1 EU Plans To Open Up....For Vaccinated Americans
If you’re fully vaccinated and ready to travel to Europe? The European Union is preparing to welcome you. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that because Americans are using vaccines already approved by the E-U, they'll soon be able to travel freely around the bloc. While there's no timeline on when that might be, it could come as soon as summer. Travel between the U.S. and Eu has been largely shutdown for over a year because of the pandemic. While masks are still encouraged, there’s also a new study to consider. When it comes to spreading coronavirus, distance doesn’t really matter –researchers say the most important factor is the amount of time spent indoors rather than how far apart people stand from one another.
2 New Report Shows 5M Americans Have Missed Second COVID Vaccine Dose
A new report shows more than five-million Americans have not shown up to get their second COVID-19 vaccination dose. The “New York Times” reports that the rate of people missing their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine has more than doubled since vaccine rollout began. The five-million people account for roughly eight-percent of those who have received a first dose of the two-shot vaccines. While some people could not get the dose because of availability, a number of people said that they were either afraid of the side effects or said they felt protected by one dose. What to do? With so many out of the window for their second vaccine there’s another option: Johnson & Johnson. This, as the CDC and the FDA have lifted their recommended pause of the single dose shot.
3 Biden Approval Rating Expected To Give Infrastructure Some Juice
The results of a new opinion poll place President Joe Biden's job approval rating at over 50-percent. The new ABC/Washington Post poll results showed the President gets 52-percent approval for his achievements during his first one-hundred days in office. On top of that, more than 60% of those surveyed approve of Biden's handling of COVID-19 relief and of his handling of the fight against the disease. And that’s seen has giving a shot in the arm to Biden’s $2-trillion infrastructure plan – something Vice President Kamala Harris was promoting in New Hampshire over the weekend. Democrats are trying to steamroll ahead – with Ms. Harris, for example, insisting the U.S. needs to "go big" with an "investment in the future." Republicans on the other hand, have balked at the price tag – and say much of what Biden wants can be achieved by spending a lot less. They're also opposed to paying for the package with a boost in the corporate tax rate. They have their own plan. With that in mind, there’s lots of talk on Capitol Hill about “bipartisanship” but no one’s talking about how that’ll get achieved...at least, not yet. Republicans are floating an alternative bill that's narrower in scope and much less expensive.