US government has preordered 300 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine
Biden Administration Has Met 100 Million Vaccinations Goal Early
An average of about 2.2 million doses each day are going into the arms of Americans
Effect of Living With Children on COVID-19 Risk Explored in U.K.
For adults living with versus without children, risk for infection no higher during wave 1, but higher during wave 2, of the pandemic
Japan Restricts Visitors to Its Summer Olympics
The International Olympic and Paralympic Games announced today Japanese parties had decided not to allow entry into Japan by overseas spectators for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.
This decision is due to the prevailing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, said the IOC in a press statement issued on March 20, 2021.
“We share the disappointment of all enthusiastic Olympic fans from around the world, and of course the families and friends of the athletes, who were planning to come to the Games,” stated IOC President Thomas Bach.
Europe’s Digital Green Certificate Could Empower Free Movements
The European Commission (EC) announced creating a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Digital Green Certificate will be proof that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result, or recovered from COVID-19.
Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, stated on March 17, 2021, “The Digital Green Certificate offers an EU-wide solution to ensure that EU citizens benefit from a harmonized digital tool to support free movement in the EU.”
U.S. to ‘Loan’ COVID-19 Vaccines to Mexico, Canada
Ensuring Canada and Mexico can contain the pandemic will aid in the effort to reopen borders
CDC Says 3 Feet of Social Distancing Now OK in Most Classrooms
Middle school, high school students should remain at least 6 feet apart in communities where COVID-19 transmission is high
Greater Disability Tied to Worse COVID-19 Severity in MS Patients
Risk for hospitalization, ICU admission/ventilator support, death increased in multiple sclerosis patients with ambulatory disability, older age
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of March 15 to 19, 2021. This …
Protection Against Repeat SARS-CoV-2 Infection About 80 Percent
However, protection against repeat infection 47.1 percent among those aged 65 years and older