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Medan, Sep 23 (EFE/EPA).- The Indonesian government is speeding up its vaccination campaign as COVID-19 restrictions have been eased in most parts of the country. (Camera: DEDI SINUHAJI). SHOT LIST: A MASS VACCINATION WITH SINOVAC COVID-19 VACCINE IN MEDAN, INDONESIA.
UPI reports new research shows it's a very good idea to insist that healthcare workers get an annual flu shot. That's according to researchers from the University of Georgia, Montana State University and Monash University in Australia. They found that states with mandatory flu shots for hospital workers saw statewide reductions in deaths from influenza and pneumonia. They estimate that during the 2016-17 season alone, nearly 2,000 deaths were averted in the 15 U.S. states that had mandatory vaccination laws at that time. The findings suggest that health-worker vaccination laws may be a good way to protect the country's most vulnerable populations. The researchers say it's possible that similar benefits could also be seen with mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of hospital workers.
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.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is advising children be included in the vaccine process. They are urging for the immediate inclusion of children in ongoing COVID-19 vaccine research. Preliminary data was released from drug manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer Inc. this month. The data has been extremely impressive, suggesting both vaccines may be more than 90% effective. Members of the AAP say it is essential that the FDA stick to “transparent requirements”. This is for measuring the risks and benefits of vaccines for the population, including children.
Quito, May 21 (EFE).- The UNICEF Representative in Ecuador, Joaquin Gonzalez-Aleman, warned on Thursday that food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic is turning into a "time bomb" as the virus is pushing 350,000 people in the country into poverty."It is a time bomb because food security is the most basic thing," said Gonzalez-Aleman in an interview with Efe in which he warned that Ecuadorian families are experiencing prices rise due to an increase in inflation. (Camera: JUAN FRANCISCO CHAVEZ).SHOT LIST: KIDS ON THE STREETS OF QUITO, ECUADOR.
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