recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an independent panel of medical and public health experts, CDC recommends residents of long-term care facilities be included among those offered the first supply of COVID-19 vaccines.Making sure LTCF residents can receive COVID-19 vaccination as soon as vaccines are available will help save the lives of those who are most at risk of dying from COVID-19.

According to ACIP’s recommendations, long-term care facility residents include adults who reside in facilities that provide a range of services, including medical and personal care, to persons who are unable to live independently.

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North Ayrshire health and social care staff work hard to make Christmas special for vulnerable families

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNorth Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership staff have been working hard to help provide some Christmas cheer for some of North Ayrshire's most vulnerable families.Children and Families staff in Kilwinning and the Three Towns have organised a ‘Chicken Dinner’ fundraiser, with the money raised being used to provide a festive meal for some of the families they have been working with throughout the year.Fundraising for the project in the Kilwinning area has been organised by support worker Louise Cast, who was supported by colleagues to collect an amazing £1500 from friends, family and members of the public towards the project.

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Janey Godley's latest Nicola Sturgeon voiceover sends important Covid message

Janey Godley is back with another brilliant Nicola Sturgeon voiceover, but this time with an important message in amongst the hilarity. The comedian has been keeping Scots laughing through the pandemic with her videos, with her latest making light of the grim news of tightened restrictions over Christmas and beyond.But this time, Janey issues a rousing plea for unity at this tough time, asking the nation to be 'a wee bit more vigilant'.

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Royal Mail office in Glasgow at centre of Covid outbreak at 38 staff test positive

Glasgow is at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak after 38 staff tested positive for the deadly bug. Royal Mail bosses today confirmed the cases at the Glasgow Mail Centre in the city’s Springburn, where around 1,000 people are employed.

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Covid-19 is pushing women out of work, just look at Italy

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WATCH LIVE: Seminole County leaders provide COVID-19 update

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Leaders in Seminole County will provide the public with an update on the local COVID-19 situation during a news conference Monday afternoon.Seminole County Chairman Lee Constantine, Seminole County Fire Department Chief Otto Drozd and Florida Department of Health in Seminole Health Officer Donna Walsh will be speaking about coronavirus vaccine distribution and CARES Act grants.The event is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.Use the video player at the top of this story at that time to watch the news conference.

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Who will be next to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Florida?

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Following frontline workers and long-term care facilities, which groups will be next to receive available coronavirus vaccines will vary from state to state but in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he plans to prioritize the state’s older residents.DeSantis plans to release new details Tuesday on the state’s second phase of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan.

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Rihanna plotting to take career ‘to a different level’ in 2021

Rihanna has big ambitions for her career in 2021.The musician and fashion designer tells Britain’s Closer magazine ahead of the holidays that she’s already looking forward to the new year, which she teases will see the star release her first new music since 2016’s Anti.Discussing her New Year’s resolutions, Rihanna said she wants “to take my music and my brands to a different level” in 2021.Pharrell Williams says Rihanna’s in a ‘different place’ with new albumMeanwhile, the Work singer also touched on her plans for the holidays, as she revealed she’s spending Christmas in her native Barbados.“It’s important to be with friends and family – but I feel at such peace when I am there.

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Boris Johnson answers question about over-promising by promising 'different world' by Easter

Boris Johnson responded to a question over his habit of making unrealistic promises by promising the world will be ‘better by Easter.’

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Coronavirus: Government delays return of in-person classes for Ontario schools

coronavirus cases, the provincial government has announced a delay in resuming in-person classes at Ontario’s high schools.“Public health and other experts have expressed significant concerns that the current transmission trends, combined with the potentially high levels of mobility from social and consumer activity over the holiday period, could overwhelm health care and public health sector capacity in the new year,” officials said in an update Monday afternoon.As part of a suite of measures aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, including a provincewide lockdown under the province’s COVID-19 response framework, the Ontario government said all publicly funded schools will have online learning the week of Jan. 4.

