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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed who should be next in line to receive the recently released vaccine against COVID-19. The CDC said Sunday that frontline essential workers and people 75 and older should be next in line for coronavirus vaccines. Business Insider reports the US should have enough shots to complete the first two phases of vaccinations by sometime in February of 2021. Healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities have already started receiving their shots. The third round should go to those ages 65 to 74, those ages 16 to 64 with high-risk medical conditions, and any remaining unvaccinated essential worker.
It's generally thought that once the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, front-line healthcare workers and nursing home residents will be first in line. But according to Gizmodo, bank tellers may get to skip the line--past them, and past the over-65's and those with underlying conditions. The industry trade group American Bankers Association has asked federal health authorities to designate consumer-facing bank employees as 'essential workers.' Such a designation would give them vaccine prioritization once the Federal Food and Drug Administration grants emergency-use authorization. To date, the U.S. has seen nearly 15 million COVID-19 cases and 280,000 deaths--the most in the world. The CDC predicts 19,500 new deaths will be reported during the week of Christmas, and that another 300,000 COVID-19 cases will be added in December.
More than 74 million Americans--and those they live with--are at increased risk for severe COVID-19. An analysis published Monday by JAMA Internal Medicine reveals those 74 million are classified as 'essential workers' in the US. Researchers say the workers' risk is based on disease risk guidelines developed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. UPI reports that of the more than 157 million workers across the country, 72% are in jobs deemed essential by the US Department of Homeland Security. What's more, UPI reports over three-fourths of all essential workers are unable to work at home.
Cancun, Mexico, Sep 7 (EFE).- The beaches and public spaces in the Mexican Caribbean were reopened to visitors on Monday after the COVID-19 transmission risk level in southeastern state of Quintana Roo was reduced from high to medium.The easing of restrictions in the state from orange to yellow on the federal government’s coronavirus “traffic light” map allowed the gradual opening of parks, sport areas and beaches, which had been closed since Mar. 13, when the pandemic was declared. (Camera: LOURDES CRUZ). SHOT LIST: BEACHGOERS AT THE PLAYA DELFINES IN CANCUN, MEXICO.
Toronto, Jun 13 (EFE).- Dozens of people demonstrated in Toronto on Saturday to denounce the conditions in which thousands of Mexicans and Central American farm workers are living after the death of two temporary workers as a result of COVID-19.Mexican workers Bonifacio Eugenio Romero, 32, and Rogelio Muñoz Santos, 24, died in late May and early June of COVID-19 and became the first two temporary workers in Canada to die of the illness. (Camera: JOSÉ LUIS GONZÁLEZ).SHOT LIST: A PROTEST IN TORONTO, CANADA, TO DEMAND A BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS FOR FOREIGN FARM WORKERS.
Bangkok, Oct 12 (EFE/EPA).- Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced on 11 October, that Thailand is preparing to fully reopen for vaccinated tourist from at least 10 low-risk countries without quarantine requirement from 01 November 2021. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).B-ROLL OF THE OLD TOWN OF BANGKOK, THAILAND
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