Germany: Angela Merkel’s Speech on Coronavirus Honored as “Speech of the Year” | News | DW

[ad_1] German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s speech on March 18 calling on Germans to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously was chosen as the “Speech of the Year” for 2020 by a panel of rhetoric experts. A panel from the University of Tübingen said in a statement that in her televised speech, “Merkel impressively demonstrates […] how … Read more

Texas doctors in hot rural areas left behind under vaccine

[ad_1] LAMESA, Texas – Running between patients, Dr Eileen Sprys stops to catch her breath, tries to pull herself together, but can’t mask her frustration: Health workers at her COVID-besieged West Texas hospital have been barred from the first shipment of Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, and they don’t know when they can get it. Not … Read more

Alaskan healthcare worker released from hospital after allergic reaction to vaccine

[ad_1] An Alaskan health worker was released from hospital Thursday after suffering a rare but serious allergic reaction to the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, the Anchorage Daily News reported. The worker was released from Bartlett Regional Hospital after spending two nights, the newspaper reports. The New York Times reported Wednesday that the worker … Read more

“I’m not going to Sugarcoat this. We’re crushed, ”says USC County Hospital chief

[ad_1] Under the onslaught of skyrocketing Covid-19 cases, available space continued to shrink in Los Angeles County hospitals on Friday. As a result, healthcare professionals begged the public to take the virus seriously to prevent medical centers from being overrun and unable to treat patients. “We are crushed. I’m not going to put this to … Read more

In Massachusetts, inmates will be among the first to get vaccinated

[ad_1] Carol Rose, executive director of the Massachusetts ACLU, said, “Prisons and prisons are just petri dishes for the coronavirus.” She added: “We need to reduce the levels of incarceration and release those who do not pose a danger to society, so that more people are alive to receive the vaccine when it becomes available.” … Read more