Pfizer's COVID vaccine seems safe, effective 6 months laterVaccine effectiveness (VE) for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine against COVID-19 was 91% up to 6 months after the second dose, according to a non–peer-reviewed study published yesterday on the preprint server medRxiv.The researchers followed 44,060 people 16 and older, randomly assigning half to receive two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and half to a placebo.

Most of the 152 recruitment sites were in the United States (130), followed by Turkey (9), Germany (6), and South Africa (4).

The study also followed 2,260 US children 12 to 15 years old, with half receiving the intervention and half receiving placebo.VE was 91.1% up to 6 months after the second vaccine dose,

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Researchers found that different age-groups had different associations with various COVID-19 symptoms, according to a Lancet Digital Health study late last week. The study was evaluating an artificial intelligence (AI) model for early COVID-19 detection (1 to 3 days of symptom onset).The researchers trained their AI model on 182,991 UK people who self-

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Simone Biles resume Tokyo Olympics participation after a much-needed mental health break

Simone Biles is back to the Tokyo Olympics. The gymnast will return to compete during the balance beam final on Tuesday after withdrawing to focus on her mental health.“We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S.

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Britain's Got Talent comic Nick Page reveals he welcomed his first child during Covid lockdown

Britain's Got Talent star Nick Page has become a father for the first time after welcoming a baby boy with his partner late last year.The comedian, 50, became a dad to son Magnus during the Coronavirus lockdown, and has said his baby boy lit up his life at a time when the he was struggling and unable to work. As a result of the pandemic, he could not perform live on stage but he says becoming a father has fuelled his creativity, and that he is grateful for the time he has been able to spend with his new bundle of joy, as theatres and other venues begin to find their feet once again.

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Severe COVID-19: Could the nose be key to prevention?

Cell, suggests that the first response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in the nose and throat may determine the severity of the illness.A team from Boston Children’s Hospital, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center looked at cells from the nose and throat of people with SARS-CoV-2 infections and compared these with the samples from healthy individuals who formed the control group.The researchers took nasal swabs from 35 adults with COVID-19 between April and September 2020.They then sequenced the RNA in each cell to see which cells contained RNA from the virus — showing they were infected — and which of the cell’s genes were turned on or off in response.The researchers found that more of the

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Senate unveils $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill after weekend session

WASHINGTON - After much delay, senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bill and launching what is certain to be a lengthy debate over President Joe Biden’s big priority.The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act clocked in at some 2,700 pages, and senators could begin amending it soon. Despite the hurry-up-and-wait during a rare weekend session, emotions bubbled over once the bill was produced Sunday night.

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Oklahoma GOP criticized for likening vaccine mandates to Nazi persecution of Jews

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Republican Party faced fierce criticism Friday for a Facebook post likening COVID-19 vaccine mandates to the persecution of Jewish people in Nazi Germany.The post on the party’s official Facebook page urged people to call the lieutenant governor and ask him to call a special session to prohibit employers from requiring their employees to get vaccinated.

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China sounds Covid-19 alarm as Delta variant spreads to 18 provinces

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YouTube suspends Sky News Australia channel

YouTube has barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for one week, citing concerns about Covid-19 misinformation.

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FOX Sports reporter Erin Andrews talks Tubi, upcoming NFL season: ‘I’m feeling excited’

LOS ANGELES - Erin Andrews is one of the most recognized and respected sports broadcasters in the industry — and now is an ambassador for Tubi, FOX’s completely free streaming service with over 30,000 movies and television series to choose from.Andrews told FOX Television Stations, she is surprised how much the streaming platform is growing.Fox sideline reporter Erin Andrews smiles during the game between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on October 22, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Nassau County lawmakers to vote on bill that would let police sue protesters

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2020/05/30: Protesters taunt police officers on the fourth straight day of the George Floyd killing protests. Several protesters in New York, march on the fourth straight day in protest of the killing of George Fl MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - Nassau County lawmakers are set to vote Monday on a proposal that would allow police officers to sue protesters and collect financial damages — a move civil rights activists say is payback for demonstrations after the police killing of George Floyd last year in Minneapolis.Newsday reports that the bill being considered by the Nassau County Legislature would make police officers and other first responders a protected class under the county’s Human Rights Law, which currently

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Senate convenes in rare weekend session to debate infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate convened for a rare weekend session on Saturday, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer encouraging the authors of a bipartisan infrastructure plan to finish writing their bill so that senators can begin offering amendments.Several senators had predicted that the text of the bill would be ready for review late Friday or early Saturday, but it was not done when the Senate opened for business late in the morning.

