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The Department of Health has been notified of a further 14,555 new PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 5,406 positive antigen tests logged through the HSE portal.

World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday he’s “particularly concerned” about countries with low COVID-19 vaccination rates, “as people are many times more at risk of severe illness and death.”

warned against the notion that the Covid-19 pandemic becoming endemic would mean the disease was no longer dangerous.

The child (paediatric) Pfizer vaccine is now available for 5–11 year-olds at centres throughout New Zealand, including walk-ins, drive-throughs, hauora providers, community pharmacies, and general practices. More than 120,000 doses of the

Today Americans can order four free COVID-19 at-home antigen tests at COVIDtests.gov, 1 month after President Joe Biden said he was securing 500 million free tests for Americans.

WASHINGTON - Officials across the U.S. are again weighing how and whether to impose mask mandates as COVID-19 infections soar and the American public grows weary of pandemic-related restrictions.The U.S.

hawaiicovid19.com.# # #PDF: Surging COVID-19 case counts & test volume force changes to data reporting and case investigation

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Jim Justice, governor of West Virginia, during a rally in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug.

WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, repeated a stark warning this week that the omicron variant will likely infect most Americans, but he noted how those who are fully vaccinated and boosted face a much lower risk of getting seriously ill."Omicron, with its extraordinary, unprecedented degree of efficiency of transmissibility, will, ultimately, find just about everybody," Fauci told the Center for Strategic and International Studies in an interview published on Tuesday."Those who have been vaccinated, and vaccinated and boosted, would get exposed.

Ontario to receive 10,000 courses of Pfizer’s Paxlovid COVID-19 pill in January Early in the afternoon, the region announced it had stopped accepting walk-ins at most clinics. A short time later it announced that all of the clinics would close by 4 p.m.In addition, Pinebush Cambridge, the region’s largest clinic is not open to the general public on Mondays and Tuesdays.Another 1,367 area residents did manage to get a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, lifting the total in the area to 240,502.A total of 160 more residents got a second dose, lifting that total to 467,857 as 77.3 per cent of the region’s population that has now done so.Waterloo Public Health reported another 325 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Tuesday, lifting the total number of cases in the area to 35,431.This drops the rolling seven-day average number of new daily cases down to 468.9.

A previous Covid infection could lead to ‘hair shedding’, experts have claimed.

The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has issued a safety notice to raise awareness of a product recall of two batches of the the Genrui Covid-19 rapid antigen test.

Middlesex-London Health Unit reported four COVID-19-related deaths on Tuesday, as well as 191 new cases.The deaths involved a woman in her 70s, a man in his 70s and a man in his 80s, none of whom were associated with a long-term care or a retirement home, as well as a man in his 90s associated with a long-term care home.Acting medical officer of health Dr. Alex Summers said three of the individuals had two doses of vaccine while one had had a third dose.The London Health Sciences Centre reported another record high number of COVID-19 inpatients in its care at 166, up from the previous record of 147 a day ago and up from 107 a week ago.As noted, LHSC is caring for 166 inpatients with COVID-19, up from 107 last Tuesday.Of those, 24 are in adult critical care, up from 21 a week ago.Six of the 166 are in Children’s Hospital, with five or fewer in pediatric critical care.

There have been 17,065 new cases of Covid-19 reported by the Department of Health today while over 3,700 positive antigen tests were registered on the Health Service Executive's website.

WASHINGTON - The White House is finalizing plans to ship 500 million free at-home COVID-19 tests to Americans nationwide and has awarded its first contracts as part of this pledge."We are actively finalizing the details of the distribution mechanism, including a website as we've talked about," White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Friday. "I would expect us to provide those details next week, and yes, these tests will be sent out through the mail.""What I can say is, last night we issued out our first letter award to provide tests toward this half a billion.

