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USA: All Federal employees must be vaccinated
“I have determined that to promote the health and safety of the Federal workforce and the efficiency of the civil service, it is necessary to require COVID-19 vaccination for all Federal employees, subject to such exceptions as required by law.” More...
Vaccine breakthrough cases in Washington State to 1st September 2021
This week’s update from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases and which Sars-CoV-2 variant is causing them up to 1st September 2021. More...
Alaska: 30% vaccine breakthrough in July 2021
“For people who were vaccinated more than 150 days ago, the vaccine effectiveness is about 73% against SARS CoV-2 infection. More...
USA: 19% vaccine breakthrough in California
About 19% of recent documented COVID-19 cases in California are breakthroughs, and state data shows that those who have been fully vaccinated account for an increasing portion of positive tests. More...
CDC: The Covid-19 report that changed the CDC’s view on facemasks
The report that encouraged the CDC to change its facemask mandate this week
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USA: 20% vaccine breakthrough rate in California and rising
California has announced that the percentage of vaccine breakthrough infections in fully-vaccinated residents is rising. More...
Delta coronavirus variant now dominant in the USA
The highly transmissible Delta variant is the most common strain of the Covid-19 virus circulating in the U.S., More...
Massachusetts: more than 4,300 coronavirus breakthrough cases reported – up 28% in a week
There have been more than 4,300 breakthrough cases reported in Massachusetts as of May 31, according to the state Department of Public Health. More...
Oregon: vaccine breakthrough cases up 65% in May 2021
Through May 31 2021, Oregon Health Authority identified 1,009 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases. More...
CDC: possible reverse zoonosis in Michigan mink farm coronavirus outbreak
CDC: “Investigations found that mink from a Michigan farm and a small number of people were infected with SARS-CoV-2 that contained unique mink-related mutations (changes in the virus’s genetic material). More...