Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Tuesday 09-Mar-2021
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
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| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAYCoronavirus update for March 9, 2021 World Wide UpdatesCovid-19 vaccine boosters may be needed six months to year later, Novavax official says ICUs in half of Brazil’s states are at more than 90% occupancy, according to regional health authorities Scotland will ease Covid restrictions on Friday Canada will honor lives lost from Covid-19 in a national day of observance Thursday Kremlin denies Russia undertaking disinformation campaign against covid vaccines Novavax on track to have US and Mexico Phase 3 trial data in April, company says Lab studies suggest Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can protect against Brazil variant Gymnastics test event ahead of the Tokyo Olympics is cancelled Italy becomes sixth country to surpass 100,000 Covid-19 deaths “There are no shortcuts,” WHO director-general says ahead of pandemic’s first anniversary Thai prime minister sprays journalists with alcohol amid COVID COVID variant causes hospitals to fill up rapidly in Italy Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says he feels ‘liberated’ after getting dose of COVID vaccine UK foreign secretary responds over false vaccine export ban claims Palestinian intensive care units at 100% capacity Greece to allow tourists who have been vaccinated, have antibodies or test negative Johnson & Johnson reportedly tells EU it is facing supply issues Japan decide to stage this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to public concern about Covid-19 Estonia’s government has banned groups larger than two people Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine have questioned the neutrality of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) after an EMA official urged EU members to hold off approving the vaccine Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister, announced some limited relaxations to outdoor mixing in Scotland Bosnia’s foreign minister said she and her compatriots were “justifiably unhappy” after failing to yet receive any of the promised vaccines from the EU-backed Covax scheme Total Cases Worldwide: 118,094,988Total Deaths Worldwide: 2,619,779Total Recovered: 93,720,359 US UpdatesWhite House announces supply increase of 600,000 additional doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccine Austin will still require masks despite Texas lifting state order Cases of Covid-19 in children decline for the seventh consecutive week No unexpected outcomes from Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy so far, CDC vaccine safety lead says CDC director to US business leaders: “Now is certainly not the time to relax restrictions” Vermont will allow people age 16 and older with high risk conditions to get Covid-19 vaccine Disneyland expects to reopen by late April Louisiana expands vaccine eligibility to people 16 and older with certain health conditions White House isn’t focused on vaccine passports, press secretary says Nearly 1 in 10 people in US are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 Some Americans will be eligible for a third stimulus check if Congress passes Biden’s relief bill Rhode Island plans to vaccinate all teachers by end of March Women tend to report worse Covid-19 vaccine side effects than men Covid-19 disability will need to be managed even after pandemic is over, public health expert says New Yorkers age 60 and up can get a Covid-19 vaccine starting tomorrow Travel recommendations were discussed, but not included, in CDC’s guidance for fully vaccinated Americans New York City has administered more than 2.4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, mayor says US lawmakers want more research on coronavirus pandemic’s mental health toll Houston Police Chief calls lifting statewide mask mandate “a step in the wrong direction” More Americans think that there will be a return to normal within the next 6 months, poll finds US House will have final vote on Biden’s Covid-19 relief package tomorrow About 60% of people age 65 and older have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine in US Some Covid-19 “long-haulers” may originally have no symptoms at all, study suggests 5.6 million people flew over the last 5 days, TSA data shows US airline industry pushes back on CDC guidance that says vaccinated people should avoid travel North Carolina vaccinates more than 1 million people Texas service workers demand COVID vaccine access before mask mandate is repealed during rally outside Austin capitol McConnell criticizes Covid-19 relief bill, calling it “purely partisan” Total US cases: 29,782,946Total US deaths: 540,151Total Recovered: 20,522,975Total Tested in US: 364,849,318 Total cases in CA: 3,605,854Total deaths in CA: 54,498 Total cases in TX: 2,706,232Total deaths in TX: 45,801 Total cases in FL: 1,952,733Total deaths in FL: 31,926 Total cases in NY: 1,738,812Total deaths in NY: 48,643 Total cases in IL: 1,201,027Total deaths in IL: 23,039 Total cases in GA: 1,026,692Total death in GA: 17,978 Total Vaccines Administered in US: 93,692,598 Sources John Hopkins Coronavirus