Losing momentum India has so far administered 926 million doses, second only to China. But the pace of vaccination has been dropping in the last two weeks.

In the week ended 6 October, it administered 6.1 million average daily doses, two-thirds of the pace a month ago and the slowest since the third week of August.

India has so far administered 65.9 doses per 100 population. So far, nine states and union territories have administered more than 1,000 doses per 1,000 population.

Among these, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala are the only two with over 10 million population. Himachal Pradesh has administered 1,146 doses per 1,000 people while Kerala has given 1,017 doses.

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It appears that people with mixed COVID-19 vaccines will finally get the green light to travel south – once the U.S. border reopens to fully vaccinated Canadians next month. Richard Zussman reports.

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‘Frustrating and disappointing,’ says passenger after 47-hr travel experience from U.S. to Canada

international trip that was meant to last eight hours from the airport to the traveller’s destination ended up totalling 47 hours after several “frustrating” flight changes and delays, a Canadian who was flying into Sudbury, Ont., from the U.S. via Toronto told Global News.In addition, the passenger alleged the airline failed to notify him of one of the flight changes and that he wasn’t given a hotel voucher for one night as a result of the change.

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Covid-19 case surge: Pause for thought, but not panic

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News Releases from Department of Health | As DOH Marks 70% of Hawai‘i Residents Fully Vaccinated, Director Char Urges Continued Vigilance

More than 426,000 Hawai‘i Residents Have Not Completed VaccinationHONOLULU – Hawai‘i Department of Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Char released the following statement on 70% of Hawaii residents completing COVID-19 vaccination:“While we are encouraged that 70% of Hawai‘i residents have made the choice to protect themselves and our community through vaccination, there is more work to do.

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Jill Biden stumps for Murphy in New Jersey re-election bid

US First Lady Jill Biden delivers remarks at Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny Campus, in Ankeny, Iowa, on September 15, 2021. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) MIDDLESEX, N.J. - First lady Jill Biden campaigned Friday for Democrats in governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey, saying "this election will set a course for a year from now" during her first political trip of her husband's presidency.Biden spoke at an early voting rally at Middlesex College in Edison, New Jersey, where Democratic Gov.

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Too early to conclude on lessons learnt from Covid crisis: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

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US will accept mixed doses of Covid-19 vaccines from international travellers

CDC if it would accept the mixed vaccine doses noting "nearly four million Canadians, equivalent to 10% of their fully vaccinated population, have received mixed doses of the available mRNA COVID-19 vaccines – this includes the AstraZeneca vaccine."

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Manitoba’s COVID-19/vaccine numbers – October 15

Manitoba’s COVID-19/vaccine numbers for October 15.

41 community cases of COVID-19; two new cases in managed isolation; 69,582 doses of vaccine delivered so far during Super Saturday

There are 41 new community cases today. As at 10am, 20 of these cases are linked, 13 of which are household contacts and 21 remain unlinked with investigations continuing to help determine their connection to the current outbreak. 

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Nursing school applications rise amid COVID-19 burnout among staff

according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.Figures for the current 2021-22 school year won't be available until January, but administrators say they have continued to see a spike in interest.RELATED: ICU nurse helps young COVID-19 widowed dad fill newborn’s nursery with donationsThe University of Michigan nursing school reported getting about 1,800 applications for 150 freshman slots this fall, compared with about 1,200 in 2019.Marie Nolan, executive vice dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, said it has seen its biggest number of applicants ever, many of them applying even before a vaccine was available, despite her worries that COVID-19 would scare off students.Students at those and other

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Puducherry Covid restrictions including night curfew extended till 31 Oct

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New Jersey military base is temporary home for Afghan refugees

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - Airman First Class Waverly Strong of the U.S. Air Force teaches English to Afghan refugees at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County, New Jersey.Liberty Village, as it is called on the military base, is now a temporary home for thousands of evacuees from Afghanistan."There are days when I teach more of how to get by when they leave here because I realize now they are not going back to their country, they're going to be going to different states in the U.S.," Strong said.

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Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine booster wins backing of US FDA

FDA’s Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted to back Moderna Inc.’s booster Thursday, and additional shots from the partnership of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE were authorized in September with the panel’s support. While President Joe Biden had foreseen offering boosters to all vaccinated Americans eight months after their first dose, the panel had until now recommended them for people at least 65 years old and younger adults who risk severe illness or viral exposure at work.

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Businesses react to QR code COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination system

Ontario businesses will have to use the new QR code system to verify the vaccination status of customers. As Sean O’Shea reports, owners and operators generally support the plan but say many sectors are still unfairly disadvantaged.

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Mobile testing to roll into Hamilton neighbourhood with high COVID-19 incidence rates

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Ford announces new QR codes for Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine passport

Premier Doug Ford announced on Friday that Ontarians can now begin downloading their new QR codes to be used as proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

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Step-by-step breakdown of how to get the new Ontario COVID-19 QR code proof-of-vaccination

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Ontario’s QR code-based COVID-19 vaccine passport unveiled

A week ahead of its implementation, Ontario has begun the roll-out of its new digital vaccination passport system. The provincial government is already taking criticism for the system’s shortcomings. Matthew Bingley reports.

