Fauci said there is “a very slight, modest diminution” of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against those variants but “there’s enough cushion with the vaccines that we have that we still consider them to be effective against both the UK strain and the South Africa strain.” … [Read more...] about Biden to reinstate COVID-19 travel rules, add South Africa
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Biden to Reinstate COVID Travel Rules, Add South Africa
Biden last week issued an executive order directing federal agencies to require international air travelers to quarantine upon U.S. arrival. The order also requires that all U.S.-bound passengers ages 2 and older get negative COVID-19 test results within three days before traveling. … [Read more...] about Biden to Reinstate COVID Travel Rules, Add South Africa
Biden BANS travelers from South Africa over fears of its mutant COVID-19 variant and WON’T lift the bans on UK, Europe and Brazil as promised by Trump
Under Trump, the CDC push to mandate masks in transit was blocked and the agency instead only issued strong recommendations for mask use and officials initially blocked mandating COVID-19 testing for travelers from the UK before relenting on December 24. … [Read more...] about Biden BANS travelers from South Africa over fears of its mutant COVID-19 variant and WON’T lift the bans on UK, Europe and Brazil as promised by Trump
The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden: Focus on vaccine, virus, travel
The president and Vice President Kamala HarrisKamala HarrisBiden talks NATO, climate change in first presidential call with France's Macron Biden must wait weekend for State Department pick Senators introduce bill to award Officer Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal MORE will receive the President’s Daily Brief at 9:30 a.m. in the Oval Office. Biden and Harris will meet at 11:30 a.m. with Secretary Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark MilleyMark MilleyOvernight Defense: Austin takes helm at Pentagon | COVID-19 briefing part of Day 1 agenda | Outrage over images of National Guard troops in parking garage Austin sworn in as nation's first Black Pentagon chief Pelosi's risky blunder: Talking about Trump and nuclear war MORE. At 12:30 p.m., Harris will administer a ceremonial oath to Austin in the Roosevelt Room. The president will speak at 3:45 p.m. in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building about an executive order intended … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden: Focus on vaccine, virus, travel
‘No holidays for Brits for a year’: Travel industry’s dire warning after Boris’s threat to quarantine ALL UK arrivals in airport hotels send BA, Ryanair and easyJet share prices tumbling
What mutations does it have? It has a series of mutations that change the shape of the spike protein on its outside. The main one is known as N501Y. This appears to make it better able to stick to the cells inside the body and makes it more likely to cause infection and faster to spread. … [Read more...] about ‘No holidays for Brits for a year’: Travel industry’s dire warning after Boris’s threat to quarantine ALL UK arrivals in airport hotels send BA, Ryanair and easyJet share prices tumbling
