CDC director says data suggests people vaccinated do not carry COVID-19

[ad_1] CDC director Rochelle Walensky said the data suggests that fully vaccinated people do not carry COVID-19. On Monday, the CDC released a study of 4,000 frontline workers that showed mRNA vaccines to be 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 infections – even the asymptomatic type. Walensky also explained the optimism and “impending catastrophe” she feels … Read more

Covid in Brazil ‘completely out of control’, says Sao Paulo-based journalist

[ad_1] Brazil has just reached a grim Covid-19 milestone, and a Sao Paulo-based journalist does not see the situation improving in the near future. “We have people dying from lack of oxygen, people are literally suffocating,” Folha de Sao Paulo reporter Patricia Campos Mello said Tuesday on CNBC “The News with Shepard Smith”. “There are … Read more

Biden’s infrastructure plan includes higher corporate tax and transportation spending

[ad_1] US President Joe Biden provides an update on the administration’s response to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the status of vaccinations at an event in the South Court auditorium of the White House in Washington , March 29, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden will unveil an infrastructure package worth more than $ … Read more

65-year-old Asian woman punched in the stomach, stomped in the face as New York City witnesses stand beside – NBC New York

[ad_1] Authorities arrested a man who violently attacked an Asian woman near Times Square in New York City. Police indicted Brandon Elliot, 38, on Wednesday with assault and hate crime charges after officers blanketed Manhattan’s downtown neighborhood with wanted posters and offered a reward of $ 2,500 for information leading plight of the man seen … Read more

These Illinois COVID Vaccination Sites Open To Anyone 16-18 Years Old And Over – NBC Chicago

[ad_1] Following a state announcement last week, a number of counties in Illinois are now offering vaccinations to any state resident 16 years of age and older. Jackson County in southern Illinois, Adams County in western Illinois, and Vermilion County in eastern Illinois, among others, have expanded eligibility requirements, the state health department allowing regions … Read more