As time has gone on, the fear of being a guinea pig has lessened, said Evelyn Akoto, public health leader for the London borough of Southwark, which has one of the biggest black communities in the country. So many people in the wider population have been vaccinated, that it has become clear no single group … Read more
EU leaders will hold a virtual summit on Thursday to discuss the fate of vaccines made on the continent. Source link
Orthodox Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, Ohev Sholom synagogue, Washington, DC. Imam Ammar Amonette, Islamic Center, Richmond, VA. Mimi Kiser, senior program director, Interfaith Health Program, and assistant professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta. Forward.com: “On TikTok, on the pulpit and in legal rulings, rabbis tell congregants: get vaccinated.” ABC Action News: “Abington pastor … Read more
The PM has said mass community testing, as seen in Liverpool, will be offered to all areas in tier three after lockdown ends. Source link
Mark Parkinson, CEO, American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), Washington, D.C. Jessica Van Fleet-Green, MD, chief medical officer, Daiya Healthcare, Bellevue, WA. Terry Robertson, CEO, Josephine Caring Community, Stanwood, WA Adam Marles, president and CEO, LeadingAge Pennsylvania, Mechanicsburg. Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO, LeadingAge, Washington, D.C. Gregory Johnson, MD, … Read more
Gavin Terry, head of policy at the Alzheimer’s Society, said thousands of relatives would be in “complete despair” at government guidance which says only care home residents over 65 should be allowed to leave their care homes to visit family, due to the increased risk of exposure to the virus. Source link
Three households will be allowed to meet indoors over a five-day period between 23-27 December. Source link
But without lockdown there will be major disruption because of the rising number of virus cases. Source link
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) probing the August 11 violence in parts of Bengaluru over an alleged inflammatory social media post, has filed a preliminary chargesheet in the case in a local court. In the chargesheet, the CCB has named former Congress mayor R Sampath Raj as an accused in the DJ Halli violence. Besides … Read more
Cracking down on rebels, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday suspended its nine leaders for six years. The leaders were expelled for filing nomination against National Democratic Alliance candidates in the Bihar Assembly Election 2020. The BJP is contesting the Bihar polls, due to start from October 28, in alliance with Janata Dal (United) and … Read more