Top health officials in the US have warned Americans that with a Covid-19 vaccine perhaps just days away, and with most of California heading into another lockdown because of a surging outbreak, this is no time to let their guard down. The number of Americans now in hospital with the coronavirus topped 100,000 for the first time over the past few days. California health authorities imposed the order after ICU capacity fell below a 15% threshold in some regions. Once vaccines were offered widely, they could offer long-lasting protection against Covid-19, the head of the US vaccine development effort said. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that health care workers and nursing home patients get priority when the first shots become available.

Source: Irish Independent December 06, 2020 18:23 UTC