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CDC Advisory Panel Recommends Coronavirus Vaccines For Adolescents Aged 12-15
The recommendation follows the FDA’s extension of its emergency use authorization to children 12 to 15 of age earlier this week.
Indoor Visits With Nursing Home Residents OK, New CDC Guidance Says
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now recommends that visitors and residents, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, be allowed to meet in person under most circumstances.
Georgia’s Governor Issues Order Rescinding Local Mask Mandates
Gov. Brian Kemp is overruling directives in cities such as Atlanta and Savannah, insisting that the state’s less stringent guidelines take precedence.
Los Angeles City And County Offer Free Coronavirus Testing To All Residents
The announcement by Mayor Eric Garcetti makes L.A. the first major city to offer free testing to all its residents. It came as county health officials reported another 1,541 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Japan’s Abe Says No Tokyo Olympics Next Year Unless COVID-19 Can Be Contained
The prime minister said it would be “impossible” to hold the already delayed Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2021 if the disease is not brought under control.
CDC Adds 6 Symptoms To Its COVID-19 List
The Centers for Disease Control now recognizes chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell as symptoms of the disease.
Britain’s Johnson Back At Work After COVID-19, Counseling Patience During Lockdown
The prime minister, who spent three days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the disease, warned that any let-up in efforts to halt it risked “a new wave of death and disease.”
French Aircraft Carrier Returns To Port After Suspected COVID-19 Cases Found Aboard
France’s armed services ministry said in a statment that about 40 sailors aboard the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle were under “close medical observation” after showing symptoms.
