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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

US public divided over whether to get COVID-19 vaccine

There have been no major hiccups on the first day of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in the US. The first three million shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are limited to healthcare workers and elderly patients. The plan is to inoculate millions more people over the next few weeks, but polls show that just 60% of Americans are comfortable being vaccinated. Measles cases hit a record high in the US in 2019, with vaccine mistrust and misinformation seen as playing significant roles. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub

Inside The $5 Billion Apple Headquarters

What looks like a giant spaceship parked in the lush flats of Cupertino, California, is actually tech giant Apple's new HQ. Fittingly named the Apple Park, this stunning architecture sprawls across 176 acres of land and might just be one of the most stunning campuses in the world. Despite its incredibly futuristic looks, the apple park has been a long time in the making, with Steve Jobs first announcing the project way back in 2006. It took 8 long years of planning, proposals, and permit applications, but by 2014 construction was well underway – and by 2017, the vast apple workforce was already starting to move in. The massive ring-shaped building is now an iconic symbol of the Apple brand and is a fantastic testament to the company's dedication to effortless design, sustainability, and the future of technology.

Severe allergic reactions to approved vaccines are extremely rare, say experts

Medical experts have said that severe allergic reactions to approved vaccines are extremely rare. At least two people in the UK reported a reaction after taking the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which has been approved for use in Singapore. But experts said cases of anaphylaxis, a potentially fatal condition, occur in only one in a million doses. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service on Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram

Monday, December 14, 2020

South Korea could face lockdown for the first time since start of COVID-19 pandemic

South Korea could face a lockdown for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials are considering raising restrictions to the highest level as the country battles its worst wave of infections. Over 700 new infections were confirmed on Dec 14. Testing has recently been ramped up to about 89,000 people a day, compared to just 22,000 in early October. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub

How a COVID-19 vaccine was developed in record time

The fastest vaccine developed to date has been for mumps and that took four years. Now the coronavirus vaccine will take over as a medical textbook legend. The start of the first mass immunisations has begun in Britain, in less than a year. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub

Watch the first health workers receive Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in New York

Two health workers in New York volunteer to be the first people vaccinated in the state. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi The United States on Monday administered the first shots of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to health-care workers, marking a pivotal moment in the country’s long march to bring the virus under control. The vaccine comes at an urgent time, with the U.S. nearing 300,000 total Covid-19 deaths and top health officials warning that daily new deaths might not slow for months, even with a vaccine. With limited doses available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised states prioritize distribution to frontline health-care workers and long-term care residents, who are among the most vulnerable to the disease. The swift rollout of the vaccine promises to be a monumental logistical challenge. The federal government has partnered with UPS, FedEx, McKesson, CVS, Walgreens, among others, to help distribute the vaccine and actually administer it. But state officials have warned that the so-called last-mile delivery of the vaccine will be the most challenging, and local officials are largely responsible for that effort. State officials have repeatedly called on the federal government to provide more funding to hasten the effort. “There is not one part of this country that’s not being touched today through Wednesday,” Gen. Gustave Perna, who’s in charge of logistics for Operation Warp Speed, said Monday at a briefing. “It is not a one-and-done delivery. It is a consistent flow of ordering, preparation and delivery.” With distribution challenges ahead and the outbreak still raging, officials and health-care workers took time Monday to celebrate the arrival of the vaccine, and the hope it represents. Across the country, images flowed in of health-care workers receiving their first shots and the first doses arriving at more than one hundred distribution sites. » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Subscribe to CNBC Classic: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCclassic