A mass vaccination campaign will begin next week after the UK became the first country to give emergency use approval to the jab, but Boris Johnson has urged Britons not to get their hopes up for getting the new vaccine soon.

Priority will be given to care home residents and staff, the elderly and vulnerable, and NHS employees on the frontline of the fight against Covid-19.

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Covid patient levels in parts of UK close to first-wave peak

The number of Covid-19 patients in hospital in two regions of southern England are heading towards levels recorded at the peak of the first wave of the virus, figures show.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Pays Tribute To Coronavirus Patients As Character Loses Battle With Virus During Emotional Episode

Spoiler alert: Do not read if you haven’t watched the December 10 episode of “Grey’s Anatomy”.

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USPS Operation Santa letters detail pandemic's impact on children before Christmas: 'We got closer'

Operation Santa, run annually by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), has provided a unique insight into the lives of young Americans in 2020, as many letters postmarked for the North Pole express how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted children and parents this Christmas.

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Potential COVID-19 exposure reported on Air Canada flight to Halifax from Toronto

COVID-19 self-assessment online to book a test, regardless of whether they have COVID-19 symptoms.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Public health anticipates that anyone exposed to the virus on this flight may develop symptoms up to, and including, Dec.

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First Maimonides residents to get COVID-19 vaccine this weekend, health authorities say

coronavirus vaccine rollout at a long-term care centre in Montreal is set to start as early as this weekend, local health authorities say.The Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre in Côte Saint-Luc, which has been hard hit by the pandemic’s second wave, is among one of the first health-care institutions to gain access to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.The CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, the regional health authority that oversees centre, said in a statement that it contacted family representatives Thursday to send them “the consent form and background information on the vaccine, as soon as we got them from the government.”This was done to best help the health authority manage the tight timeline.

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Oregon's sports teams have gotten plenty of coronavirus tests while nurses, hospitals struggle: report

Professional and top-tier college athletes in Oregon are tested about 1,700 times a week combined, while some health care workers are struggling to just receive one, according to a report. The Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Timbers, Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Bears are tested multiple times per week.The Trail Blazers get tested daily, the top schools get tested six times per week and the Timbers four times.

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Wales 'will enter full lockdown after Christmas' if coronavirus rates fail to drop

Wales could go into full lockdown after Christmas unless rising coronavirus infections are curbed, the First Minister has warned.

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Donations to Guelph’s United Way campaign down amid COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic.With only a couple of weeks left in the campaign, they are reminding everyone that they have a role to play as the community responds to and recovers from the impact the disease has had. Christmas trees being collected in Guelph for Children’s Foundation fundraiser “In a year like no other, our community has stepped up in extraordinary ways to help our families, friends, neighbours — even strangers.

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Coronavirus: Outbreak closes unit of Niagara Falls Hospital

COVID-19 outbreak has closed an inpatient unit at the Greater Niagara General Hospital in Niagara Falls.Niagara Health says two patients and one worker have tested positive for the coronavirus in the inpatient unit C.The area is now closed to new admissions and transfers, except if medically necessary. Visitors are not permitted on the unit, except in special cases.

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NHS in Wales 'will not be able to cope' if coronavirus hospital admissions continue to rise, First Minister warns

direct to your inbox The NHS in Wales will not be able to cope if coronavirus hospital admissions continue to rise at the rate they currently are at, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.

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Brevard middle school teacher dies from COVID-19 complications

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A Brevard County middle school teacher has died due to complications related to COVID-19, according to officials.Elizabeth Toro, a reading teacher at Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School in Melbourne, died this week after contracting the coronavirus.Toro, who had been with Brevard Public Schools for five years, is the first known Brevard County teacher to have died as a result of the coronavirus.

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Community-based Covid-19 vaccinations to begin in Rochdale next week

direct to your inboxCommunity-based Covid-19 vaccinations are to begin in Rochdale next week.Care home workers and those aged over 80 will receive the jab at the council’s Number One Riverside offices, from Wednesday (December 16).It is understood letters inviting people in these priority groups have already been sent out, and care workers will also be advised by their managers.This is a separate rollout to the vaccinations happening at local hospitals across the country for admitted patients and outpatients in their care.Bosses are stressing that it is not a walk in-service and people should not turn up expecting to be immunised.

