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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Pentagon’s vaccine mandate taken on by Oklahoma in Salvo

• During the third week of November 2021, Officials from the pentagon expressed their frustration while fielding questions concerning Oklahoma’s governor’s decision concerning the Oklahoma Nationa Guard
• This decision was not to punish members of his state National guard who refused to abide by the federal vaccine mandate

Dr. Fauci says COVID-19 related hospitalizations are rising among vaccinated

• According to the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, Dr. Anthony Fauci says COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising with those vaccinated
• Fauci blames this increase in hospitalizations on people not receiving the booster which is supposed to help improve immunity somehow
• Despite this information, Dr. Fauci still urges those 62 million Americans who have not received the vaccine yet, to do so soon

Florida limits mandates for COVID vaccine and challenges Biden mandate on businesses

• Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida, signed legislation on November 18 that limits vaccine mandates in the state 
• The new legislation also requires the governor to construct a plan to take the state out of having to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• During a press conference on November 18, the governor said the goal of the legislation is to protect people from losing their jobs if they choose not to get vaccinated

Unvaccinated now have new restriction in Germany as infection rate hits record

• Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor along with the country’s 16 state premiers on November 18 agreed on a new series of measures to handle a new COVD-19 wave
• This package mandates that those unvaccinated will have a limit on public life and will now require hospital staff to be fully vaccinated
• As of November 18, 2021, Germany reported more than 65,000 new cases 

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• By the end of November 17, about 2.6 million kids from 5 to 11 years old will have received their vaccine shot, according to information from the White House
• On October 29, the vaccine was approved for kids in this age criteria by the CDC
• Pfizer said its smaller dose for kids is more than 90% effective at preventing symptomatic infection, and the shots were well tolerated with side effects similar to those experienced by people ages 16 to 25

Research finds that more Americans are planning holiday parties with no masks this year

• In a poll conducted by researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, they studied 2,042 adults across the nation from October 29 to November 1 on their Covid precautions 
• In the study, researchers found that 51% would ask partygoers to wear masks which is down from 67% 
• 50% of those in the survey would ask their guest’ vaccination status and only 46% required a negative Covid test 

Chancellor of Germany warns country of fourth wave of Covid 

• Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, has said, “The fourth wave is hitting our country with full force,” at an event for the Association of German cities 
• As of November 17, Germany has recorded more than 50,000 new cases and an additional 294 deaths
• Over the course of the pandemic, Germany has accumulated over 5.1 million COVID-19 cases and around 100,000 fatalities, according to John Hopkins University 

Police in Austria start to conduct random vaccination status checks across the country 

• Anyone in Austria who has not been vaccinated and has violated the lockdown rules may face fines of up to 500 euros ($567 USD) and those who refuse to comply with checks will be fined 1,450 euros ($1,641 USD)
• These restrictions only apply to anyone in the country over the age of 12 and have not had two doses of the vaccine

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• On November 11, Germany recorded more than 50,000 new cases which has prompted a severe warning for those living inside the country
• Data coming from Germany’s public health body, the Robert Koch Institute, indicated that Germany’s total number of cases has now reached 4.89 million with 97,198 fatalities

US pharmacy incorrectly conducts COVID-19 vaccinations to 112 kids

• According to information from the Virginia Department of health, a pharmacy incorrectly administered the Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 shot to 112 children during the first week of November
• Recently, the shots for kids ages 5 to 11 were approved by the US CDC but the Virginia pharmacy mistakenly administered a lower dose than recommended
• Kids in that age group receive a two-dose, 10 microgram Covid vaccine regimen, compared to the 30 microgram shots for those 12 and older

Trump Documents blocked from being released to Jan. 6 committed by US appeals court

• In a temporary block decision by the US appeals court, the National Archives are restricted from releasing information from White House records to the House Jan. 6 on Former President Donald Trump
• The block was granted the stay that Trump’s lawyers requested while they appeal a lower court ruling that the former president cannot keep such documents secret by claiming executive privilege 

Air travel this Thanksgiving is set to exceed Pre-pandemic levels

• According to a new report, Thanksgiving flight bookings are exceeding the number of bookings in 2019, which shows a significant recovery from low holiday travel in 2020
• From the same time in 2020, Thanksgiving holiday bookings are 78% higher and 3.2% higher than 2019 bookings

Far-right Polish groups demand strong borders during Independence day

• On November 11, thousands of people marched in Warsaw to mark Poland’s Independence Day with a demand for stronger borders
• This march is fueled by the Belarus crisis as hundreds of new attempts are made every day by migrants to enter the country illegally from neighboring Belarus

The national religious council in Indonesia declares crypto as forbidden

• For those in the Muslim religion, the use of crypto assets as a currency is forbidden, according to Indonesia’s council of religious leaders
• The National Ulema Council has deemed cryptocurrency as banned as it has elements of uncertainty, wagering, and hard

Bill to repeal mandatory sentencing regime introduced by New Zealand Government

• On November 11, the New Zealand government introduced the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill  to repeal parts of the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act of 2010
• The Three strikes law was enacted to put off habitual offenders by threatening with increasingly longer mandatory jail sentences and to punish repeated offenders 

Scottish hunting law could be strengthened by proposal

• The Scottish Government is looking for a “pre-emptive” ban on trail-hunting as plans to strengthen the law in a move supported by the Scottish Countryside Alliance 
• Currently, hunting in Scotland is restricted under different laws like the Hunting Act 2004 and the Protection of Wild Animals Act 2002

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