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UK warns Covid monitoring devices don't work well for people with darker skin

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Onam 2021: Avoid crowds, Kerala health minister urges people as Covid cases surge

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Orlando rescue caring for dog with nearly 100 pellets in head, neck

ORLANDO, Fla. - If you take one look at Teddy's smiling face, you would never imagine that anyone could hurt him. Sadly, Poodle and Pooch Rescue of Florida says the adorable dog came to them with nearly 100 pellets embedded in his body. "Teddy came into a local shelter with a head and neck full of buckshot/pellets/bb’s and they asked for our help," the rescue wrote on Facebook.

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US COVID-19 vaccine disparities (CVD) were linked with income, education, political views, and race, according to a study yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.The researchers looked at vaccination rates in 756 counties, or 51.5%

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Warning issued over vaccine appointment scam

The Health Service Executive has urged people to be aware of a text scam claiming to offer appointments for a Covid-19 vaccination.

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U.S. babysitter charged with man’s murder after he was shaken as a baby

murder in Florida, where he died of a decades-old and life-changing brain injury at the age of 35.The first-degree murder charge stems from a disastrous incident that happened in Hollywood, Fla., 37 years ago, when five-month-old Benjamin Dowling suffered major brain damage while in the care of a babysitter.That babysitter, Terry Delores McKirchy, told police that baby Benjamin fell off a couch and hit his head. However, doctors determined that the boy had been shaken so hard that his brain hemorrhaged.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Free COVID-19 testing returns to Lanakila Health Center

HONOLULU – The Hawai’i Department of Health (DOH) will offer free COVID-19 rapid testing at the Lanakila Health Center Friday, July 30 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Test results will be available within 15 minutes.Please bring a government photo ID and wear a mask.

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Bezos offers to cover $2B in NASA costs in exchange for moon mission contract

open letter Monday, Bezos offered to cover up to $2 billion of the U.S. space agency’s costs in the current and next two government fiscal years. The offer comes after NASA awarded SpaceX a $2.89 billion contract for the development of the first commercial human lander that will put the next two American astronauts on the moon.

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AstraZeneca to seek US approval of COVID-19 vaccine in 2nd half of 2021

LONDON - AstraZeneca said Thursday that it intends to seek U.S. authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the second half of this year, offering a new timetable for the much-delayed application.The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker announced the schedule as it released second-quarter financial results, which showed that the company and its sub-licensees delivered more than 700 million doses of the vaccine to over 170 countries in the first half of this year.

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COVID-19 reduced lifespan by up to 9 years in parts of the United States, per a new "mean unfulfilled lifespan" (MUL) metric, according to a study published yesterday in PLOS One.The MUL is a new indicator of the impact of mortality

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Wall of dust makes its way over Phoenix during busy monsoon season

PHOENIX - With Arizona's active monsoon season comes dangerous walls of dust over the state, clouding drivers' vision and blanketing cars and homes.The Arizona Department of Transportation says to stop driving and turn off your lights if the dust becomes too thick to see safely.On Tuesday, parts of Arizona, including the Phoenix area experienced a wall of dust moving in and high winds.Wind gusts up to 50 mph are being felt in Chandler, Queen Creek and Mesa on Tuesday night.There are isolated thunderstorms over the central part of the state, the National Weather Service says, but will die out after about two hours.Dust storm over downtown Phoenix "Most Valley residents know how quickly and furiously storms can move in and out, bringing

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COVID-19 vaccine update, 28 July 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Acting COVID-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall and Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield will launch the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout at 12.30 pm today.

