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 Biden imposing new international travel vaccine rules
U.S. President Joe Biden signed on Monday an order imposing new
vaccine requirements for most foreign national air travellers and
lifting severe travel restrictions on China, India and much of
Europe effective Nov. 8, the White House said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday
released a travel assessment tool for people planning international
trips and there are extensive question and answer features for
travellers.
African Union to buy up to 110 million Moderna vaccines
The African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of
COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc in an arrangement brokered in part
by the White House, which will defer delivery of some doses intended
for the United States to facilitate the deal, officials told
Reuters.
The AU's doses will be delivered over the coming months, with 15
million arriving before the end of 2021, 35 million in the first
quarter of next year and up to 60 million in the second quarter.
U.S. TSA issues just 10 passenger fines for mask-related penalties
Two U.S. lawmakers said Monday the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has issued just $2,350 in total fines to 10
passengers for failing to wear masks since February, despite
thousands of reports of airport passengers failing to comply.
The requirements have been the source of some friction, especially
aboard U.S. airlines, where some travellers have refused to wear
masks. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has
instituted a "zero tolerance" enforcement effort on unruly
passengers, through Oct. 19 has received 4,837 unruly passenger
reports - including 3,511 mask-related incidents.
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 Flu-vaccinated COVID-19
patients have easier surgeries
COVID-19 patients who require surgery appear to
face fewer complications if they have previously
been vaccinated against the flu, new data
suggest. In a preliminary study that has not yet
undergone peer review, researchers analysed
outcomes after various types of surgery on
nearly 44,000 COVID-19 patients worldwide, half
of whom had received a flu vaccine in the
previous six months.
In a presentation on Saturday at the annual
meeting of the American College of Surgeons,
they reported that flu-vaccinated patients had
significantly fewer serious blood infections,
fewer potentially life-threatening blood clots
in their veins, fewer serious wound-healing
problems, and fewer heart attacks.
The flu vaccine was also linked with lower rates
of stroke, pneumonia and death. The study cannot
prove that flu vaccines were protective, and
"the flu shot is by no means a substitute for
COVID-19 vaccination," said study leader Susan
Taghioff of the University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine in Florida.
Moderna says its vaccine protective, safe in
young children
Moderna Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine
generated a strong immune response in children
aged six to 11 years and that it plans to submit
the data to global regulators soon.
The shots were 50 microgram doses, half the
strength used in the primary vaccine series for
adults and the same as the booster dose
authorized for adults. It is higher than the 10
microgram dose Pfizer is planning for its
vaccine in children.
 (Compiled by Karishma Singh; Editing by Sherry
Jacob-Phillips)
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