22 October 2021 Security News |
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- Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials The White House 22 Oct 2021
- CDC Director OKs Booster Shot Recommendation for All Three COVID-19 Vaccines in US VOA 22 Oct 2021 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday recommended booster shots for millions who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines, and said the booster does not necessarily have to match the original shot.
- White House Encourages All Those Eligible to Get COVID Boosters VOA 22 Oct 2021 -- The White House on Friday urged all those eligible in the United States to get COVID-19 booster shots to do so, one day after U.S. health and drug regulatory agencies endorsed an expanded list of recommended shots.
- Pfizer Trials Show 91% Efficacy Against COVID in Children 5-11 VOA 22 Oct 2021 -- U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, Friday released data from studies showing their COVID-19 vaccine is safe and 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5 to 11 year olds.
- White House tries to clarify Biden's statement on Chinese Taipei after Chinese rebuke Press TV 22 Oct 2021 -- The White House has sought to clarify US President Joe Biden's statement that the US would defend Chinese Taipei in the face of a potential Chinese attack, following a rebuke from Beijing.
- Beijing conducts massive screening across all districts after 4 new local COVID-19 cases were reported Global Times 22 Oct 2021 -- Beijing reported four new local COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 194 close contacts connected to confirmed cases have been traced and will be subject to quarantine, according to the Beijing health commission. The city has reported six cases in total as part of a recent national flare-up.
- Northwest China province suspends in-person classes over COVID-19 People's Daily 22 Oct 2021 -- Northwest China's Gansu Province had suspended in-person classes for 1,915 schools as of Thursday for COVID-19 control, a provincial education official said Friday.
- Chinese mainland reports 28 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 22 Oct 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 28 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
- Gov't official appeals to public for vaccination in HK, 6 imported COVID-19 cases recorded People's Daily 22 Oct 2021 -- Secretary for the Civil Service of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government Patrick Nip Thursday went to Sham Shui Po, Wan Chai and Wong Tai Sin to appeal to the public, in particular the elderly, to receive vaccination for better self-protection.
- More Chinese cities report new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 22 Oct 2021 -- More Chinese cities have been hit by new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to local authorities.
- BoJo Reluctant to Activate COVID Response 'Plan B', Is 'Watching the Numbers Very Carefully' Sputnik 22 Oct 2021 -- Talk of a COVID-19 response plan B for the UK, which could presuppose a return to the mandatory wearing of masks and work from home (WFH) guidance, began after the number of daily infections across the nation climbed above 40,000 on 20 October for the eighth day in succession.
- As Russia Reimposes Lockdowns, Critics Cite The Measures Not Taken RFE/RL 22 Oct 2021 -- "You deal with your lockdowns first, then we can shake hands." Those were the words with which Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament, greeted a group of European delegates last June at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, an event hailed as a grand ceremony to signal Russia's emergence from the pandemic.
- Russia Hits Another COVID Death Record As Ukraine Shuts Schools RFE/RL 22 Oct 2021 -- Russia has notched yet another daily record for coronavirus infections and deaths as authorities prepare to reintroduce lockdown restrictions.
- Russia Confirms New Single-Day Record of 37,141 COVID-19 Cases Sputnik 22 Oct 2021 -- Russia registered a new single-day record of 37,141 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from the previous record of 36,339 cases confirmed the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 8,168,305, the federal response centre said on Friday.
- The Week In Russia: The COVID Surge And The Sakharov Prize RFE/RL 22 Oct 2021 -- Coronavirus cases and deaths hit new highs, prompting lockdowns and changing the Kremlin's tone as President Vladimir Putin urged Russians to get vaccinated. Putin's imprisoned foe Aleksei Navalny won the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought and Moscow's relations with the West got a little bit colder.
- 100.59 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India PIB 22 Oct 2021 -- With the administration of 61,27,277 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed 100 Cr mark to reach 100.59 Cr (1,00,59,04,580) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
- Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 22 Oct 2021 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country
- COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 22 Oct 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 280 India PIB 22 Oct 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 101.2 Crore(1,01,24,09,255) today
- COVID-19 kills 165 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 22 Oct 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 124,928 with 165 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.
- New COVID cases suggest hidden community infection: Health minister CNA 22 Oct 2021 -- The two new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases reported on Friday indicate there are likely more unidentified community infections in Taiwan, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said.
- Taiwan to open mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccine approach to public CNA 22 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan will soon allow the general public to mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccines for the first time, starting as early as the first half of November, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Friday.
- PM Ardern: New Zealand Must Be 90% Vaccinated to Reopen VOA 22 Oct 2021 -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Friday the country will end its strict COVID-19 lockdown once 90% of its citizens are fully vaccinated.
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