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Ontario to enter ‘provincewide shutdown’ on Boxing Day

Ontario has announced that a “provincewide shutdown” will begin on Boxing Day and last for four weeks in southern areas of the province and two weeks in northern areas.The government had previously planned to implement the measures beginning on Christmas Eve, sources told Global News.The shutdown includes a delayed return to in-person classes for both high school and elementary students after the winter break.Officials said elementary-age children will not return to classes as planned on Jan. 4 and will instead engage in remote learning until Jan.

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How worrisome is this UK coronavirus variant?

Sam Fazeli, a Bloomberg Opinion contributor who covers the pharmaceutical industry for Bloomberg Intelligence, answered questions about the emergence in the U.K. of a mutant variant of the coronavirus, which has prompted strict lockdown measures across England and led neighboring countries to put up trade and travel restrictions to protect against its spread.

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Coronavirus: Ontario health official says province needs COVID-19 measures that reduce social interactions

When asked about specific actions that should be implemented within Ontario to slow the spread of COVID-19, Dr.

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B.C. Recovery Benefit application garners complaints as many asked for additional information

B.C. Recovery Benefit program to help people amid the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting another snag.Some applicants have told Global News they’re being asked to provide additional documents beyond the initial information required, which could slow down the process.Many people who applied for the up to $1,000 benefit, for which applications opened on Friday, have said they received an email from the government saying more information was required in the form of bills or bank statements.Great work with the #BCRecoveryBenefit … besides the singular/plural name thing … how is anyone going to have a piece of mail with a date 2 days ago in the date range w/ both partners names? At best this might arrive in a week or two.

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UK will need tougher restrictions in next few months to stop mutant Covid strain, Sir Patrick Vallance warns

direct to your inboxTougher restrictions may be needed in some areas of the country to curb the spread of a fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus.That was the warning from the government's chief scientific adviser as he said the new variant is likely to 'spread in numbers'.Speaking at the Downing Street press conference on Monday, Sir Patrick Vallance said: "The tier decisions are not ones for me, but I will say that the evidence of this virus is that it spreads easily, it's more transmissible.

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I'm A Celebrity cameraman dies as Kiosk Kev pays tribute to beloved crew member

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in Australia has sadly died.

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Russia claims its Covid-19 vaccine is 'highly effective' against mutant strain

Russia has claimed its coronavirus vaccine is able to treat the new mutant strain of the virus.

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California hospitals discuss rationing care as virus surges

LOS ANGELES – California’s overwhelmed hospitals are setting up makeshift extra beds for coronavirus patients, and a handful of facilities in hard-hit Los Angeles County are drawing up emergency plans in case they have to limit how many people receive life-saving care.The number of people hospitalized across California with confirmed COVID-19 infections is more than double the state's previous peak, reached in July, and a state model forecasts the total could hit 75,000 patients by mid-January. Plans for rationing care are not in place yet, but they need to be established because “the worst is yet to come,” said Los Angeles County's health services director, Dr.

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Oregon State out of women's Top 25; Stanford still No. 1

NEW YORK – Oregon State's four-year run in the Top 25 ended Monday when the Beavers fell out of The Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time since 2016.The Beavers had the seventh-longest active streak, being ranked for 76 consecutive weeks dating to Dec. 19, 2016.

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FBI warns of potential COVID-19 vaccine scams as nationwide distribution gets underway

WASHINGTON - As the country begins its largest vaccination effort in history against COVID-19, federal officials are warning Americans to stay vigilant and be on the lookout for potential scams.The FBI said signs of a scam can include being asked to pay out of pocket to get the coronavirus vaccine or being asked to pay to put your name on a vaccine waiting list or to get early access.Offers to sell or ship doses of the vaccine for payment, or advertisements for a COVID-19 vaccine through social media, email, telephone calls, online, or from unsolicited sources are also signs of potential fraud, the FBI warned. The agency warned that individuals should never give out personal information to unknown sources.Anyone who is a victim of a scam or

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Vaccinations grow in Pennsylvania; 2nd vaccine arriving soon

HARRISBURG, Pa. - More than 17,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to health care workers at Pennsylvania hospitals, the state health secretary said Monday, as hospitals remain stressed by coronavirus patient loads and a second vaccine from Moderna is expected to arrive this week.Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said 87 hospitals have thus far received doses of the first vaccine, from Pfizer, with another 30,000 doses due to arrive this week.

