As the United States continues to roll out doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, states continue to struggle with how best to reach the elderly and minorities, groups at greater risk for severe COVID-19.In Mississippi, 38% of state residents are black—the highest in the nation—but only 17% of the state's vaccine recipients have identified as black.An NBC News analysis on that state shows several barriers to accessing the vaccine: Many residents live far from a drive-thru vaccination site and lack access to a car.

Similarly, announcements made about open vaccination slots and registration times are missed by people without reliable internet access.Elderly Americans across the country also report navigating a confusing and bug-riddled

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‘Hugs Over Masks’ protesters charged after Sunday demonstration at Hamilton city hall

COVID-19 regulations after a small anti-mask rally near Hamilton city hall on Sunday, police say.A 52-year-old man is facing six charges in connection with the event, including obstructing a peace officer, trespassing, failing to wear a mask and failing to physically distance.Two others are facing single charges: a 49-year-old man charged with trespassing, and a 32-year-old female ticketed for not wearing a face mask.Individuals found in contravention of the Emergency Measures and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) and Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) face fines of up to $10,000 each.

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Scientists to US: Act now to leash virulent COVID variant

The B117 SARS-CoV-2 variant, identified in 33 states thus far, will dominate other strains in the coming weeks, triggering major COVID-19 surges such as those seen in Portugal and the United Kingdom—unless the United States immediately scales up surveillance and mitigation efforts, according to a study published yesterday on the preprint server medRxiv.

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Police professional standards probe launched following arrest of Covid breach cafe owner

direct to your inboxA police professional standards probe has been launched following the arrest of a cafe owner after officers were called to a lockdown breach. Lucjan Domanski, 38, was arrested on Sunday afternoon as police responded to reports of '100 people' in the Kate & Luc Cafe in Burnage.

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Coronavirus: Stay-at-home order continues in Simcoe Muskoka until Feb. 16

coronavirus will continue in Simcoe County and Muskoka until after Family Day on Feb. 16.Once the order lifts, the region will transition back to Ontario’s revised COVID-19 response framework, which was first introduced in November 2020.

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News 6′s Trooper Steve diagnosed with kidney cancer amid COVID-19 pandemic

ORLANDO, Fla. – As part of the News 6 morning team, Traffic Safety Expert Steven Montiero shares his experience on the roads as a Florida state trooper and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force with Central Florida viewers.

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Florida expects to receive 325,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week

MIAMI – Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida is expected to receive 325,000 new doses of vaccines this week, up from last week’s 307,000.

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Coronavirus: 1 new COVID-19 infection for Peterborough area, active cases fall to 18

Peterborough Public Health reports one new case of COVID-19 on Monday.On Monday afternoon, the health unit’s COVID-19 tracker update reports 559 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic was declared — unchanged from Sunday which saw no new cases reported.However, the health unit notes there was one case removed from a prior day. There were three new cases reported on Saturday.The health unit says all the tracker’s data — extracted daily between 4 p.m.

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London, Middlesex County stay-at-home order tentatively set to end Feb. 16

COVID-19 cases.The Feb. 16 date remains a tentative one for London and Middlesex County, as the province noted all final decisions related to lifting stay-at-home orders “will be subject to review of the trends in public health indicators at that time.” Ontario begins phased reopening Wednesday, majority of regions to remain in lockdown Elsewhere, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health; Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health; and Renfrex County and District Health Unit will get a head start on reopening with their stay-at-home orders ending on Wednesday.

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Daily COVID-19 cases fall below 100,000, but CDC head says stay vigilant

According to the COVID-19 case tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University, the United States reported 86,928 new cases yesterday, and 1,268 deaths, marking the first time since Nov 2 daily case counts have fallen below 100,000.

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South Africa pauses AstraZeneca vaccine rollout amid variant COVID questions

South Africa recently received 1 million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine and was poised to start vaccinating healthcare workers, but yesterday, health officials announced a pause for the rollout to investigate early findings that it offered little protection against mild-to-moderate disease caused by the B1351 variant strain that's dominant in the country.

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N.B. people with disabilities call for priority in COVID-19 vaccine plan

An advocacy group is calling on the province to prioritize people with disabilities in its vaccine roll out. The group says people with disabilities that leave them more vulnerable to the virus should be added to the province’s early vaccination schedule.

