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COVID-19 vaccine: 21 cases of severe allergic reaction, CDC says | abc10.com

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday announced that out of almost 2 million people who received a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, there were only 21 cases of anaphylaxis, a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction.

The CDC said during a press conference that the occurrence of an allergic reaction to the vaccines that have rolled out across the country is rare. Seventeen of the 21 patients that had an allergic reaction to the vaccine had a documented history of allergies or allergic reactions, including to drugs or medical products, foods, and/or insect stings, according to the CDC.

Source: COVID-19 vaccine: 21 cases of severe allergic reaction, CDC says | abc10.com

Detroit to expand COVID-19 vaccine distribution, use TCF Center

On Wednesday, Whitmer announced the state is moving to the next phase of distribution of the vaccine.

On Jan. 11, Michigan residents age 65 and older, first responders, frontline state and federal workers, jail staff, and childcare providers will now be permitted to receive the vaccine, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said on Wednesday.

“I urge all seniors to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible and that all Michiganders to make a plan to get vaccinated when it becomes available to you,” she added in a press release. “And as always: mask up, practice safe social distancing, and avoid indoor gatherings where COVID-19 can easily spread from person to person. We will eliminate this virus together.”

The state health department began vaccinating residents in December after the Pfizer treatment was approved.

Since then, tens of thousands of residents have been given the first dose. However, Michigan has lagged behind most states in vaccine rates, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. However, on Wednesday, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun said Michigan had moved into the top 5.

Source: Detroit to expand COVID-19 vaccine distribution, use TCF Center

Not Chinese, prefer Indian vaccine first, Nepal to India ahead of minister’s visit – india news – Hindustan Times (vaccine dilomacy)

India is looking to revive the religious and cultural heritage of Nepal given the civilizational ties between the two countries. PM Modi had visited the Janaki Mandir in Janakpur, during his 2018 visit.

During his visit, Gyawali is expected to get a clear commitment from New Delhi for supply of over 12 million doses of the coronavirus vaccines produced in India. Nepal has offers from China to supply its version of the Sinovac vaccine. During discussions with Indian officials, Nepalese officials have, however, said that the Oli government preferred to get its vaccine supplies from New Delhi.

Nepal’s ambassador to India Nilamber Acharya has already held several rounds of meetings with Indian vaccine manufacturers and government officials. His last meeting was on Tuesday with Dr V Krishna Mohan, executive director of Bharat Biotech that is producing the indigenously-developed Covid 19 vaccine.

China, which has poured millions of dollars into Nepal in recent years in the form of aid and infrastructure investment, appears to have exhausted its influence with PM Oli in recent months after it tried to pressure him to avoid splitting the ruling communist party at all costs. Beijing is lately seen to be leaning in support of the rival communist party faction led by Prachanda and Madhav Nepal.

Source: Not Chinese, prefer Indian vaccine first, Nepal to India ahead of minister’s visit – india news – Hindustan Times

‘This is un-American’ – Diaspora leaders shocked at storming of Capitol building | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

New York State Senator Leroy Comie, a Jamaican, said what happened in Washington was the culmination of Trump’s efforts to create chaos as he still refuses to accept his loss to Biden in the November election last year.

“This is an unparalleled destruction of our country,” Comie said, calling for the immediate arrest of the instigators even as he wondered why the Capitol was not better able to handle the situation.

New York Police Inspector in charge of the NYPD Special Victims Crime Unit, Jamaican Michael King, described the situation as “terrible,”

“It is very discouraging to see this type of behaviour, especially in this country, to see what has descended on Capitol Hill,” he said.

He said that the elections were held, and there is a winner, and what played out in Washington should not have happened.

“We don’t need this. It is unnecessary and shameful,” said King. “This is un-American.”

Source: ‘This is un-American’ – Diaspora leaders shocked at storming of Capitol building | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

RESTAURANT STYLE EGG CURRY RECIPE | HOW TO COOK EGG CURRY | EGG CURRY RECIPE

Letscookwithtina

A delicious, spicy and flavourful egg curry cooked in restaurant style. This egg curry is perfect when you want to cook something simple yet packed with flavours.

A popular Indian Curry , best served with rice , pulao or with Indian breads like Paratha or roti.

Eggs are something that I enjoy most, from cooking to eating. Also sometimes I even eat boiled eggs. Egg curry is something that we often cook at our house, also we add potatoes along with eggs in the curry.

Egg Curry – one of the popular side dish, that are cooked in several ways. Various regions of our country offers various types of egg curry, flavoured with various spices.

Today’s recipe is simple easy to cook curry , Bengali style Egg Curry.

TIPS

Always boil eggs before cooking.

Add teaspoon of salt in boiling. Add drop of oil in boiling, it helps in…

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A Second Chinese Coronavirus Vaccine Is Said to Be Effective – The New York Times

Brazilian officials said Thursday that a coronavirus vaccine made by a Chinese company was effective, bolstering the chances of approval for a second Chinese inoculation that could be rolled out in much of the developing world.

Officials in the state of São Paulo, where a prominent medical research institute carried out a large study of the vaccine made by the Beijing-based Sinovac, said the inoculation had an efficacy rate of 78 percent.

The vaccine prevented all participants from developing serious and mild complications from the virus, officials said, calling it a highly effective preventive tool.

In anticipation of approval, the vaccine, called CoronaVac, has already been shipped around the world as countries prepare for mass inoculation campaigns. Sinovac has sold more than 300 million doses, mostly to low- and middle-income countries, accounting for about half of the total doses that China says vaccine makers were capable of producing in 2020, based on an analysis of company statements and media reports.

The Poetry of Untold

Soni's thoughts

A beautiful and full of emotions poem posted by my friend Esdi😃❤️❤️ Loved reading it and happy to reblog her post on my blog…😃 She is an amazing writer, and i request you all guys to visit her posts, link is below Esdiblogs.wordpress.com Keep writing girl❤️❤️🤗🤗

I tried writing poetry. Hope you like it. I have written many of them long ago, but never shared majority of them just because I wasn’t confident and didn’t have a platform before.

The Poetry of Untold

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Illinois surpasses 1 million COVID-19 cases

Total COVID-19 infections in Illinois surpassed the 1 million mark Thursday, as officials announced 8,757 new cases and 177 additional deaths from the respiratory disease.

“In a pandemic that has contained far too many tragic milestones, today’s marking of one million cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in Illinois deserves particular recognition,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.

Source: Illinois surpasses 1 million COVID-19 cases