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Camp-Perrin, Aug 20 (EFE).- Four trucks loaded with food aid were looted Friday while en route to earthquake-stricken southwestern Haiti."It it with indignation that we learned that unidentified individuals have plundered four trucks that were going to bring assistance to the affected communities," Food for the Poor, the Florida-based charity that arranged the shipment, said.The trucks were supposed to deliver rations to Abricot, Pestel, Jeremie and Caimite Island, which were among the locations hit hardest by last Saturday's magnitude-7.2 temblor, which left 2,189 people dead and another 12,268 injured, according to the latest figures. (Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WAIT TO RECEIVE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM RATIONS IN CAMP-PERRIN; RATIONS FROM THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM ARE DISTRIBUTED TO EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN CAMP-PERRIN; AND TRUCKS LOADED WITH FOOD AID EN ROUTE TO EARTHQUAKE-STRICKEN AREAS.
Nestlé Prepared Foods recalled over 760,000 Hot Pocket that might contain bits of glass and plastic. Four people complained to Nestlé of "extraneous material" in their Hot Pockets. The frozen, not-ready-to-eat products were shipped nationwide in November 2020. Business Insider reports they were produced from Nov. 13 through Nov. 16. They have lot codes of 0318544624, 0319544614, 0320544614 and 0321544614. They have a a "best before" date of February 2022. he boxes also have the establishment number "EST. 7721A" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
16 states across the US broke a grim record on Friday, reporting their highest total of people hospitalized for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Business Insider reports that since last fall, cases of COVID-19 have surged nationwide, particularly following the end of the holiday season. Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia were hit hardest. Record hospitalizations were also seen this week in Arizona, California, Delaware, and Maine. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines at the end of 2020. However, a slow rollout means it will be many months before all who want a vaccination are immunized.
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted an emergency use authorization for an at-home Covid-19 test ki. The kit will be available as an over-the-counter item, and not require a prescription to purchase it. The LabCorp Pixel COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit will be available to anyone 18 and older. According to CNN, the kit uses nasal swab s to collect samples for testing. The samples are then sent to a LabCorp facility for testing. Positive or invalid results are delivered back to the consumer by phone or through a healthcare provider.
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.
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