After half a million deaths and more than a year of lockdowns, quarantines, masking and social distancing, the U.S. is in the midst of a vaccination campaign that aims to put an end to the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Months of rigorous testing and clinical trials have shown that the vaccines are safe and highly effective at preventing COVID-19 and will likely fend off serious illness or hospitalization even if you do get sick. What's still unclear is just how long that protection will last, or whether we'll eventually need boosters or follow-up shots to protect against new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
A piece of the answer came today from Pfizer, which announced that its vaccine, after the second dose, was shown to be highly effective for up to six months — even against one of the well-known virus variants.
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December 29, 2020
Global Warming: 'Tip of the iceberg': is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19?
Only a decade or two ago it was widely thought that tropical forests and intact natural environments teeming with exotic wildlife threatened humans by harbouring the viruses and pathogens that lead to new diseases in humans such as Ebola, HIV and dengue.
But a number of researchers today think that it is actually humanity’s destruction of biodiversity that creates the conditions for new viruses and diseases such as Covid-19, the viral disease that emerged in China in December 2019, to arise – with profound health and economic impacts in rich and poor countries alike. In fact, a new discipline, planetary health, is emerging that focuses on the increasingly visible connections between the wellbeing of humans, other living things and entire ecosystems.
Read more at: 'Tip of the iceberg': is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19? | Environment | The Guardian
But a number of researchers today think that it is actually humanity’s destruction of biodiversity that creates the conditions for new viruses and diseases such as Covid-19, the viral disease that emerged in China in December 2019, to arise – with profound health and economic impacts in rich and poor countries alike. In fact, a new discipline, planetary health, is emerging that focuses on the increasingly visible connections between the wellbeing of humans, other living things and entire ecosystems.
Read more at: 'Tip of the iceberg': is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19? | Environment | The Guardian
August 7, 2020
The Netherlands: The US Center for Disease control gives travel 3 warning for visitors to the Netherlands related to Covid-19 and potential terrorist strikes
The
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a
Level 3 Travel Health Notice for the Netherlands due to COVID-19. and potential terrorist strikes .
Improved conditions have been reported within the Netherlands.Visit the Embassy's COVID-19 page for more information on COVID-19 in the Netherlands.
Terrorism:
Terrorists continue plotting possible attacks in the Netherlands.
Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist
locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government
facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major
sporting and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and
other public areas.
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