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 COVID-19 cases more than double in southeast China
New local COVID-19 infections more than doubled in China's
southeastern province of Fujian, health authorities said on Tuesday,
prompting officials to quickly roll out measures including travel
restrictions to halt the spread of the virus.
Two cities where cases have been reported, Putian and Xiamen, have
locked down some areas of higher virus risk, cut offline classes at
kindergartens, primary schools and high schools, closed public
venues such as cinemas, gyms and bars, and told residents not to
leave the city for non-essential reasons. Tough city-wide lockdowns
as seen in early 2020 have not yet been announced.
UK PM Johnson to set out COVID-19 booster strategy
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday will unveil how Britain will
roll out COVID-19 booster shots for the most vulnerable and elderly
as part of his coronavirus strategy for the winter months.
Johnson will lean on vaccines and testing to try and contain
COVID-19 heading into autumn and winter, including a booster
programme. Britain's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
(JCVI) has previously given interim advice that elderly and
vulnerable people would be the priority for any booster programme,
and that it could start in September.
About 1 in 10 kids have lingering COVID-19 symptoms
About one in 10 children had symptoms that remained after recovering
from COVID-19, though that number dropped by more than half as the
months passed, an Israeli Health Ministry survey showed on Monday.
The ministry carried out a phone survey in June among 13,834 parents
of children aged 3-18 who had recovered from COVID-19, asking if
their kids had lingering symptoms, including breathing issues,
lethargy and loss of smell and taste. The survey showed 11.2% of
children had some symptoms after recovery. The figure declined to
1.8%-4.6% at six months from acute disease, with older kids
suffering more.
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 mRNA vaccines not linked with
pregnancy loss
Miscarriages do not occur more often in pregnant
women who receive an mRNA vaccine against
COVID-19, according to a new study. Researchers
analyzed data from eight U.S. health systems on
105,446 women who were between 6 and 19 weeks
into their pregnancies. Overall,
13,160 women suffered miscarriages, but the risk within a month
after vaccination was no different than among those who did not get
vaccinated, according to a report published on Wednesday in JAMA.
The researchers acknowledge that they may have been missing some
data. For example, they did not know the women's previous pregnancy
histories. Still, they conclude their findings will help doctors
counsel pregnant women in their decision-making about the vaccines.
Florida governor threatens fines over vaccine mandates
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has threatened fines for cities and
counties that mandate employees must get vaccinated against
COVID-19, which has killed nearly 50,000 people in the state.
Florida has recorded more than 3.4 million cases of COVID-19 and
over 49,000 deaths, according to a Reuters tally.
"If a government agency in the state of Florida forces a vaccine as
a condition to employment, that violates Florida law," DeSantis said
in a press conference. "And you will face a $5,000 fine for every
single violation," he added. "That's millions and millions of
dollars potentially in fines."
(Compiled by Karishma Singh; Editing by Kim Coghill)
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