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New UK coronavirus isolation rules confirmed - what you can and can't do

The 14-day self-isolation period for holidaymakers and people who have had close contact with coronavirus patients will be cut to 10 days from Monday.

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FDA to 'rapidly work toward' emergency use authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

according to a statement released by the government agency.On Thursday, an advisory panel met with Pfizer representatives to review data from its drug trials conducted this year.The trials found that the drug was 95% effective at preventing serious cases of COVID-19 and that the drug was “well-tolerated,” Pfizer said.RELATED: US advisory panel OKs Pfizer vaccine in last step before FDA approvalThursday’s advisory panel endorsed Pfizer’s vaccine candidate.The FDA said it has notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Operation Warp Speed of its plan so “they can execute their plans for timely vaccine distribution.”AdvertisementAn illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached and medical syringe

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Two drugmakers say their coronavirus vaccine won’t be ready until late 2021

GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi said Friday that their potential COVID-19 vaccine won’t be ready until late next year because they need to improve the shot’s effectiveness in older people.The companies said early trials showed the vaccine produced an “insufficient” immune response in older adults, demonstrating the need to refine the product so it protects people of all ages. London-based GSK and Paris-based Sanofi, now expect the vaccine to be available in the fourth quarter of 2021.“The results of the study are not as we hoped,” Roger Connor, president of GSK Vaccines, said in a statement.

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Australia abandons homegrown coronavirus vaccine that produced HIV false positives

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday that his government won’t rush approval of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine because he wants people to have confidence in the productHis comments come as Australian researchers said they were abandoning their own potential vaccine because it produced false-positive results to HIV tests.

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People urged to restrict movements ahead of Christmas

The Government is advising people to start restricting their movements now if they plan to spend Christmas with vulnerable family members.

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Coronavirus self-isolation period in Scotland reduced after clinical advice

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Nicola Sturgeon announces 31 coronavirus deaths in Scotland amid 1,001 new cases

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. Nicola Sturgeon also announced that 1,001 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 104,306.

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Coronavirus isolation rule cut from 14 days to 10 days, UK chief medical officers announce

coronavirus case will be slashed from 14 days to 10 days, the UK’s chief medical officers have announced today.

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Visitor restrictions are a rights 'infringement' - Social workers

Grave concerns have been expressed by the Irish Association of Social Workers over current visiting restrictions in nursing homes.

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Coronavirus 'is killing 10,000 more people a month than normal' SAGE expert warns

Coronavirus is killing 10,000 more people a month than normal and Christmas could only make things worse, a Government expert has warned.

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Mayo school to close early for Christmas amid Covid-19 concerns

A primary school in Co Mayo is to close for the Christmas holidays today due to concerns about the rate of Covid-19 transmission in the community.

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Another delay expected in Harvey Weinstein extradition

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Convicted former movie producer Harvey Weinstein is expected to appear briefly via video from a New York prison Friday as part of legal efforts to send him to California to face sexual assault charges. Authorities say the extradition proceeding, originally scheduled for August, likely will be postponed again, this time until April 9.Weinstein, 68, is serving a 23-year prison sentence after being convicted in New York City earlier this year on charges of rape and sexual assault against two women.He faces similar charges involving five women in California, stemming from alleged assaults in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills from 2004 to 2013.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Hong Kong secures 15 million doses from Pfizer, Sinovac

coronavirus vaccine doses from two frontrunner firms and will receive the first shots as early as January, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday.Securing the delivery of 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the city's leader said that Hong Kong has reached agreements for 7.5 million doses each from Sinovac and Pfizer-BioNTech.

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Turn your living room into the North Pole by booking a virtual visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus

ORLANDO, Fla. – Christmas isn’t canceled but, like most things this year, it does look very different than what so many of us are used to due to the coronavirus pandemic.CDC guidelines have made spending time with Santa slightly more challenging, especially those in-person visits the kids look forward to every year.Fortunately, with the help of Mrs. Claus, the big jolly guy in red has learned to adapt to make sure that one-on-one time with Santa is still possible in the era of COVID-19.[RELATED: Sorry, Grinch, but coronavirus won’t stop NORAD from tracking Santa | SANTA-tized: Here is where you can get Santa photos this Christmas]Thanks to the elves, who helped Mrs.