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COVID-19: B.C. reports 667 new cases, 12 related deaths

B.C. health officials reported 667 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 related deaths on Friday, Oct.

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School bus crash in Salem County leaves children with minor injuries, officials say

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90,000 US COVID-19 deaths since June were preventable, Kaiser Family Foundation says

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Alberta’s ICU numbers climb slightly over Thursday, down over 7 days

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78 Saskatchewan patients in ICUs as COVID-19 death toll rises by 4

COVID-19 death toll has risen for 41 consecutive days.The four recently deceased who tested positive for the virus include two people in the 80-plus age group, and two in the 60-to-79 grouping. There have now been 773 COVID-19-related deaths in the province.

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Tottenham suffer double Covid-19 blow with duo set to miss next three matches

Tottenham Hotspur have been hit with a significant blow ahead of the Premier League returning this weekend.The Lilywhites will be without two of their players for their clash away at Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon - due to positive Covid-19 cases.Nuno Espirito Santos' side have only won one of their four clashes in the Premier League, and they face an uphill task to combat that stat.According to football.london, two of Spurs' first-team players have tested positive for Covid-19.However, the report continues that the players who tested positive, who remain unnamed, were not in close contact with the rest of the squad.When quizzed about his injury updates in his pre-match press conference, Nuno said: "After the international break there

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FDA advisors approve J&J COVID vaccine boosters

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine advisory group today unanimously approved a booster dose of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine for all Americans 18 years old and older who received a single dose.

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White House lifts COVID-19 ban for air travelers

Today, the White House announced that fully vaccinated foreign nationals can travel freely in and out of the United States beginning Nov 8.

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Another 15 COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region as active case count falls to 106

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4 more Manitobans dead from COVID-19, health officials say

COVID-19 have died, provincial health officials reported Friday, bringing the province’s death toll to 1,230.In addition to the four deaths, 92 new cases were reported, with more than 60 per cent among unvaccinated people.

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N.B. reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 87 new cases

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COVID-19: 11 cases in Middlesex London, 24 cases in Elgin Oxford

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 11 COVID-19 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.In total, there have been 14,266 cases, with 13,892 recoveries (an increase of 12), 131 active cases (a decrease of 12) and 243 deaths. Ontario to announce plan next week for exiting Step 3, lifting more capacity limits The last two deaths, reported Sunday, involved a man in his 80s and a man in his 50s.

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Understaffed, underfunded, under siege: US public health amid COVID-19

A study yesterday in PLOS One details how the COVID-19 pandemic pummeled an already underfunded and understaffed US public health system, straining workers, upending services, and putting patients at risk.

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First Nation in northern Manitoba dealing with COVID 19 outbreak, shuts down school

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U.S. still deciding whether travellers with mixed COVID-19 doses will be considered fully vaccinated, Tam says

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COVID-19.Last year Canada was spared the brunt of flu season thanks to strict public health measures to protect against COVID-19. Hardly any Canadians caught the flu last year.

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Waterloo company offering ‘low-cost’ rapid COVID-19 antigen test kits to the public

COVID-19 rapid antigen tests: Everything you need to know “With the rising number of COVID-19 outbreaks in schools and workplaces across the country, we recognized the need for more accessible and widespread testing,” Jeremy Hedges, The Canadian Shield CEO, stated.“Due to regulatory issues, everyday Canadians are paying some of the highest prices in the world for rapid testing – we strongly believe that we can play a role in making that no longer the case.”The company says the kits will only be available to residents of Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.The Canadian Shield says it expects wider availability “as provincial ministries issue interim orders and change the regulatory landscape.” Parent-led rapid COVID-19 testing program

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COVID-19: Manitoba schools getting ready to test unvaccinated staff as mandate deadline nears

COVID-19 — Manitoba schools getting ready to test non-vaccinated staff as mandate deadline nears But because of the two-week immunization period, affected employees will need to get their second shot by Monday, or instead provide proof of a negative test within 48 hours before a shift.That means full-time teachers and other school staff who are not fully vaccinated will face testing three times a week.Some divisions, like Winnipeg’s Seven Oaks School Division, have already started testing.“There’s a small number of our employees that have opted for testing,” said Brian O’Leary, superintendent at Seven Oaks, where roughly 98 per cent of staff has been fully vaccinated.“I think people have been living with this and want to get back to a

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Snoop Dogg reschedules Glasgow gig date over Covid concerns for crew and fans

Snoop Dogg has rescheduled his 2022 Glasgow tour date over coronavirus safety concerns for his crew and fans.

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FDA delays decision on Moderna's Covid vaccine for adolescents: Report

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DOJ will ask Supreme Court to suspend Texas abortion law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September.It comes as the Texas clinics are running out of avenues to stop the GOP-engineered law that bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, which is usually around six weeks.

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Nova Scotia reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, renews state of emergency

‘COVID, COVID, COVID’: Experts say fatigue over virus in N.B., N.S. normal There were 29,673 rapid tests administered between October 8 and 14.Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 3,697 tests the day before.As of Thursday 1,543,667 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

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Province unveils news Verify Ontario app, new COVID vaccine certificate

The new app will officially launch October 22 and will allow businesses to scan a new QR code as proof of vaccination. Marianne Dimain reports.

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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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