COVID-19 Map WorldOMeter The CityNew York Intelligencer CNN Coronavirus Live Updates NY Daily News Coronavirus Updates The Guardian CDC COVID Data Tracker Coronavirus update for March 8, 2021 World Wide Updates Covid-19 vaccine boosters may be needed six months to year later, Novavax official says ICUs in half of Brazil’s states are at more than 90% occupancy, according to regional health authorities Scotland will ease Covid restrictions on Friday Canada will honor lives lost from Covid-19 in a national day of observance Thursday Kremlin denies Russia undertaking disinformation campaign against covid vaccines Novavax on track to have US and Mexico Phase 3 trial data in April, company says Lab studies suggest Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can protect against Brazil variant Gymnastics test event ahead of the Tokyo Olympics is cancelled Italy becomes sixth country to surpass 100,000 Covid-19 deaths “There are no shortcuts,” WHO director-general says ahead of pandemic’s first anniversary Thai prime minister sprays journalists with alcohol amid COVID COVID variant causes hospitals to fill up rapidly in Italy Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says he feels ‘liberated’ after getting dose of COVID vaccine UK foreign secretary responds over false vaccine export ban claims Palestinian intensive care units at 100% capacity Greece to allow tourists who have been vaccinated, have antibodies or test negative Johnson & Johnson reportedly tells EU it is facing supply issues Grounds to ease Denmark lockdown, says health minister Japan decides to stage this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators die to public concern about Covid-19 Estonia’s government has banned groups larger than two people Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine have questioned the neutrality of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) after an EMA official urged EU members to hold off approving the vaccine Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister, announced some limited relaxations to outdoor mixing in Scotland Bosnia’s foreign minister said she and her compatriots were “justifiably unhappy” after failing to yet to receive any of the promised vaccines from the EU-backed Covax scheme Total Cases Worldwide: 118,094,988 Total Deaths Worldwide: 2,619,779 Total Recovered: 93,720,359 US UpdatesWhite House announces supply increase of 600,000 additional doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccine Austin will still require masks despite Texas lifting state order Cases of Covid-19 in children decline for the seventh consecutive week No unexpected outcomes from Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy so far, CDC vaccine safety lead says CDC director to US business leaders: “Now is certainly not the time to relax restrictions” Vermont will allow people age 16 and older with high risk conditions to get Covid-19 vaccine Disneyland expects to reopen by late April Louisiana expands vaccine eligibility to people 16 and older with certain health conditions White House isn’t focused on vaccine passports, press secretary says Nearly 1 in 10 people in US are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 Some Americans will be eligible for a third stimulus check if Congress passes Biden’s relief bill Rhode Island plans to vaccinate all teachers by end of March Women tend to report worse Covid-19 vaccine side effects than men Covid-19 disability will need to be managed even after pandemic is over, public health expert says New Yorkers age 60 and up can get a Covid-19 vaccine starting tomorrow Travel recommendations were discussed, but not included, in CDC’s guidance for fully vaccinated Americans New York City has administered more than 2.4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, mayor says US lawmakers want more research on coronavirus pandemic’s mental health toll Houston Police Chief calls lifting statewide mask mandate “a step in the wrong direction” More Americans think that there will be a return to normal within the next 6 months, poll finds US House will have final vote on Biden’s Covid-19 relief package tomorrow About 60% of people age 65 and older have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine in US Some Covid-19 “long-haulers” may originally have no symptoms at all, study suggests 5.6 million people flew over the last 5 days, TSA data shows US airline industry pushes back on CDC guidance that says vaccinated people should avoid travel North Carolina vaccinates more than 1 million people Texas service workers demand COVID vaccine access before mask mandate is repealed during rally outside Austin capitol McConnell criticizes Covid-19 relief bill, calling it “purely partisan” Total US cases: 29,782,946Total US deaths: 540,151Total Recovered: 20,522,975Total Tested in US: 364,849,318 Total cases in CA: 3,605,854 Total deaths in CA: 54,498 Total cases in TX: 2,706,232 Total deaths in TX: 45,801 Total cases in FL: 1,952,733 Total deaths in FL: 31,926 Total cases in NY: 1,738,812 Total deaths in NY: 48,643 Total cases in IL: 1,201,027 Total deaths in IL: 23,039 Total cases in GA: 1,026,692 Total death in GA: 17,978 Total Vaccines Administered in 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