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Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 854,087,395. Total Doses Administered = 619,765,972. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 264,112,767. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 225,284,115. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
UAE, home to global hub Dubai, to ease virus restrictions
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The United Arab Emirates, home to global business and travel hub Dubai, will ease masking requirements imposed over the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said Monday.As of Wednesday, the wearing of face masks will no longer be required...
Pfizer seeks to expand omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-olds
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11.Elementary school-aged children already received kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s original vaccine, a third of the dose given to...
Fight to end virus pandemic takes place on UN’s sidelines
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando In four days of fiery speeches over war, climate change and the threat of nuclear weapons, one issue felt like an afterthought during this year's U.N. General Assembly: the coronavirus pandemic.Masks were often pulled below chins — or...
Thailand downgrades COVID-19 threat, lifts emergency decree
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Thailand's government will lift an emergency decree it imposed in March 2020 to battle the coronavirus, officials said Friday, as it relaxes most pandemic restrictions.From Oct. 1, foreign visitors will no longer be required to show...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 843,692,095. Total Doses Administered = 616,172,308. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 263,812,108. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 224,980,931. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
Israel rolls out new omicron-tailored COVID-19 vaccines
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Israel on Thursday began administering doses of coronavirus vaccines tailored to fight the highly infectious omicron variant as its health authorities urged at-risk groups and those over 65 to get the shot.The rollout of the new vaccine...
Danish queen tests positive after UK monarch’s funeral
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has tested positive for the coronavirus after attending the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, the royal palace said Wednesday. In a statement, the royal household said that Margrethe, 82, who has been...
China quarantine bus crash prompts outcry over ‘zero COVID’
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando A nighttime bus crash that killed 27 people in southwest China this week has set off a storm of anger online over the harshness of the country's strict COVID-19 policies.The initial police report did not say who the passengers were and...
At UN, leaders confront COVID’s impact on global education
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritize school systems and restore educational budgets slashed when the pandemic hit. The summit on transforming...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 14 Sep 2022 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 834,376,095. Total Doses Administered = 612,781,120. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 263,415,633. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 224,636,858. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
WHO: COVID end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global...