Australian university sector executives are worried the delayed vaccine rollout will hinder international students’ returning to the country. “There’s no way the $40 billion-a-year (US$30.5 billion) industry could withstand the loss of a third academic year next year,” Phil Honeywood, CEO of International Education Association of Australia, told The Age. The recent change in medical […]
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Universities Concerned Vaccine Rollout Will Delay Return of International Students
COVID vaccine rollout: Which country in Europe is leading the race?
The UK leading the rest of Europe In terms of the absolute number of vaccinations, the United Kingdom, which approved its first COVID-19 vaccine on December 2, nearly three weeks before the EU, is racing ahead with immunising its people. What percentage of the population is fully vaccinated? While the UK is way ahead of […]
Covid: EU plans rollout of travel certificate before summer
Some argue that they would enable a minority to enjoy foreign travel without restrictions while others, such as young people who are not seen as a priority for inoculation, continue to face measures such as quarantine. European Commission officials have made clear they want to avoid discrimination. Source Views: 0
Physicians in Gaza anxiously await broader vaccine rollout
In an empty ward at Al-Shifa hospital used to treat COVID-19 patients before transferring them to the specialized departments sits Dr. Mohammed Abdelmanem, a 47-year-old pulmonologist who expects to get a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine this week. The schedule was outlined by Gaza’s ministry of health, and Abdelmanem will be among the first […]
Ireland becomes latest nation to halt rollout of AstraZeneca vaccine following new reports of blood clotting
Ireland has put the brakes on plans to administer the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, following in the footsteps of other countries that have suspended its use over concerns that the drug may be linked to blood clotting. The Irish Department of Health confirmed to the media that the rollout of the jab had been “temporarily deferred.” […]
Vaccine rollout, U.S. stimulus boost global economic outlook, OECD says
News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source Views: 0
‘Dear Britain, We Envy You!’: Top German Newspaper Congratulates UK Vaccine Rollout
Europe’s best-selling tabloid Bild has congratulated the British government on its coronavirus vaccine rollout, stating that Germany “envies” the United Kingdom. The newspaper’s print edition ran the headline “Dear Britain, WE ENVY YOU!” emblazed on top of a Union Jack on the front page of the newspaper’s February 24th edition. It noted the timeline given […]
Fauci tells Haaretz that on vaccine rollout, ‘Israel really did it right’
News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source Views: 0
University Professor Condemns Canada’s 5G Rollout
University Professor Condemns Canada’s 5G Rollout Activist Post / Activist Post By B.N. Frank Cities AND entire countries have taken action to ban, delay, halt, and limit 5G installation AS WELL AS issue moratoriums due to health, safety, environmental and economic risks. The majority of scientists worldwide oppose deployment. Opposition in Canada has been ongoing. […]
With rollout imminent, a NZ Immunologist claims “there has not been a single death attributed to this [new CV] vaccine”
NZ Herald reports “The first batch of Covid-19 vaccine has arrived in New Zealand and will be given to front line workers from Saturday. The rest of the country will follow as more doses become available” Auckland University vaccines expert Dr Helen Petousis-Harris answers some of your most frequently asked questions.“ “The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine […]
Biden: We Inherited Bad Circumstances for Vaccine Rollout — Trump ‘Wasted So Much Time’
President Joe Biden said during a CNN town hall on Tuesday that he inherited difficult circumstances for the coronavirus vaccination rollout because former President Donald Trump “wasted so much time.” Anchor Anderson Cooper asked, “Are you concerned about the rollout of this online? Because it has been incredibly confusing for a lot of people, not […]
COVID-19 vaccine rollout: How do countries in Europe compare?
Experts are clear: the only way out of the COVID-19 nightmare is to vaccinate as many people as possible. Now, with several jabs approved, Europe is ramping up inoculations against the disease. But who is making the best progress? Here we pull together the latest figures to compare how European countries are getting on. What […]
We were over-confident on vaccine rollout, admits EU chief
As the European Union surpassed the toll of 500,000 people lost to the virus the EU Commission chief said Wednesday that the bloc’s much-criticized vaccine rollout could be partly blamed on the EU being over-optimistic, over-confident and plainly “late.” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen defended the EU’s overall approach of trying to beat […]
South Africa mulls ‘stepped’ rollout to test AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab against local variant after study raises efficacy concerns
Around 100,000 people in South Africa could be given the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to test if it is effective at protecting against the local variant of the virus, the government’s chief scientific adviser said on Monday. South Africa’s health minister announced on Sunday that the government was putting a “temporary hold” on its rollout of […]
South Africa SUSPENDS AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after study shows its ‘limited efficacy’ against local variant
South Africa is putting on hold the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, after disappointing study results suggested the jab offers significantly less protection against the locally prevalent variant of Covid-19. “The AstraZeneca vaccine appeared effective against the original strain, but not against the [B.1.351 South African] variant,” Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said during an […]
For rabbis, America’s complex COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes guesswork
The email offered what felt like a lifeline to the dozens of rabbis in the Chicago area who received it last week. “Vaccines are now available for clergy,” an official with the Chicago Board of Rabbis wrote, passing along a link to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine. Days later, some of those rabbis were […]
Company Plans Mass Rollout of Humanoid Robots to Replace Workers in Healthcare, Education
By PFW News A Hong Kong-based robotics company plans to mass produce humanoid robots to replace workers across industries such as healthcare and education. Hanson Robotics is set to launch a mass rollout of human-like robots that can compete with human workers, something the company’s founder says is needed to keep people safe in the […]
Makers Of ‘Sophia’ The Humanoid Robot Announce Plans For Mass Rollout Amid Pandemic
Back in 2017 Saudi Arabia granted citizenship to a robot called Sophia In an interview Sophia claimed “I want to use my artificial intelligence to help humans live a better life….I strive to become an empathetic robot.” Now, the company behind the humanoid have announced plans to to mass-produce the robots by the end of […]
Americans lament slow pace of COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Jerry Shapiro, a 78-year-old pharmacist from Los Angeles, is at the top of the list of Californians now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but more than a month after the state began inoculations, he has yet to receive one. Shapiro said he has spent hours calling multiple health agencies and making fruitless computer searches, an […]