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New Brunswick to lift Edmundston region out of lockdown

With COVID-19 numbers in the province trending down, there is some rare good news from public health. New Brunswick is loosening some restrictions in two areas of the province under the tightest public health orders. Travis Fortnum reports.

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Future Air Canada flights to Regina could be affected by loss of control tower

Air Canada confirmed that if the Regina airport loses its air traffic control tower it will have an effect on the airline’s decision to send flights to the Queen City.David Rheault, Air Canada’s managing director, government and community relations, addressed the issue during the House of Commons’ transportation committee on Thursday.“For operations, if there’s no control tower, the operations become more complex so operations will go towards other airports, so it entails problems for our carriers,” Rheault said in response to Regina MP Michael Kram when asked about the impact of losing the airport’s air traffic control tower.

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South Africa pauses AstraZeneca vaccine rollout amid variant virus questions

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Coronavirus: 20 cases in London-Middlesex, stay-at-home order in place until at least Feb. 15

coronavirus while 33 others have been listed as recovered, the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported on Monday.At the same time, the province announced the London-Middlesex region will not be exiting the province’s stay-at-home order until at least next week.Monday’s case update brings the region’s pandemic case total to 5,896, of which at least 3,909 people have recovered, according to the health unit.At least 177 people have died during the pandemic.

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#SaveFitnessAB campaign aims for more financial support, planning amid COVID crisis

Some Alberta gyms and fitness studios were allowed to partially reopen Monday — but not all. An industry coalition says prolonged closures and reduced capacity will force many facilities to close, as some only offer group fitness formats that aren’t easily adaptable while still making money.

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Too early to say AstraZeneca vaccine doesn’t protect against South African variant: experts

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has hit a minor stumbling block after a small clinical trial raised doubts about its efficacy against the South African variant of the coronavirus.On Sunday, South Africa halted its planned rollout following preliminary data that suggested that the AstraZeneca vaccine offers only “minimal protection against mild or moderate disease” from the B.1.351 variant, now the dominant form of the coronavirus in the country.

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Scott Moe says some calling for tougher COVID-19 measures can work from home

Scott Moe says some of the people urging his government to introduce tougher COVID-19 restrictions are people who have the ability to work from home.Moe told a virtual convention of mayors and municipal councillors that his Saskatchewan Party government has been able to keep the most businesses open out of any jurisdiction.Only bingo halls and casinos have been closed since daily case numbers began rising last fall.

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One month into COVID-19 Roberta Place nursing home outbreak, no active resident cases

COVID-19 resident cases at Roberta Place long-term care home in Barrie, Ont., as of Monday, which marks one month since the devastating coronavirus outbreak was declared by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.In an email, a Roberta Place spokesperson confirmed all 129 of the home’s residents tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the outbreak was declared on Jan. 8.

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Confidence and confusion: COVID-19 policy flip-flops affect public trust in government, researcher says

Alberta lifted some COVID-19 restrictions Monday — the latest development in a cycle of openings and closures spanning nearly a year — and it includes a surprise reversal on minor sports practices. University of Calgary health law policy expert Lorian Hardcastle says sudden changes in policy can affect public confidence in the government.

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London, Ont., set to urge provincial, federal governments to work together for paid sick leave

COVID-19.The corporate services committee unanimously endorsed the motion from Coun. Arielle Kayabaga on Monday, which was seconded by councillor and deputy mayor Josh Morgan.

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COVID-19 variants, case numbers make reopening Toronto risky: de Villa

pandemic restrictions in the city.Dr. Eileen De Villa says the concerning presence of new, more infectious variants of COVID-19 signals a transition to a “new pandemic.”She says it’s likely that cases will increase when restrictions are loosened, particularly if the variants become the dominant strains.

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COVID-19 Scan for Feb 08, 2021

A study today in Nature Medicine showed Pfizer's mRNA vaccine, the first vaccine approved in the United States for use against COVID-19, neutralized three variants of the virus, including the B117 strain first identified in the United Kingdom, and two new variants first confirmed in South Africa.The mutations tested included the N501Y from the United

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Step 1 of COVID-19 restriction easing began Monday in Alberta

Alberta entered Step 1 of its relaunch plan to lift restrictions on Monday, including allowing limited in-person dining, one-on-one gym training, and minor sports training.

