Top news of the week: 21.09.2021.
Coronavirus
US vaccine mandates induce bad case of rightwing hysteria – that could worsen
Joe Biden has been called ‘fascist’, ‘totalitarian’ and ‘tyrannical’ for his Covid prevention measures but the public appears to be on his side
First Thing: US Covid-19 death rate now same as the 1918-19 flu pandemic
More than 1,900 people are dying in the US daily on average. Plus, a mountain goat has killed a grizzly bear in Canada
Coronavirus live news: UK welcomes end of US travel ban; American Covid death toll passes 1918-19 flu pandemic
US lifts ban for vaccinated UK and EU passengers; Covid has killed more than 675,000 Americans as average daily deaths reach levels last seen in March
Comparative Effectiveness of Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Adults Without Immunocompromising Conditions — United States, March–August 2021
This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against hospitalizations for all three vaccines, with Moderna as the most effective against hospitalization.
US panel backs COVID-19 boosters only for seniors, high-risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dealing the White House a stinging setback, a government advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots across the board, and ...
US to lift Covid travel ban for vaccinated passengers from UK and most of EU
US will lift Covid-19 travel restrictions starting in November, which will also affect travellers from China, Brazil, South Africa and India
Biden administration seeks to lift US refugee cap to 125,000 beginning 1 October
Plan comes as tens of thousands of Afghan refugees are on military bases awaiting resettlement
Afghan killed by drone praised by co-workers in US aid group
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan man who was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month was an enthusiastic and beloved longtime employee at an American humanitarian organization, his ...