日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Americas

US will give COVID-19 booster shots in fall to counter Delta variant

By AI HEPING in New York | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-08-19 06:27
Share
Share - WeChat
[Photo/Agencies]

As the Biden administration unveiled plans Wednesday to give COVID-19 booster shots this fall to millions of Americans to fight the coronavirus' Delta variant, tens of thousands of students across the country are quarantined or in isolation because of the variant.

The booster shot would be administered about eight months after the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. The government said it is preparing to offer booster shots beginning the week of Sept 20, pending authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Initial doses will go to those who were fully vaccinated earliest in the vaccine rollout, including healthcare providers, residents of nursing homes and other long-term facilities and other seniors.

The announcement on booster shots comes as the highly contagious Delta variant accounts for more than 98.8 percent of COVID-19 cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

More children are becoming infected and ending up in hospitals. More than 90 percent of COVID-19 cases affecting children now are caused by the Delta variant, the CDC said. Children under 12 are currently ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Quarantines are in effect in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas, and more are being announced virtually every day as the Delta variant runs rampant, especially in states with low vaccination rates.

Dr Paul Byers, Mississippi's state epidemiologist, said Tuesday there are about 20,000 students under quarantine — 4.5 percent of the state's public school population.

In Florida, as of Tuesday morning — a week after the start of classes — more than 8,700 students and school employees were either in isolation because of a positive coronavirus test or in quarantine due to potential exposure.

Twelve states have imposed mask mandates in schools, as have the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico — a group that has grown in the past week. Nine states have banned school districts from imposing mask mandates.

"This is a matter of life and death," Mike Siegel told USA Today. The parent of two elementary students in Austin, Texas, and a former Democratic congressional candidate, urged his county to require masks.

In Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who is fully vaccinated but has tested positive for the coronavirus, has issued an executive order banning districts from mandating masks, though several are openly defying him.

The Paris Independent School District of about 4,000 students in North Texas has made masks a part of its dress code for the academic year, hoping to exploit a possible loophole in Abbott's ban.

Meanwhile, a vaccination mandate in New York City is facing a lawsuit. It requires people to prove they have vaccinated if they dine at indoor establishments.

A group of restaurants sued New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday over his executive order. The order took effect Tuesday and also applies to gyms and indoor entertainment facilities, including theaters, museums and galleries. If restaurants don't follow the requirement, they will face a fine of $1,000 starting Sept 13.

The Independent Restaurant Owners Association Rescue and several affected establishments asked for a permanent injunction against the requirement. They said it wasn't narrowly tailored, didn't allow for exceptions based on religious beliefs and unfairly targets some businesses.

The mayor defended the order on Wednesday, saying that the policy was instituted to encourage people to become vaccinated.

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产国产成人久久精品杨幂 | 成年人看的视频网站 | 国产精品久久久久久52AVAV | 99精品国产免费观看视频 | 欧洲成人午夜免费大片 | 开操网| 久久美女性网 | 欧美综合激情网 | 日韩 第一页 | 亚洲精品久久久久一区二区三区 | 蜜芽亚洲| 国产福利在线视频 | 午夜影视在线观看 | 亚洲国产天堂久久综合9999 | 中文字幕日本电影 | 亚洲精品久久久一区二区三区 | 99影视在线视频免费观看 | 久草黄视频 | 99精品国产一区二区青青牛奶 | 妖精视频国产 | 欧美午夜精品一区二区蜜桃 | 精品免费在线视频 | 韩国精品免费视频 | 精品极品三级久久久久 | 新视觉yy6080午夜毛片 | 天天色综合5 | 精品福利av导航 | 国产在线精品一区二区夜色 | 亚洲成人一区二区 | 中国一级特黄真人毛片免费看 | 97超级碰碰在线看视频免费超 | 国产视频在线免费观看 | 日韩中文字 | 欧美最黄视频 | 国产一区久久精品 | 天天操91 | 亚洲欧美日韩在线 | 天天操夜夜艹 | 激情五月色婷婷 | 日本无码免费久久久精品 | 亚洲精品黄色 |