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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• According to the CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, 83% of all sequenced Covid-19 cases in the US are made up of the delta variant
• During the week of July 3, the delta variant of Covid-19 had only made up 50% of cases in the US
• Fatalities from the virus have also increased by 48% over the past week to an average of 239 a day

Covid continues to pose threat to Tokyo Olympics as they prepare to start

• This Friday, the Tokyo Olympics is set to start but officials still remain cautious due to many Covid-19 concerns in the country
• Today (Tuesday), an organizing committee official for the Tokyo Olympics named Toshiro Muto said that canceling games due to the pandemic would be ruled out

The Finance minister of Indonesia says the country must “protect the people” without hurting the economy

• The Finance Minister of Indonesia Sri Mulyani Indrawati has reported that the social safety net for Indonesians has increased by 20% and the healthcare expenditure has increased by almost 19%
• The resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia has also caused record-high case numbers in recent weeks from the spread of the Delta variant

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