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Ferrari CEO resigns 2 years after replacing Marchionne

ROME – Luxury sports car maker Ferrari says its chief executive, Louis Camilleri, has resigned for personal reasons.Chairman John Elkann will take over until a successor is named, Ferrari said in a statement late Thursday.Camilleri, who took over as CEO in 2018 following the death of longtime CEO Sergio Marchionne, is also stepping down as chairman of Phillip Morris International, one of Ferrari’s main sponsors.A person familiar with the matter said Camilleri had been stricken with COVID-19 and was convalescing at home after being hospitalized.

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Sky News anchor suspended for breaching virus restrictions with birthday party

LONDON – British broadcaster Sky News has taken one of its leading news anchors off the air for six months after she threw a birthday party that violated coronavirus restrictions.The channel said Thursday that Kay Burley had agreed to be off air for six months “as a result of an internal review.” Sky News said it “takes breaches like this very seriously indeed.”Burley threw a 60th birthday bash at a London restaurant on Saturday.

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‘Tis the pandemic season: White House parties on amid coronavirus

WASHINGTON – It’s the season for holiday gatherings, both official and informal. But it’s also still very much pandemic season, and COVID-19 infection numbers are setting records in the nation’s capital.The District of Columbia government faces a unique challenge in balancing those two factors, as the capital is riddled with federal government property, where the D.C.

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Jalen Hurts gets first start vs. Saints, NFL's No. 1 defense

Jalen Hurts #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field on November 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles picked the toughest spot to give Jalen Hurts his first career start.Hurts, the 2019 Heisman Trophy runner-up, takes over for Carson Wentz and leads the Eagles (3-8-1) against the New Orleans Saints (10-2) on Sunday.

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‘Want our lives back’: What motivates people to get a coronavirus vaccine?

coronavirus vaccine becomes available in Canada.Absolutely,” the 47-year-old from the small village of Fruitvale, B.C., told Global News when asked if she would take the shot.“Because when you have a 22-year-old daughter with type 1 diabetes and a dad with a heart condition, you’ll do whatever it takes to keep everyone safe,” she said.

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Covid vaccine setbacks temper optimism after upbeat news

Vaccine makers, including two of the biggest in the world, suffered setbacks in the push to get more Covid-19 shots across the line, tempering a run of positive news.Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline Plc delayed advanced trials of their experimental Covid-19 shot after it failed to produce a strong enough response in older people, pushing its potential availability to the end of next year. In another blow, trials of a vaccine being developed by CSL Ltd.

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Stacey Solomon accused of breaking coronavirus rules as her sister’s children visit the family home

STACEY Solomon has been accused of breaking Covid rules despite doing nothing wrong, as her sister's children visited her for Hanukkah. The 31-year-old's nieces joined in as her own three children, Zachary, 12, Leighton, 8, and Rex, 1, spent the evening celebrating their heritage.

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AP sources: Phillies hiring Dombrowski to lead baseball ops

PHILADELPHIA - Whether rebuilding or reloading, small market or large, Dave Dombrowski has been a big success at every major league stop.His next challenging project: a Philadelphia Phillies team that's gone nine years without a winning record.Dombrowski is set to join the Phillies as president of baseball operations, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday night because the team hadn’t announced the hire.

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Thousands of school kids to be mass tested for coronavirus over fears of third spike

oronavirus through a massive new testing programme amid fears of a third spike.

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Ontario to give COVID-19 vaccine rollout update, immunizations start Tuesday

COVID-19 vaccine.The province has said that it will begin immunizations with its first shipment of 6,000 doses on Tuesday.Retired gen. Rick Hiller says University Health Network in Toronto and the Ottawa Hospital will administer the first shots to health-care workers.

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Americans get stern holiday COVID warning: 'No Christmas parties'

Joe Biden delivered a stern holiday message to Americans on Thursday - "no Christmas parties" - and warned they face a COVID-19 siege for weeks to come despite the latest moves toward US government approval of a vaccine."The next three to six weeks at minimum ... are our COVID weeks," Dr.

