More than 10,000 people in Australia have registered for compensation for COVID-19 vaccine side effects. The government of Australia is said to face more than A$50 million bills which starts from A$5,000 for each claim to be approved. The people have registered for a government program to be compensated for lost income as they were being hospitalized for some mild and rare side effects. According to the website of Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), 79,000 reports were received of adverse side effects out of 36.8 million doses of vaccine. Some of the recent adverse sid
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put India on ‘Level One’ COVID-19 list for Americans who wish to travel to India. According to the authorities, the risk of catching infection with severe symptoms is considered lower for fully vaccinated individuals. CDC said, “Your risk of contracting covid-19 and developing severe symptoms may be lower if you are fully vaccinated with an FDA (Food and Drug Administration) authorized vaccine”. The US has presented level two and level three travel advisories also to Pakistan along with India. The guideline s
Quarantine-free travel is available to fully vaccinated Singapore residents to the vaccinated travel lanes (VTL) countries in Europe. Despite the European Union (EU) raising its COVID-19 risk assessment of the Republic on November 9, few countries have not reimposed compulsory quarantine on travelers from Singapore. The list includes Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Britain, and Switzerland as per their border regulation. From Nov. 29, Finland and Sweden will start their VTLs with Singapore. These nations have also not introduced quarantine curbs on visitors from Singapore. C
China is battling with its biggest outbreak with its highly transmissible Delta Variant of COVID-19. The new data of cases reported between October 17 and November 14 were 1,308. This new data has surpassed China’s summer Delta outbreak of 1,280 local cases. The Chinese government has restricted entry from the northeastern cities. Last week, these areas saw a spike in infection and in total have affected a total of 21 provinces, regions, and municipalities. This included cities near Dalian, Dandong, Anshan, and Shenyang. However, when comparing these cases with other countries, China’s
On Thursday, Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) extended its support to sell its COVID-19 Vaccine at $7 per unit to the African Union. John Nkengasong, the head of the African Centres said that half the price is already paid by the United States earlier this year. The price is also significantly lowered to what other buyers like the European Union have agreed to this year. It is considered as a part of a trend by drugmakers to sell drugs at a reduced price to lower-income countries. John Nkengasong said, “I am happy to say that a dose of the Moderna vaccine will be $7. That is what is being offered
On Friday (Nov 12), Australia’s Prime Minister Mr. Scott Morrison confirmed that the country has hit a jaw-dropping new milestone for COVID -19 Vaccine. Ninety percent of the adult population has received their first dose against the coronavirus infection. The Prime Minister also confirmed that they have passed the rollout for ages above 16. He further added that the nation will hit its 80% target of double dosing in every state and territory by the end of 2021. However, Australian Capital Territory- victory and New South Wales have already achieved the mark with strict lockdowns between
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that over 2.2 million at-home Covid-19 tests are recalled by Ellume an Australian company as they risk returning false positives. On Wednesday (Nov 10), the regulators classified the action as a class I. They recall it as the more serious kind that has received 35 reports of false positives through the test made by the firm. The FDA further stated that incorrect results can lead people to have wrong Covid-19 medication and treatments or might even isolate themselves when they do not need to. According to a spokesperson, Ellume has recognize
On Thursday, UN chief Antonio Guterres said that the current climate situation was “a one-way ticket for disaster”. He emphasized the need to “avoid a failure” at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. According to the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, which reached the COP21 summit, global warming should be kept well below 2°C and ideally closer to 1.5°C. However, the current data as per UN estimates indicated “catastrophic” warming of 2.7 degrees celsius on the cards. Antonio Guterres said, “the present indications show a pathway of at least 2.7 degrees heating
From next week, Australia plans for a travel bubble with Singapore and allows quarantine-free flights to start from November. Mr. Scott Morrison, Australia’s Prime Minister confirms the statement on Friday regarding the bubble for fully vaccinated travelers to visit the country. International students and business travelers will initially get the preference to apply for the same from November 23. The nation will allow tourists to enter the country from December. Mr. Morrison said, “We anticipate that being able to be achieved within the next week or so as we would open up to more vi
On Tuesday, the United Kingdom Official data reported a new mutation of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 is found in the country. The new variant dubbed as “Delta Plus” is found in some quarters that contain a mutation that can cause a greater survival chance. The experts do not believe that the new variant to be responsible for the continuing high number of daily coronavirus infections within the nation. On Monday, the country had hit its highest record since July with 49,156 new cases of coronavirus cases. In the latest technical briefing document by the UK, Heath Security Agency