Vaccinations

Asia's COVID deaths surpass 1 million - Reuters tally Asia passed the grim milestone of 1 million coronavirus-linked deaths on Friday, a Reuters tally showed, as a spike in Omicron variant infections spreads across the region after starting in nations such as Japan and South Korea. Aparupa Mazumder,Lasya Priya M Reuters

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6 Months of U.S. Data Support Safety of mRNA COVID Vaccines CDC reports find that most AEs were minor, transient, and few patients sought medical care Molly Walker medpagetoday

Nearly all local and systemic adverse events (AEs) reported after Pfizer or Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines were mild and transient, and only a fraction of individuals reported seeking medical care, according to data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and CDC's v-safe tracker.

Pandemic restrictions lift POLITICO

New York City’s indoor vaccine mandate is gone, as of today. Restaurants, bars, entertainment venues and gyms will no longer be required to check for proof of Covid-19 vaccination from customers. Nor will kids be required to wear masks to school, after Mayor Eric Adams moved to lift most of the city’s remaining pandemic restrictions. ...