Disney executives won’t attend CinemaCon in-person as delta Covid variant rages in Las Vegas
Disney executives won’t be traveling to Las Vegas next month to attend the National Association of Theatre Owner’s CinemaCon. U.S. News
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Covid vaccination tours? Russia is looking at travel packages to revive its tourism industry
A three-week vaccine tour for foreigners will reportedly cost between $ 1,500 to $ 2,500. International: Top News And Analysis
Covid variant from India more transmissible and threatens England lockdown easing, Boris Johnson says
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Friday that the coronavirus variant first discovered in India has the potential to derail the lockdown easing currently underway in the country. International: Top News And Analysis
WHO approves Covid vaccine made by China’s Sinopharm for emergency use
The new addition to the list could hasten efforts to control the spread of Covid, which has recently spread to record high infection levels in some countries. International: Top News And Analysis
Pfizer CEO opposes U.S. call to waive Covid vaccine patents, cites manufacturing and safety issues
Pfizer’s CEO said the waiver proposal “will unleash a scramble for the critical inputs we require in order to make a safe and effective vaccine.’ U.S. News
WHO is closely monitoring 10 Covid variants as virus mutates around the world
WHO says it is closely following 10 Covid variants around the world. International: Top News And Analysis
Most U.S. companies will require proof of Covid vaccination from employees, survey finds
A broad majority of U.S. employers, 65%, plan to offer employees incentives to get vaccinated and 63% will require proof of vaccination. U.S. News
U.S. to give India raw materials for vaccines, medical supplies to help fight Covid surge
The U.S. response comes after Britain, France and Germany pledged aid to India over the weekend. U.S. News
Extracting accurate COVID data from scanned forms
by Paul Govern Clinical teams at Vanderbilt University Medical Center use electronic forms for patient intake, but for various operational reasons, teams devoted to COVID outpatient intake used paper assessment forms. The forms, each with 141 fields, were scanned into the electronic health record upon completion. While these files served clinical documentation purposes, they might…
Pausing use of J&J Covid vaccine will not affect timeline of getting U.S. vaccinated, says doctor
Dr. Ashish Jha explains the impact of temporarily pausing use of the J&J Covid vaccine, and why he thinks it may bolster confidence in Covid vaccines. U.S. News