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Anyone who hasn’t had all their COVID vaccination shots could be in for a difficult time as the colder seasons approach and the virus continues to spread, America’s top doctor has warned. “There are enough people who don’t fall into [high-risk] categories, that if they don’t get vaccinated, if they don’t get boosted, they’re going to get into trouble,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House’s chief medical adviser, told L.A. radio station KNX’s In Depth show on Tuesday. Almost… Source link

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Denmark lifted all of its remaining coronavirus restrictions — a moment that millions of Americans have been longing for, especially as the Omicron wave that began in December appears to be subsiding. Recent polling indicates that pandemic fatigue is rising among ordinary Americans, a trend that elected officials have noticed. “We need to move away from the pandemic,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas said on Monday, after he and other governors met with… Source link

COVID-19 is once again unsettling the public, causing restaurant workers and proprietors to invoke the same dreaded thought: “here we go again.” As the Omicron variant takes a toll on holiday gatherings, restaurant booking have seen a sharp decline, according to data from OpenTable. Restauranteur and tech innovator Bo Peabody — who serves as co-owner of New York-based Mezze Restaurant Group, and a board member of the Boqueria Restaurant Group — told Yahoo Finance Live that for New York,… Source link

The month-long process leading to final interim guidance from the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), following an authorization of Pfizer (PFE)/BioNTech’s (BNTX) COVID-19 vaccine booster shot has left some experts feeling queasy. “If you were paying attention to the play-by-play, it’s somewhat nauseating. It just feels weird and terrible,” said Dr. Aaron Carroll, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Indiana. Starting in August when President Joe Biden announced all… Source link

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. government is poised to being offering booster shots as soon as next month, with the country facing a renewed wave of infections fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant. New Zealand, which has run a successful Covid elimination strategy, will enter a lockdown after reporting its first community transmission since February. Switzerland recorded its biggest jump in infections in months, and the government has redoubled efforts to get more people vaccinated…. Source link

Moderna (MRNA) has maxed out on its manufacturing capacity for 2021 and has shifted its focus to 2022 and 2023 advanced purchasing orders for its COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Thursday. The company reported $2.8 billion in vaccine revenue for the second quarter and anticipates pricing of doses will fall and impact revenue as more low- and middle-income countries become the dominant purchasers, according to officials on an earnings call. In addition, Moderna expects the global pandemic to… Source link