Let's get monkeypox news out of the way first. WHO is renaming it. The current name does not follow WHO naming guidelines that discourage the use of geographic regions or animals. When the new name has been announced, I'll let you know.
The FDA advisory panel voted to authorize Moderna's vaccine for children and teens ages six through 17. The FDA must now officially authorize it and pass the approval process to the CDC advisory panel. The FDA advisers are meeting today regarding vaccines for children ages six months through five years. The full FDA may take this on as soon as Friday. The CDC will be in session Friday and Saturday, opening the door for shots to be available as early as next week. Testing on the vaccines in these age groups was done in the day of the Omicron BA.1 variant, not the later, more transmissible subvariants.
Canadians no longer need to prove vaccination status for travel within Canada. People entering Canada from the US still need to prove that they've been vaccinated; they no longer need to also show negative test results. All travelers must continue to wear masks on federally regulated transportation. Passengers on cruise ships must also remain masked. Truckers passing in either direction still need proof of vaccination. For comparison, 84 percent of Canadians are fully vaccinated compared with 67 percent of Americans, and 60 percent of Canadians have gotten boosters compared with only 31 percent of Americans.
Not much out there today. I wish I could take that as a good sign, but I don't. I think too many people right now are trying to be all three monkeys at once, covering ears, eyes, and mouths for the full effect.
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