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Coronavirus: Punjab govt extends night curfew across the state till 1 Jan

ANI quoted Punjab CMO as saying.Meanwhile, Punjab on Thursday reported 28 more deaths due to COVID-19, as the toll crossed the 5,000-mark, while 635 fresh cases took the infection count to 1,58,556, according to a medical bulletin.Six new fatalities were reported from Mohali; four each from Amritsar and Hoshiarpur; three each from Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Patiala; two from Sangrur and one each from Barnala, Mansa and Moga, the bulletin said.The new fatalities pushed the death toll to 5,007 in Punjab.The state has 7,423 active COVID-19 cases, according to the bulletinClick here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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Brandon University prof moved to tears by students’ virtual thank-you: ‘She does so much for us’

Winnipeg school divisions planning for remote learning for students at risk All of her students turned on their cameras at the same time, and each held up a sign with a message thanking her for the extra work she’s put in this school year.“When I hear it again my eyes are welling up, I just experience it again and I just feel all that love and the heartfelt warmth and all the lovely sentiment — it just hits me again and I feel another wave of love,” Sayers told 680 CJOB after listening to video of the gesture that’s since been watched thousands of times online.A post shared by Brandon University (@brandonuni)The effort was organized by one Sayers’ students, who emailed her classmates with the idea before the class started.And it wasn’t

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Rick Zamperin: 2020 is officially the ‘suckiest’ year of all time

COVID-19 pandemic gets much of the blame for ruining just about everything this year, even something as trivial as attending a sporting event.2020 has also been a year of great loss in the world of sports and I am not talking about lost seasons, empty stadiums or financial strain — although all of those things have really hurt, too.

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Businesses plead for Brexit deal as trade talks remain stuck

LONDON – British trucking firms, supermarkets and other businesses on Friday implored the government to strike a last-minute trade deal with the European Union, as the two sides’ leaders told their citizens to brace for New Year upheaval in the U.K.-EU trading relationship.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said there is a “strong possibility” that negotiations on a new economic relationship to take effect Jan. 1 will fail.

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Paisley mum reveals she can’t sleep over covid fears after road rage lout spat on her

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Paisley mum-of-two has told how she has suffered sleepless nights since a disgusting yob spat at her through her car window.The 30-year-old, who asked not to be named, has revealed fears over catching Covid-19 have left her extremely anxious.Cops are still hunting for the vile lout who aimed a ball of spit at the victim as she parked her car in Causeyside Street on Saturday evening.She is worried either she or her two young children might develop symptoms of the deadly coronavirus and has struggled to sleep since the incident.She told the Paisley Daily Express: “I was just pulling into a space outside Cash Converters in Causeyside Street at around

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Ellen DeGeneres tests positive for Covid-19

Covid-19.The television host and actor shared the news on Twitter, saying: “Fortunately, I’m feeling fine right now” last night (December 12).“Hi Everyone, I want to let you all know that I tested positive for Covid-19,” DeGeneres wrote in a Notes app screenshot.pic.twitter.com/8pKdgCXY1z— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) December 10, 2020“Fortunately, I’m feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in close contact with me as been notified, and I am following all proper CDC guidelines.

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Asia Today: Hong Kong secures 15 million vaccine doses

HONG KONG – Hong Kong has secured delivery of 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with the first million to arrive as early as January, the city’s leader said Friday.Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said the city has reached agreements for 7.5 million doses each from Sinovac and Pfizer/BioNTech. As each person needs two doses, the 15 million would be enough to cover the city’s population, she said.

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WHO calls for covid-19 surveillance data on all risk groups for vaccination

Behind the anti-climactic end to Hollywood studios’ romance with BollywoodThe panel further said that adjustments should be made to vaccination strategies in accordance with the covid-19 prevention measures and plans developed for demand generation, community engagement and risk communication, with special consideration for overcoming vaccine hesitancy.

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Bride-to-be dies from Covid only days after she was set to get married

Covid-19 – initially believing she had shingles.

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South Lanarkshire hits dubious landmark with 20k COVID cases recorded

link.As of December 3, 653 people in Lanarkshire have died after testing positive for the virus.Lanarkshire has been the second-worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus after Greater Glasgow and Clyde where 33,797 people have tested positive.Between March and June, during the first wave of the pandemic, only 2724 people in the region had tested positive for coronavirus.However, the total number of people infected with the virus is thought to be higher as testing capacity was lower and mass testing wasn’t available for the whole of the first wave.By June 5, 353 people in Lanarkshire had died after testing positive.From July 1 to August 16 just 100 cases of the virus were recorded in Lanarkshire before the start of the second wave.WIN

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