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Added on the 14/06/2020 16:15:24 - Copyright : Euronews EN
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.
French health minister, Brigitte Bourguignon, visits the residents of a nursing home in Poitiers, as France's record pre-summer heatwave spreads across the country. IMAGES
Miami, Jun 11 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Cristóbal Herrera) Residents of a nursing home in Miami enjoyed this Friday a canine show in the best style of the prestigious American Westminster contest as part of the therapies after the isolation of the pandemic that alienated them from their loved ones.FOOTAGE OF CANINE EXHIBITION RESOURCES IN A MIAMI GERIATRIC.
Denpasar, May 5 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesian authorities issued travel restrictions ahead of the Eid Al Fitr holidays to reduce Covid-19 contagion while people travel from big cities to their native rural areas for the celebrations. (Camera: MADE NAGI).SHOT LIST: INDONESIANS WAIT FOR THE BUS AHEAD OF EID AL-FITR HOLIDAYS AT MENGWI BUS STATION IN BADUNG, BALI, INDONESIA.
Beijing, Jan 19 (EFE/EPA).- Chinese people began to travel to their hometown early this year to celebrate the Chinese New Year after many cities announced that citizens must complete a quarantine requirement. (Camera: WU HONG).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS CARRY THEIR BELONGINGS AT THE BEIJING RAILWAY STATION IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Pulse oximeters measure the percentage of oxygen in the blood when clipped onto a fingertip. And according to HuffPost, they're becoming increasingly popular for home use. People are buying them to monitor a family member if he or she becomes seriously ill with COVID-19. Doctors praise the use of pulse oximeters because they can alert people who don’t realize they’re gravely ill to the fact that their body is struggling for oxygen. One of the biggest worries with COVID-19 is when someone doesn’t realize their oxygen levels have dropped because they don’t actually feel unwell. It's a phenomenon sometimes referred to as happy hypoxia or silent hypoxia. As a normal reading usually ranges from 95-100%, if your reading is under 95%, it's a red flag. Seek medical attention immediately.