CDC updates its COVID-19 vaccine/booster recommendations during Omicron outbreak

• According to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, she said that all US adults “should” receive the Covid vaccine booster
• Previously, the agency said that all adults “may” receive the booster but the Omicron variant has urged the CDC to strengthen their recommendation 

Virginia and Kentucky to deploy National Guard Soldiers to Africa 

• Amid the shift in US war efforts away from the Middle East, the Virginia and Kentucky National Guard has deployed 1,000 troops to the bottom of Africa
• It is unclear if the 1,000 Guardsmen is an increase in the Pentagon’s force in Africa, or if those troops are replacing others currently deployed

Zion National Park officials report death of a Virginia man and rescue of two others in park

• On November 28, a Virginia man died and two others were rescued while hiking in Zion National Park
• The Virginia man was found suspended from rope 260 ft. above Upper Emerald Pools along with 2 others stranded on a rock perch nearby
• Luckily, the two survivors were able to contact the National park Service, and rescue teams helped them to rappel safely to the ground 

National COVID measures are upheld by top German court

• On November 30, Germany’s highest court upheld COVID-19 restrictions despite complaints against the curfews and other restrictions imposed
• The ruling from the Federal Constitutional Court came hours before outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel and her designated successor, Olaf Scholz, planned to hold discussions on the situation with the country’s 16 state governors

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• With more than 251,000 Covid cases, the second largest continent Africa has seen a 20% increase in just one week and a 12% increase from peak of January
• Along with the countries Senegal and Malawi, there are upwards of 16 African countries that have experienced a surge in Covid cases 
• Due to the slow international vaccine rollout in Africa, less than 2% of the continent’s population has received the full vaccine 

NBA Finals: Suns v. Bucks game 1 gets 8.5 million viewers; 13% increase from 2020

• On ABC, The NBA Finals game has gotten more than 8 million viewers for Game 1 of this championship which is a 13% increase from last year in 2020
• In Milwaukee and Phoenix, the National Basketball Association has reported that the markets have finally appeared in the Finals after decades

• As a gas and Oil Giant in the UK, BP has reported that according to their statistics, some of the most dramatic energy crises in history have not surpassed the intensity of the energy crises happening from 2020 to 2021 during the pandemic
• The company has also reported that last year with the arrival of the Coronavirus came primary energy and carbon emission that failed at their fastest rates since World War II 

Stellantis plans to invest $35.5 billion in Dodge EVs and Ram pickup

• Through 2025, Stelantis has plans to invest a minimum of $35.5 billion into new software technology and electrification of vehicles
• The company now joins other automakers such as Fort Motor, Volkswagen, and General Motors with their announced investments in EVs
• Stellantis as a total of 14 brand which include Open, Fiat, Jeep, Peugeot, Maserati, and Ram

Personal Lines of Credit at Wells Fargo will be shut down

• In the coming weeks, Wells Fargo Bank will be shutting down all of the existing personal lines of credit and the product is not offered anymore 
• The bank reports that in reviewing their product offerings, they found that closing all Personal Lines of Credit would allow them to focus on credit cars and personal loans
• Wells Fargo has also said that this closure may have an affect on the credit score of those this move affects 

Spectators will be banned from Japan Olympics as the country declares state of emergency

• After a significant rise in Covid-19 cases in the country mainly due to the delta variant, the Olympics will be banning spectators from the games in Tokyo
• After already being delayed for a year because of the pandemic, this poses another hue challenge for the Olympic games

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