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News Releases from Department of Health | COVID-19 Guidance for Schools Recommends Layered Approach to Return to In-Person Learning

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Republicans' intended COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose 7% after watching and reading endorsements from elite Republican leaders versus those from Democrat leaders, according to a study published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.The researchers surveyed 1,480 self-identified Republicans from

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Covid-19 infections plummet in West Lothian as Nicola Sturgeon has news on Freedom Day

Get the latest West Lothian Courier news and sport sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterCoronavirus infections continue to fall in West Lothian as Nicola Sturgeon considers ending lockdown.The latest Public Health Scotland data shows that Covid-19 infections continue to fall in West Lothian, with 32 new infections as of July 27.Across the week between July 18 to 24 there were another 366 new infections across the week.Meanwhile Nicola Sturgeon was speaking today and said she would have an announcement next week on whether lockdown restrictions will end on August 9.She said: “What we will be doing between then is looking at different factors to inform that decision.

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Susanna Reid takes swipe at former co-star Piers Morgan over covid Twitter row

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterPiers Morgan loves nothing more than a good Twitter spat, and his former Good Morning Britain co-host Susanna Reid has had her say.Outspoken presenter Piers, 56, has been bickering with anyone and everyone on social media lately.He squabbled with Gary Lineker and Gabby Logan, after he claimed that "nobody cares" about this year's Olympics.Piers also said he felt the event should have been cancelled. Maybe he just has too much time on his hands, after he revealed he's been battling covid, after he became ill with it after attending the Euro 2020 final, even though he'd had both jabs.

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Susanna Reid takes swipe at Piers Morgan after he revealed Covid battle as he becomes embroiled in furious Twitter row

SUSANNA Reid took a cheeky swipe at Piers Morgan as he became embroiled in a furious Twitter row after he revealed his Covid battle. Piers, 56, has been on a social media rampage in recent days - even locking horns with Gary Lineker and Gary Logan after claiming that "nobody cares" about this year's Olympics, and it should have been cancelled.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Department of Health highlights youth-focused empowerment resources with public awareness campaign

Local comedian, influencer Tumua Tuinei lends his brand of comedyHONOLULU – The adolescent years are an important time as youth transition to adulthood, making it critical to promote life-long physical, mental, social, and emotional health. The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recently launched a public awareness campaign to highlight TeenLink Hawaii, a youth empowerment, outreach, and education program that provides information and referral services for local teens.“COVID-19 compounded issues for Hawai‘i teens by affecting stress levels, sleep patterns, grades, eating habits, and social media behavior,” said Punahou Aina, DOH child and youth health specialist.

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Out of 574 multiple-occupancy dorm rooms, roommate transmissions occurred only 20% of the time, according to a study during the fall 2020 semester at the University of Colorado Boulder.The study, published late last week in The Journal of Infectious Dis

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2021 FIFAe World Cup and FIFAe Nations Cup cancelled again amid global pandemic

The 2021 FIFAe World Cup and 2021 FIFAe Nations Cup esports events have been cancelled, FIFA have confirmed tonight.

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Ex-nurse struck off for Covid lies compares NHS to Nazi war criminals at anti-vax rally

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!An Anti-Vaxxer ex-nurse who was sacked for spreading Covid lies has now been blasted for likening NHS workers to Nazi war criminals.In an astonishing rant, Kate Shemirani, seemed to claim the frontline health staff should be hung like Nazis at Nuremburg, during a lockdown protest in London on Saturday.The anti-vaxxer told a mass crowd at Trafalgar Square that they should email the names of NHS staff.She said: "Get their names. Email them to me.

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Scots mum 'doesn't know if she'll live or die' after Covid delayed skin cancer diagnosis

Covid prevented early diagnosis of her skin cancer.And while Fiona Weir, 43, has had treatment for a malignant melanoma, she now faces years of scans and tests to ensure the cancer has not spread or returned.By the time it was discovered, it had already spread to the lymph nodes in her groin and she is only thankful it was detected before it metastasised into her organs.But her cancer is already at stage three – just one below the most serious stage.Fiona, who is studying criminal justice while supporting daughter Keira, 15, says she’s paranoid about it returning, constantly checking for signs of hardened lymph nodes anywhere on her body.However, while she is hopeful her treatment will work, she has the shadow of uncertainty hanging over

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Rookie head coach Nick Sirianni leads Eagles into training camp

ORCHARD PARK, NY - AUGUST 08: Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni looks at his playbook on the sideline during a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on August 8, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. Buffalo defeats PHILADELPHIA - LAST YEAR: A last-place finish in the lowly NFC East got coach Doug Pederson fired despite three consecutive playoff appearances the previous three seasons, including the franchise’s first Super Bowl title.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
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