stores in 49 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. The company, wh...