The U.S. reopened to vaccinated travelers from 33 countries after 18 months of restrictions. Travelers are required to show proof of vaccination and a recent negative coronavirus test to be allowed to enter.
The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 topped 250 million on Monday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, as the U.S. reopened to vaccinated travelers from 33 countries after 18 months of restrictions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine tracker is showing that almost 194 million Americans are fully vaccinated, equal to 58.4% of the overall population, a number that has barely budged in weeks and that is well below the 70% threshold experts say is needed to stop the spread. Read now: ‘Too many people remain unvaccinated for us to get out of this pandemic’: Business groups give their verdict on employee vaccine mandate
iframe.twitter-tweet { width: 100% !important; } In medical news, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals REGN, +1.84% said four subcutaneous injections of its monoclonal antibody treatment — considered to be one dose — protected unvaccinated people from contracting COVID-19 by 81.6% for up to eight months. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles vaccine mandate takes effect Monday, requiring proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses from restaurants to shopping malls and theaters to nail and hair salons, the Associated Press reported.
Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann has sued Van Morrison, after the singer described him as “very dangerous” because of his handling of COVID restrictions, BBC News reported. Morrison is an outspoken critic of COVID restrictions and has called Swann a “fraud.”
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