Category: COVID-19 vaccination

Hackers Shut Down System for Booking COVID-19 Shots in Italy’s Lazio Region

MILAN—Hackers have attacked and shut down the IT systems of the company that manages COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the Lazio region surrounding Rome, the regional government said on Sunday. “A powerful hacker attack on the region’s CED (database) is underway,” the region said in a Facebook posting. It said all systems had been deactivated, including…


Israel Announces Booster Pfizer Shots for Those Over 60

The Israeli government announced it will offer a third shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to citizens over 60 years old, amid ongoing efforts to slow the spread of the more contagious Delta variant of the CCP virus. Naftali Bennett, the Israeli prime minister, announced in a statement on Friday that President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal were among the…


Australia Imposes 70, 80 Percent Vaccination Targets to Reopen, Lift Restrictions

The Australian government has revealed COVID-19 vaccination targets for the country to ease its restrictions, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcing that 80 percent of the population must be vaccinated before the country starts further reopening its international borders. Meanwhile, 70 percent of Australian aged over 16 must be fully vaccinated before stay-at-home orders and related restrictions can have…


New York Governor Designated $15 Million to Promote COVID-19 Jabs in Communities With Low Vaccination Rate

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday the allocation of $15 million from the New York State budget for a door-to-door campaign to convince people unvaccinated against COVID-19 to get vaccinated. The promotion will target communities where the vaccination rate is low but the number of positive tests has increased. A non-profit organization Hispanic…


New York Governor Designates $15 Million to Promote COVID-19 Jabs in Communities With Low Vaccination Rate

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday the allocation of $15 million from the New York State budget for a door-to-door campaign to convince people unvaccinated against COVID-19 to get vaccinated. The promotion will target communities where the vaccination rate is low but the number of positive tests has increased. A non-profit organization Hispanic…


Will COVID-19 Vaccines Drive Mutated Variants?

Despite media reports suggesting unvaccinated people will drive mutations of SARS-CoV-2 (or the CCP virus, which causes COVID-19), actual research suggests that more dangerous mutations of the virus could come from the specific nature of the vaccines now being used around the world. Half of Americans have declined the vaccine. Only 49 percent of Americans more…


Australia Prepares to Discuss Vaccination Targets to Avoid Lockdowns

Scott Morrison and state and territory leaders are set to discuss vaccination targets to eliminate lockdowns and border restrictions. The prime minister will chair a virtual national cabinet meeting from Canberra on Friday. Mr Morrison has spent weeks arguing there is no magic number of vaccinations that will trigger Australia to reopen its international borders…


COVID-19 Vaccines Could Be Spurring Variants, Say Israeli and European Experts

Commentary In January, an Israeli Defence Forces Intelligence report (pdf) warned that Israel’s mass vaccination program could create an Israeli mutation that proved resistant to COVID-19 vaccines. Prepared for Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center, the report stated that “The mass vaccine campaign taking place parallel to the active outbreak in Israel may lead to…


Yale to Require Vaccinations for Faculty, Staff

Yale University is requiring its faculty and staff to get coronavirus vaccinations before the fall term, extending a requirement already imposed for students. The private university says faculty members, staffers and academic trainees must be fully inoculated by Aug. 1, although there are provisions for exemptions for reasons based on medical conditions or religious or…


Biden Aims for 70% of US Adults Getting Vaccinated by Independence Day

President Joe Biden announced a new vaccination goal: roughly half the American population by July 4. Biden administration officials said that the goal will be to apply at least one COVID-19 shot to 70 percent of adults in the nation and to get 160 million adults fully vaccinated by Independence Day. “If we make progress…