‘Clearly irresponsible’ EU officials shamed after ‘essential’ trip sparks Co …
EUROPEAN UNION officials have been shamed as they desperately try to defend a visit to Lisbon as “essential business” – despite three European commissioners going into isolation following the trip due to coronavirus fears.
Single Covid vaccine dose in Israel ‘less effective than we hoped’
Surge in infections dampens optimism over country’s advanced immunisation programme
Israel’s coronavirus tsar has warned that a single dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine may be providing less protection than originally hoped, as the country reported a record 10,000 new Covid infections on Monday.
In remarks reported by Army Radio, Nachman Ash said a single dose appeared “less effective than we had thought”, and also lower than Pfizer had suggested.
UK hits another devastating milestone as highest-ever daily Covid death toll recorded
THE UK has hit another grim milestone as the nation recorded 1,610 more Covid-19 deaths today, the highest total since the pandemic began.
Manitoba Metis Federation partners with local firm to create COVID-19 testing site for Métis people
The organization that represents Manitoba's Métis community is partnering with a local private bioinformation services firm to open a COVID-19 testing site exclusively for Métis people in Winnipeg and the surrounding area.Meanwhile, St. Boniface-St. Vital MP Dan Vandal, who is minister for northern affairs, has written to Premier Brian Pallister, asking that the Manitoba Metis Federation be included in Manitoba's COVID-19 vaccination task force and in vaccine distribution. The Manitoba Metis Federation opened a testing site...
Alberta First Nations leaders frustrated by delay in vaccine rollout
Alberta First Nations leaders say they are frustrated with the way the province is handling COVID-19 vaccine distribution after the government paused the rollout of first doses until supply is restocked."The province continues to make unilateral decisions on First Nations health with questionable First Nation involvement. How many times must it be said that sovereign First Nations must be involved in the decisions that affect them?" Assembly of First Nations...
Only one new COVID-19 case found on Jan 19
NDO/VNA – Only one new COVID-19 case, a man returning from the US, was detected in the past 24 hours on January 19, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Does IRS Tax Legal Malpractice Settlements?
Legal malpractice claims arise out of accident and medical malpractice cases, wills and trusts, divorce, litigation, tax advice, real estate deals, and many other types of legal matters. Is it taxable? As ordinary income, capital gain, basis recovery, or some combination?
Will Your Boss Require You To Get A Covid-19 Vaccine? New Data Show Employers Are Split
Private employers can legally require employees to get Covid-19 vaccinations, but will they? New data show employers are evenly split. Some employers don’t want to impose mandates, while others see greater risk of not requiring vaccinations–to employees and to society.
Many Parents Support ‘Teens Helping Teens’ Mental Health Programs at Schools: Votação
TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 — It may take a village to support teens’ Saúde mental, whether it’s during the pandemic or later.
One option is having school-based mental health programs that offer peer support leaders.
A new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital…
It Turns Out 2020 Was Not The Year For Perfect Vision
Try to think back to late 2019, when the year of the ophthalmology meme was at our doorstep: 2020 vision soon became a blur.
Notícias AHA: This Energetic 8-Year-Old Boy Was Born With a Serious Heart Defect
TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The wind howled and thunder boomed as an ambulance raced Spencer Timmel and his newborn son, Charlie, to a hospital better able to care for infants with heart problems. “The weather was…
WHO chief denounces rich nations’ ‘queue jumping’ over Covid-19 vaccines
The World Health Organization has warned that rich nations could be responsible for soaring inequality around the world if they don’t take a responsible attitude to the purchase and distribution of coronavirus vaccines. The body’s director has accused some of “queue jumping” to get their citizens inoculated, while less wealthy countries miss out.