Montreal Canadiens name Kent Hughes as new general manager Armia, meanwhile, was also placed in COVID-19 protocol back in June, which forced him to miss Game 1 of the title series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.The 28-year-old has five points (one goal, four assists) in 32 games this season for Montreal.The Canadiens entered the campaign with lofty aspirations following their stunning playoff upsets of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights, but sat last in the overall standings with a record of 7-25-5 heading to Tuesday night’s action.

The vaccines minister will seek advice from MPs who had children during the pandemic on how to encourage pregnant women to get the Covid jab.

A new survey from the Central Statistics Office reveals that 90% of those aged between 35 and 44 years who could work remotely would like to do so when Covid-19 pandemic restrictions end.

Joe Rogan walks onto the stage during the UFC 230 weigh-in inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 2, 2018 in New York, New York. LOS ANGELES - Nearly 300 medical experts are urging Spotify to take action against the streaming platform’s most popular podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience," for "broadcasting misinformation, particularly regarding the COVID-19 pandemic." In an open letter to Spotify signed by 270 professors, scientists, doctors and health care workers, writers criticized a controversial episode featuring Dr.

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Poorer nations are still struggling to fully immunize people against COVID-19, as they grapple with expensive vaccine patents and complex production. Jackson Proskow explains how Texas researchers are trying to make sure no one gets left behind with a groundbreaking new vaccine called CORBEVAX, and without a huge price tag.

FILE - An Army Preventive Medicine Specialist administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a soldier on Sept. 9, 2021, in Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Hong Kong will cull hundreds of hamsters after some tested positive for the coronavirus, as the city pushes to maintain its strict "zero-Covid" strategy.

Boris Johnson has claimed that he wasn’t informed that a Downing Street garden gathering that’s been alleged to have been party was against COVID rules at the time.The Prime Minister said in a new interview that he “humbly apologises” to people for “misjudgements” that were made, but that he wouldn’t have attended the gathering on May 20, 2020, if he thought it broke the rules.He told Sky News today (January 18): “I’m saying categorically that nobody told me, nobody said this was something that was against the rules, doing something that wasn’t a work event because frankly, I can’t imagine why it would have gone ahead, or it would have been allowed to go ahead if it was against the rules.”"I carry full responsibility for what took place, but nobody said to me that this was an event that is against the rules."Boris Johnson recalls what he remembers about an alleged party in the Downing Street garden during lockdown.Latest: https://t.co/lE3sSg2vbt pic.twitter.com/k50uWKeYmD— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 18, 2022Under the rules that applied at the time of the alleged party, which dozens of Downing Street staff were invited to in an email sent by principal private secretary Martin Reynolds, people in England were subject to “not meeting up with any more than one person from outside your household” [via FullFact].The law in May 2020 said “no person may participate in a gathering in a public place of more than two people” unless it was for one of a number of stated reasons. These included when the gathering was “essential for work purposes” or “all the persons in the gathering are members of the same household”.

The new rom-com starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney has hit a pandemic snag.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide her first in-person COVID-19 update of the week Tuesday afternoon.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Everyone aged 18 years and older who has received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine can now book their free booster dose using BookMyVaccine.nz or by calling the COVID Vaccination Healthline 0800 28 29 26 (8am - 8pm, seven days a week).

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Students are seen walking out of Redondo Union High School in protest of in-person classes on Jan. 12, 2022.

B.C. extended bar and gym closures indefinitely, Monday, sparking new confusion and uncertainty over provincial orders meant to contain the spread of COVID-19. Richard Zussman reports.

WASHINGTON - A new federal website to request free COVID-19 test kits -- originally scheduled to launch Wednesday -- is online now.Americans can request free COVID-19 test kits -- four per address -- at COVIDTESTS.GOV. The tests are free from the U.S. government and the first shipments are set to go out by the end of January. Here's what you need to know:Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherSUBSCRIBE TO FOX 5 DC ON YOUTUBEFree At-Home COVID-19 Tests (USPS) HOW CAN I REQUEST A FREE TEST?GET FREE AT-⁠HOME COVID-⁠19 TESTS AT COVIDTESTS.GOVStarting Tuesday, Jan.

