The US reinstated the Trump era “remain in Mexico” policy due to surges of immigrants along the Texas border. Last month thousands of Haitians joined migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador massing under bridges and overwhelming local authorities and understaffed Border Patrol. Now immigrants must stay in Mexico while their asylum case is pending.
The FDA approved the first injectable HIV prevention medicine, which was shown to reduce HIV infection by 69% among high-risk study group. The shot is taken every two months, and when combined with a daily oral medicine, was 90% effective at preventing HIV.
Covid-19 News December 2021
More than 800,000 people have died of the coronavirus in the United States so far and over 5 million globally.
The Delta variant accounts for most infections, and nearly all new cases are among the unvaccinated.
The Omicron variant has reached…….
More than 800,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. An estimated 163,000 could have been saved by vaccines.
Former President Trump was booed by the crowd at Bill O’Reilly’s “History Tour” at the American Airlines Center in Dallas when he revealed he’s had a Covid booster shot.
US military
According to data posted Monday by the CDC, the Omicron variant is now the dominant strain of coronavirus in the US, accounting for over 73% of new cases. Infections caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus do not appear to be less severe than infections from Delta.
In New York City, Broadway productions are closing due amid a new Covid surge, this time driven by the Omicron variant.
Being fully vaccinated provides strong protection against severe illness and death; however, the efficacy of vaccinations goes down over time, often from a high of 95% to as low as 30% over six months. Fortunately, booster shots raise the efficacy back to very high levels and perhaps on a much more permanent basis.