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Waterloo man arrested after COVID-19 anti-vaxxer confronted with pickaxe: police

COVID-19 anti-vaxxer was threatened with a pickaxe.Police say officers were called to a parking lot near Weber Street North and Bridgeport Road East in Waterloo at around 1:10 p.m. on Saturday for the incident.

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New Covid-19 strain 'everywhere' as Scientific Advisor hints Tier 4 could grow

Chief Scientific Advisor Patrick Vallance has hinted that the new Tier 4 lockdown could spread - with the new strain of the virus already "everywhere".

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Amanda Kloots Remembers Late Nick Cordero With Heartbreaking Photo From Last Christmas

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Coronavirus: Ontario COVID-19 mortality rate expected to continue rising, modelling shows

Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, co-chair of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table presented new COVID-19 modelling Monday, which he said showed that deaths due to COVID-19 will continue to increase.

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‘Good news’: Coronavirus vaccine will still protect against new U.K. variant, WHO says

coronavirus vaccine should still work against the new variant of the virus spreading quickly in the United Kingdom. That’s “good news,” the World Health Organization said on Monday.Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead for COVID-19, said the mutated variant may be more transmissible, but there is no evidence it would increase the “severity associated with this disease.”“The U.K.

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Coronavirus: More than 300 COVID-19 patients will be in Ontario ICUs within 10 days, modelling shows

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Coronavirus: ‘Hard’ lockdown in Ontario could cut daily COVID-19 case count to less than 1,000, modelling data shows

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Helping kids cope through a COVID-19 Christmas

Psychologist Dr. Jody Carrington joins Global News Morning via Skype with some tips on how to help kids cope through a pandemic Christmas.

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Winnipeg small biz shuttered due to COVID-19 restrictions can apply for new grant, city says

COVID-19 pandemic with a $1,500, non-repayable grant.The Winnipeg COVID-19 Economic Support Grant Program, the city said Monday, is geared toward businesses that were forced to shut their doors due to the latest provincial health restrictions put in place in mid-November.A total of $3 million will be available to eligible applicants, and the funding — provided by the federal Safe Restart Agreement — can be used for expenses like rent, utilities, sanitization and other business expenses.

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Manitoba health minister to join Monday coronavirus update

COVID-19 fight Monday.Cameron Friesen will be at a 12:30 p.m. media briefing along with Dr.

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Coronavirus: Ontario in ‘challenging situation’ to control COVID-19, health officials say

When presenting new COVID-19 modelling for Ontario on Monday, co-chair of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table Dr.

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Covid-19: 727 confirmed cases and no further deaths

The Department of Health has confirmed 727 new cases of Covid-19, it brings the total number of cases in the country to 80,267.

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Tom Hanks Reveals If He'd Take The COVID-19 Vaccine

Tom Hanks is opening up about if he plans to take the COVID-19 vaccine in a new interview.

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Oklahoma coronavirus cases reach new daily high

The Sooner State on Sunday hit a grim new coronavirus record, seeing nearly 5,000 new cases reported in a single day. An estimated 4,970 cases of COVID-19 were reported on Sunday alone, according to data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health.The state’s total number of coronavirus cases is now estimated at 260,838. There are currently 25,752 active cases of the virus in the state. An additional 23 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the state on Sunday, bringing the total number of lives lost to the virus in Oklahoma to 2,212. The state has begun to vaccinate health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities against the virus, according to health officials, with 2,253 COVID-19 vaccinations administered as of Friday.The

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'Three is the magic number!' Girls Aloud star pregnant with third child

Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh has announced she is pregnant with her third child. The 39-year-old singer is already mum to two little boys - Bobby, six, and Cole, four - with her husband, former boyband member Justin Scott.

