COVID-19 | New infections: 2 281, new fatalities: 58, new vaccinations: 22 066. Total vaccinations: 15 992 374. The death toll is 86 174.
The coronavirus has made it harder for authorities to respond to disasters caused by extreme weather fuelled by climate change, with more severe storms, floods and heatwaves affecting nearly 140 million people around the world, an aid organisation said.
Thursday's move by Prime Minister Mario Draghi's coalition administration is aimed at persuading people to get inoculated and blunting infection rates in one of the countries worst hit by the pandemic. Highlighting a shift from bad education outcomes to dreadful ones, the World Bank, in a report released on Friday, calculated that the pandemic will leave more than 80% of 15-year-olds below the minimum reading proficiency level identified by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The states of New South Wales and Victoria are testing facial recognition software that allows police to check if people are at home during COVID-19 quarantine, expanding trials that have been criticised by privacy campaigners.British study to test mixed Covid-19 vaccine dose schedules in children Britain's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation initially declined to recommend shots for all 12- to 15-year-olds, citing uncertainty over the long-term impact of myocarditis, a rare side effect of mRNA-based vaccines such as Pfizer's.
Lawyer Alexander Klauser, acting for the Schopf family and the VSV consumer organisation helping them and others bring their cases to court, said the official shortcomings that allowed Ischgl and the surrounding area to become a virus hotspot were manifold.Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla revealed that SA was progressing slowly in terms of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
Both the minister and Free State premier encourage people to make their way to the nearest of the 316 vaccination centres in the province. - Compiled by Duncan Alfreds 17 September 09:57 The province has been flagged as an area of concern, after posting high rates of Covid-19 infections in relation to the province's population size.Brazil official wants halt to teen Covid-19 shots after death; health agency says no evidence for move
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