Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Friday 26-Feb-2021
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
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| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY Coronavirus update for February 26, 2021 World Wide Update Countries making deals with vaccine manufacturers undermines COVAX, WHO director says Nigeria expects to receive 4 million vaccine doses next week, WHO official says Canada’s health department authorizes AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for use Japan to end state of emergency due to Covid-19 for 6 prefectures this month At least one US foreign service officer subjected to Covid-19 anal swab test in China, sources say “We still have too much vaccine in the fridge,” says German health minister India has supplied over 36 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines abroad so far Queen Elizabeth II urges public to “think about other people” and get vaccinated South Korea extends social distancing measures as vaccinations begin COVID cases detected on two US. Navy ships in Middle East British man gets jail time for breaking COVID quarantine in Singapore Czech Republic calls months-long state of emergency amid rising infections Greece extends lockdown to more areas of the country Vaccine hoarding by rich countries imperils vaccine access for poorer countries, WHO says India allows people to choose vaccination sites Berlin pupils allowed to repeat a year due to Covid disruption Total Cases Worldwide: 113,916,623 Total Deaths Worldwide: 2,526,832 Total Recovered: 89,437,327 US Updates US “may now be seeing the beginning effects of these variants,” CDC head warns Now is “wrong moment” to try and change time between vaccine doses, CDC official says The US Covid-19 stimulus legislation is being voted on in the House today About 70.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the US Concerning coronavirus variants are likely much more common than testing shows, CDC expert says Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine “checks nearly all the boxes” needed for pandemic, expert says Declines in US Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are stalling, CDC director warns White House launches new federal Covid-19 vaccination sites in North Carolina and Illinois New York City vaccinated more than 61,000 people yesterday, a new record An FDA committee is meeting to consider Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine Single dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine may protect against asymptomatic infection, preprint study says FCC approves $50-a-month internet subsidies for pandemic-stricken households Fully vaccinated people can gather individually with minimal risk, Fauci says Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines seem to be safe and adverse events are rare, new CDC analysis finds Majority of US adults have been or want to get vaccinated as soon as possible, poll finds FDA advisers to consider third possible Covid-19 vaccine Friday After weeks of sharp declines, new Covid-19 cases are beginning to flatten CDC must encourage better ventilation to stop coronavirus spread in schools, experts say California will receive over 380,000 Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses by next week Black Lives Matter foundation awards 3,000 Survival Fund grants to Black families struggling in pandemic Total US cases: 29,107,961 Total US deaths: 522,206 Total Recovered: 19,497,923 Total Tested in US: 345,963,936 Total cases in CA: 3,542,870 Total deaths in CA: 51,473 Total cases in TX: 2,636,976 Total deaths in TX: 43,444 Total cases in FL: 1,898,223 Total deaths in FL: 30,626 Total cases in NY: 1,663,819 Total deaths in NY: 47,615 Total cases in IL: 1,183,667 Total deaths in IL: 22,675 Total cases in GA: 1,000,822 Total death in GA: 17,219 Total Vaccines Administered in US: 70,454,064 |
