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Added on the 30/06/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
It's generally thought that once the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, front-line healthcare workers and nursing home residents will be first in line. But according to Gizmodo, bank tellers may get to skip the line--past them, and past the over-65's and those with underlying conditions. The industry trade group American Bankers Association has asked federal health authorities to designate consumer-facing bank employees as 'essential workers.' Such a designation would give them vaccine prioritization once the Federal Food and Drug Administration grants emergency-use authorization. To date, the U.S. has seen nearly 15 million COVID-19 cases and 280,000 deaths--the most in the world. The CDC predicts 19,500 new deaths will be reported during the week of Christmas, and that another 300,000 COVID-19 cases will be added in December.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior members of his government mark a minute's silence in honour of NHS and other key workers who have died due to COVID-19 since the beginning of the global pandemic. IMAGES
Ferrari has started to produce respirator valves and fittings for protective masks at its Maranello plant as one of its initiatives in support of health workers treating coronavirus patients. The department where car prototypes are usually built is producing these thermoplastic components using additive manufacturing technology.
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Oct 8 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) Around 100,000 health workers began a five-hour strike across the country this Friday demanding solutions and the allocation of a payment for risk of covid-19, in addition to other demands.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS IN A COLOMBO HOSPITAL, SRI LANKA.
New York City, Sep 24 (EFE).- Several former Latin American presidents highlighted Friday during the second day of the Global Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean the lack of unity among the leaders of the region and advocated for unity and independence to face the problems that Covid-19 has left them. (Camera: EFE).B-ROLL OF THE GLOBAL FORUM ON LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US.