It is notable that despite Ireland having among the highest incidence of Covid-19 in Europe, the Government has the confidence to ease close contact advice, on foot of advice from the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Most access to a major city adjacent to Beijing was suspended Thursday as China tried to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious omicron variant, which poses a test to its "zero-tolerance" COVID-19 policy and its ability to successfully host the Winter Olympics.Tianjin, a port and manufacturing center with 14 million people, is one of a half-dozen cities where the government is imposing lockdowns and other restrictions as part of a policy that aims to track down every virus case. But the outbreak in a city so close to the Olympic host is particularly worrying.Throughout the pandemic, authorities have been especially protective of Beijing since it is the seat of government and home to senior politicians.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's indoor dining establishments now require customers and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the two-week period also allowing for negative tests has come to an end. The mandate, which was announced back in December, went into effect on Jan. 3. The city says it was implemented in response to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Philadelphia. It includes a two-week grace period - ending on Jan.

Credit Suisse Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio has quit following an internal probe into his personal conduct, including breaches of Covid-19 rules.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating an early morning homicide after a man was found shot inside a home in Kensington.The incident happened just after 2 a.m. Tuesday on the 3100 block of G Street. Police say the victim was pronounced dead inside the home after they made the discovery. It is currently unclear if anyone lived inside the home as it appeared to be vacant. MORE HEADLINES:Ballistic evidence shows at least 14 shots were fired from a semi-automatic weapon.

The Department of Health has confirmed 18,904 new cases of Covid-19.

COVID-19 across Canada surpassed 10,000 patients for the first time Monday, an alarming sign of the impact the highly-transmissible Omicron variant has had on the country’s health-care system.A Global News analysis of provincial health data shows there are now 10,038 patients receiving care in hospital. Of those, 1,148 people are in intensive care units.The country first broke its hospitalization record on Jan. 5, when the number of patients surpassed 5,000.

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Today Capital and Coast will become the first DHB area to reach the 90% fully vaccinated milestone for Māori. When the region’s clinics closed for the day yesterday, they were only 32 second doses short and they’re expected to reach this significant milestone at some point today. 

Tens of thousands of French teachers angry with the government's Covid-19 rules took part in a one-day strike today to demand better protection for pupils and staff against infection.

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The US COVID-19 vaccination program may have averted 14 million infections, saved more than 240,000 lives, and prevented upwards of 1.1 million hospitalizations in the first half of 2021, according to estimates from a modeling study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.Led by York University scientists in Toronto, the research team

Parents pull children out of Ontario daycares due to COVID testing changes Christa O’Connor, executive director of Creative Beginnings Childcare Centre, says her organization received 240 masks in total for its two locations in the Waterloo region for 56 staff, which she says would last them about four days.In Toronto, Blossoming Minds Learning Centre executive director Maggie Moser says her centre has received 120 masks to supply a total of 40 staff _ enough for about three days.Moser says her centre has gone ahead and ordered 160 N95 masks, the maximum that could be ordered from a certain manufacturer, for about $300.She says the centre plans to order more in the future, depending on the number of masks supplied from the government.In a statement, a spokeswoman for Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province has “exceeded the advice of public health by purchasing and delivering N95s to all education and child care staff.” 

The vaccine remains New Zealand’s key defence against all variants of COVID-19, including Omicron.

Montreal hospital says a healthy newborn baby has died from COVID-19 In mid-December 2021, an infant died of COVID-19 at a Montreal children’s hospital. The CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital said the baby, who was born healthy, had recently been hospitalized with the disease and was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit.According to Quebec Health Department data, that was the first child under 10 to die of the novel coronavirus in the province.In Quebec, the majority of deaths related to the pandemic has occurred among the elderly.