Month: May 2021

Katie Adams - Updated Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 Print  | Email Maine has the highest percentage of its population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker. The CDC's data tracker compiles data from healthcare facilities and public health authorities. It updates daily to report the total number of people in each state who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The numbers reported by the CDC may vary from the numbers published on individual states' public health websites, as there may be reporting lags between the states and the CDC.  As of 6 a.m. EDT May 1, a total of 103,422,555 Americans had been fully vaccinated, or 31.2 percent of the country's population, accor...

Here’s what you need to know: Lining up to vote last month in the Indian state of West Bengal. Voting began there in March and continued through last week, despite India’s Covid-19 crisis.Credit...Dibyangshu Sarkar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party looked likely on Sunday to gain seats but fall short of victory in a key election in West Bengal, shadowed by criticism that his mishandling of the pandemic had fueled a catastrophic surge of cases in India. Many Indians were stunned that the elections were even held. The country is facing its greatest crisis in decades, with a second wave of the coronavirus causing vast sickness and death. Hospitals are so full that people are dying in the streets. In New Delhi, there is an acute shortage of medica...

With COVID-19 vaccines now available for all adults, and cases going down (at least in the USA; India is another tragic story), it feels like normal is within our grasp. But when? How soon will we hug again? And be back in the office without worry? Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the President and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN about just that. Read on for 5 essential predictions he has of the future—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don't miss these Sure Signs You Had COVID and Didn't Even Know It. Shutterstock"People want to know something… When would I feel comfortable that I think things are really getting ...

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The mass production of the COVID-19 vaccines has been nothing short of a feat of medical science, and the rollout across many countries has been incredible. But there is a fly in the ointment – two, to be precise: How long does the protection provided by a vaccine last? And, will the vaccines be effective against emerging variants? The tragic situation unfolding in India is a case in point when it comes to fighting new variants of the coronavirus. India has a population of 1.4 billion and had an excellent start to its vaccination programme. It is also home to one of the biggest manufacturers of vaccines in the world: the Serum Institute of India (SII), which was making and exporting millions of vaccines to other countries as cases were coming down in India. But due to recent public ga...

The number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 now tops 101 million, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 43% have received at least one dose, and the average daily coronavirus case count is down 16% There was no hiding the enthusiasm as Disneyland reopened on Friday after more than 400 days of closure, Michael George reports for "CBS This Morning: Saturday." Some were in line as early as 2:30 a.m., according to CBS Los Angeles. Capacity, however, is limited to 25% and tickets must be purchased online ahead of time. Only California residents are allowed to visit. In Kentucky, meanwhile, the horse-racing complex Churchill Downs went all out when it reopened. But there are concerns about vaccine hesitancy, coupled with new warnings about variants...