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Freedom of Information request reveals West Lothian Council's £641,500 spend on the Spaces for People project

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.The Courier can reveal exactly where West Lothian Council spent the £600,000 pot from the Spaces for People programme.We sent a Freedom of Information request to the council asking how they spent the money for the Covid-19 social distancing scheme in the county.It has been revealed that the much maligned temporary 20mph speed limits on the roads cost the council £75,000 to install.Creating cycle friendly zones on rural roads with 40mph speed limits cost another £82,900.The highest spend was £142,300 creating temporary cycle lanes and other measures like the socially distanced bus stops cost £36,000.Last week local man Lorenzo Franchitti handed

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Covid vaccination will help India get experience of mass adult immunisation: Srinath Reddy

New Delhi: The government is in the process of deciding the platform through which the Covid-19 vaccines will be delivered, said Indu Bhushan, chief executive officer, Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and National Health Authority (NHA) on Monday. He was speaking at the Mint Budget 2021 LIVE panel discussion on "How do we fund and distribute the Covid-19 vaccine?"When asked about the source of finances for the mass vaccination for Covid-19 in the country, Bhushan said that where money comes from is something that the finance ministry is looking at, but how it should be used is something the health experts are concerned about.

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How to Select and Use Hand Sanitizer

To prevent the spread of germs, including COVID-19, CDC recommends washing hands with soap and water whenever possible because it reduces the amount of many types of germs and chemicals on hands. But if soap and water are not readily available, using a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol can help you avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others.Alcohol-based hand sanitizers come in all shapes and sizes with different ingredients.

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Ottawa COVID-19 figures remain stable as provincewide lockdown looms

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 31 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, as the province experiences a full week of more than 2,000 cases per day.

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Gareth Bale buys Christmas hampers for 300 families in incredible show of generosity

Christmas won't really be the same this year but it would have been even more grim for Carl and Janice Lewis if it hadn’t been for the generosity of football superstar Gareth Bale.

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CVS expands COVID-19 vaccine program for long-term care facilities

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - CVS Health has expanded its COVID-19 vaccination program for residents and staff of long-term care facilities into 12 states.The drugstore chain said Monday it will add another 36 states on Dec. 28 and start vaccinations in Puerto Rico on Jan.

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1 in 5 American prisoners has had COVID-19; 1,700 have died

A fence surrounds the Cook County jail complex on April 09, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population.

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Gov. Newsom back in quarantine after staff member tests positive for COVID-19

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Governor Gavin Newsom will go back into quarantine after one of his staff members tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesperson from his office on Sunday.The governor's office says Newsom tested negative and will quarantine for 10 days, in accordance with the updated state guidelines.RELATED: FOX 11 obtains exclusive photos of Gov. Newsom at French restaurant allegedly not following COVID-19 protocolsGov.

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Quebec reports over 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 for 3rd consecutive day

COVID-19. On Monday, health officials recorded 2,108 new cases of the illness, bringing the total caseload since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic to 179,093.The number of hospitalizations continued its steady climb with 38 more patients requiring care in the last 24 hours for a total of 1,048 COVID-19 patients in hospital.

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Ryan Reynolds Reveals How His Family's Holiday Plans Have Changed amid COVID-19

Like many other families, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are scaling back Christmas plans this year.Per People, Reynolds took to his Instagram Stories over the weekend, sharing with fans how he, his wife, and their three children will be celebrating the holiday differently in 2020 amid the ongoing pandemic. In a typed message, Reynolds wrote that his children unfortunately won't be able to see their grandparents, as coronavirus cases across the country continue to surge and government guidance to stay home and limit unnecessary travel is still in effect."My kids won't see their grandparents this year for Christmas.

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Coronavirus: WHO still needs more funding for vaccine distribution to low-income countries

World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday reiterated the need for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to reach “the world’s poorest and most vulnerable” people in low-income countries to end the pandemic.

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Tom Hanks Is Willing To Get COVID-19 Vaccine Publicly To Prove Safety

Tom Hanks is happy to wait his turn for the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Gonzaga strengthens grip on No. 1 spot in AP poll

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