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B.C. health officials to provide Monday COVID-19 update

COVID-19 data on Monday afternoon.The news conference at 3 p.m. will be carried live on BC1, on our website, the Global BC Facebook page and CKNW.During its last update on Friday, the province reported 471 new cases of COVID-19 and six more deaths, bringing B.C.’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,246.

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Quebec curfew: Police issued close to 1,000 tickets last week

COVID-19 curfew.This is what the Ministry of Public Security reported on Monday. The curfew is still in effect from 8 p.m.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton reports 30 new COVID-19 cases, outbreaks over on the Mountain and city centre

COVID-19 cases in Hamilton on Monday and the end of outbreaks at a retirement home and a special needs facility.The outbreak at Maxwell’s retirement home in central Hamilton was declared over after 22 days on Sunday. The home recorded one death among 19 coronavirus cases involving 13 residents and six workers during its outbreak.Also declared over on Sunday was the outbreak at the Community Living Hamilton location on Delancey Boulevard on the Mountain.

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Katie Price’s son Harvey pens note to thank the NHS after hospital trip following reaction to Covid-19 jab

Katie Price has shared the touching note her son Harvey had written to the NHS to thank them for helping him during his hospital stay.The 42 year old’s eldest son Harvey, 18, was taken to hospital over the weekend after he had a reaction to the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine, which he received on Friday 5 February. And now the teen is home safe and well, he took the time to write a letter to thank the NHS staff and wish them well.

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Covid patients 'nine times more likely to die if they have common gum disease'

coronavirus patients are three times more likely to end up in intensive care or on a ventilator if they already suffer from periodontitis, a serious form of gum disease.Approximately half the world's population over 30 suffer from periodontitis, which causes swelling in and around the gums.If not treated properly, the inflammation can spread throughout the body and infect the lungs.Covid patients on ventilators could be particularly vulnerable as they are more likely to inhale oral bacteria, say scientists.Study co-author Professor Lior Shapira, of the Hebrew University, Israel, said: "The results of the study suggest that the inflammation in the oral cavity may open the door to the coronavirus becoming more violent."Oral care should be

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Budget office: $15 wage would reduce poverty, increase debt

WASHINGTON – Increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour would reduce the number of Americans living in poverty and boost wages for millions of Americans while adding to the federal debt and joblessness, a new report from the Congressional Budget Office projects.

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CDC predicts COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. could hit 534,000 by month’s end

Hundreds of luminaries line the edge of the reflecting pool to pay tribute to the 400,000 people in the U.S., who have died of the coronavirus are seen during a COVID memorial event at the Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in Washington, ATLANTA - While COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward across the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the country’s death toll could hit 534,000 by Feb. 27.Forecast data revealed the country’s coronavirus death rate will slow throughout February and projects at least 60,000 Americans will die from the virus by the end of this month.

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The Department of Health has been notified of six further coronavirus-related deaths and 829 new cases.

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McDonald's to reopen for walk-in takeaways after closing for Covid lockdown

lockdown in January but stayed open for drive-thru and delivery orders.McDonald's chief executive for the UK and Ireland Paul Pomroy said: "A month ago we made the voluntary decision to temporarily close walk-in takeaway while we reviewed our safety measures to ensure they reflect the evolving nature of the Covid-19 pandemic."Working closely with third party safety expert NSF International, we identified a small number of changes to further enhance our procedures, and we are currently in the process of rolling these out."This week, a small number of our restaurants will trial reopening walk-in takeaway with these enhancements in place, with the plan to reopen the majority of restaurants for walk-in takeaway across England, Wales, Northern

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Guelph reports 42 new COVID-19 cases from weekend, 5 deaths in Wellington County

COVID-19 on Monday, bringing its total case count to 2,461.The data encompasses the entire weekend as active cases in the city fell by 40 from Friday to 149. There are four active cases currently being treated in the hospital.

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Over 5,000 people in Waterloo Region now vaccinated against COVID-19

Waterloo Region COVID-19 task force says that a total of 5,079 people have now received their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.This means that about 0.86 per cent of the population of Waterloo Region has been vaccinated against the virus. Ontario begins phased reopening Wednesday, majority of regions to remain in lockdown On Friday, the task force’s head, Waterloo Regional Police Deputy Chief Shirley Hilton, said that number was around 3,000.The task force says a total of 18,237 shots of the Pfizer vaccine have been given thus far.

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People with disabilities request priority for COVID-19 vaccine in N.B.

coronavirus which should be taking into consideration in the province’s vaccine plan.“I think that we should figure somewhere on the schedule and the reality is that we are just not,” said Pitre. Coronavirus — Parents of Quebecers with developmental challenges call for vaccine priority She said the coalition supports the decision to have health-care and senior-care workers and seniors at the top of the list to receive the vaccine.

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171 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths reported in Saskatchewan

COVID-19.The province reported 171 new coronavirus cases on Monday, raising the overall total to 25,574.Health officials said 43 of the new cases were in the Regina zone and 34 in the Saskatoon zone. Saskatchewan restaurant revenues continue decline, data shows New cases were also reported in the far northwest (16), far north-central (8), far northeast (11), northwest (10), north-central (10), northeast (15), central-west (3), central-east (3), south-central (1) and southeast (14) zones.

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COVID-19 vaccines ‘at risk of expiring’ given to family of non-frontline staff at Vaughan LTC home

COVID-19 vaccine doses to the family and friends of board members and staff from a not-for-profit Vaughan, Ont., long-term care home.However, representatives for the Villa Leonardo Gambin (VLG) long-term care home claim the doses were given to family members of non-frontline staff because the vaccines were “at risk of expiring.”Charlene Nero, a LiUNA Local 3000 spokesperson, told Global News in a statement on Monday that 21 shots in total were administered on three separate occasions at the Islington Avenue and Steeles Avenue West-area facility.Nero said the nurse reported she administered seven doses of the vaccine to the non-frontline recipients during the week of Jan. 10.

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B.C. Ombudsperson supports updating long-term care visit policy

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The province has continually committed to ensuring care residents have access to an essential visitor. For now, visitors are allowed limited visits both in time and frequency.

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Rebekah Jones drops lawsuit over Florida police raid on her home, at least for now

Rebekah Jones, the data scientist fired from her position at the Florida Department of Health last year, has moved to dismiss her lawsuit against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement over an armed raid on her Tallahassee townhome in December, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

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Chiefs head into offseason with core intact, plenty of holes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs were so confident in their Super Bowl-winning roster from the 2019 season that they did everything they could to bring it back intact, signing quarterback Patrick Mahomes and defensive tackle Chris Jones to huge deals and reworking other contracts to make the numbers fit in the salary cap.

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As Florida celebrates Super Bowl win state reports 5,600 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – Celebrations inside and outside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa following the Buccaneers win in Sunday’s Super Bowl 55 saw thousands of people cheering on the home team’s win, many without masks.

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Amir Khan accused of breaking Covid rules with '230-mile round trip to restaurant'

Amir Khan has come under fire from fans after he was accused of flouting Covid-19 lockdown rules by 'driving 230-miles to a restaurant in Coventry'.

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Covid mutation found in Manchester as door-to-door testing launched - see full list

Thousands of people living in Manchester are to be offered door-to-door Covid-19 tests after a new variant of the virus was identified in the city.

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine rollout halted in South Africa after shot appears less effective against variant

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa is considering giving a COVID-19 vaccine that is still in the testing phase to health workers, after suspending the rollout of another shot that preliminary data indicated may be only minimally effective against the mutated form of the virus dominating the country.The country was scrambling Monday to come up with a new vaccination strategy after it halted use of the AstraZeneca vaccine — which is cheaper and easier to handle than some others and which many had hoped would be crucial to combatting the pandemic in developing countries.

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Covid strain that swept UK circulates most in Super Bowl state

Covid-19 variant first found in the UK is gaining a Florida foothold, prompting concerns about fans who flooded the streets of Tampa on Sunday after the Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl LV.Florida leads the US in confirmed cases of the variant known as B.1.1.7, with 201 infections identified overall, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s also the worst state on a population-adjusted basis, followed by Wyoming, Colorado, Connecticut and California.

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The Manchester postcodes where residents and workers should now get a test after new Covid variant found

direct to your inboxThousands of people in Manchester are to be offered immediate Covid-19 tests after a new variant of the virus was identified in the area. Manchester City Council will be inviting everyone living or working within a specific footprint for tests from tomorrow after four cases of a new strain were identified in two households on Moss Side.

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Covid cases in nurseries and early years childcare settings nearly double in a week

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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