New variants of SARS-CoV-2 are rapidly spreading through the U.S. These coronavirus variants are being studied because they may be more transmissible, cause more severe disease, or reduce the efficacy of current vaccines. https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-variant-tracker-where-different-strains-are-spreading-ffd71934-1596-43e6-923d-32c4698e2f8b.html

People diagnosed with Covid-19 in the previous six months were more likely to develop depression, dementia, psychosis and stroke, researchers have found.
A third of those with a previous Covid infection went on to develop or have a relapse of a psychological or neurological condition.
But those admitted to hospital or in intensive care had an even higher risk.
The study authors pointed to both the effects of stress, and the virus having a direct impact on the brain. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-56650125

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration are recommending that the United States pause the use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine over six reported US cases of a "rare and severe" type of blood clot.
The six reported cases were among more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine administered in the United States. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/13/health/johnson-vaccine-pause-cdc-fda/index.html

The fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic is poised to fracture societies worldwide, increase instability across the globe and reshape political and economic realities for years to come, the US intelligence community warned in a stark report laying out the top security concerns facing the country. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/13/politics/us-intel-report-coronavirus/index.html

Getting vaccinated should have made me happy.
Then came the headlines!
I’m 30 years old and I received my first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the beginning of March.
Then the news broke about problems with thrombosis.
This is a story about trust – and how quickly it can be lost. http://wwwizzards.com/3uXdL5B

They most likely doing the right thing!! As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction. A top health official is considering indefinitely extending rules requiring masks and social distancing in all businesses in the state.
The proposal would keep the rules in place until they are “no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace.” https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-oregon-6f7f919d27644d02c330da5a8648af95

France will order a strict 10-day quarantine for all travellers coming from Brazil starting April 24, the prime minister's office said on Saturday, in a bid to prevent the spread of a coronavirus variant first found in the South American county.
France decided this week to suspend all flights to and from Brazil. The measure will be extended until April 23, the prime minister's office said in the same statement. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-impose-10-day-quarantine-travellers-coming-brazil-2021-04-17/

The United States is reviewing reports of a handful of potential cases of severe side effects among people who received Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine in addition to those that led to a pause in its use, a top U.S. public health official said on Monday. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-agency-reviewing-potential-additional-cases-severe-side-effects-linked-jj-2021-04-19/

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) is defending herself against Republican lawmakers who claimed she is inciting violence after making comments about Derek Chauvin’s murder trial at a protest in Minnesota for Daunte Wright, a Black man who was recently shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop. https://nowthisnews.com/news/maxine-waters-said-she-wont-be-bullied-by-republicans-who-accused-her-of-inciting-violence

Defying local expectations and traditions, Jorge Barragan has turned part of his farm into a private nature reserve to provide habitat for threatened jaguars. Killing them is strictly forbidden on "La Aurora" reserve. Barragan also uses income from ecotourism on the ranch to fund his conservation efforts with Panthera, an international organization dedicated to protecting wild cat species. https://p.dw.com/p/3s0ts

A rise in cardiac arrests and then a rise in reported COVID cases.
A new study, published this month, collected data from 50 US cities as well as from major cities in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, New Zealand and Australia. The study showed that rises in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests were linked to rising COVID cases. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/4/21/is-a-spike-in-cardiac-arrests-related-to-covid-19

When you compare the overall current best available science to their insufficient, hypothetical "climate targets" you clearly see that there’s a gap, there are decades missing.
Until we adress this gap, no real solutions will be found.
Let's call out the bullsh*t. https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1385303013376598020

‘It’s not only better for women that we have women in charge; it’s also better for the men.’ — Finland’s PM Sann Marin explained how having 5 women in charge is better for everyone https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1387052162052657154

C.D.C. (Centers for Disease Control) eases outdoor mask advice. - We do not know on how far this recommendations, the CDC is an US government agency, could be applied for our local setting - if not already in place - however, it never hurts to check up on what genuine action others take to battle this pandemic. https://www.bajanews.site/2021/04/CDC-advise.html

Ether, the digital coin traded on the Ethereum blockchain and the world's No. 2 cryptocurrency, hit a new all-time high of $3,456 (€2,877) on Tuesday, after breaking the $3,000-mark for the first time on Monday in a rally that could spell trouble for big brother Bitcoin. https://p.dw.com/p/3svO0

Texas senator in a Wall Street Journal column published last week expressed his anger at corporations objecting to Georgia's new voting laws.
"This time, we won't look the other way on Coca-Cola's $12 billion in back taxes owed," Cruz wrote. https://businessinsider.mx/ethics-expert-calls-out-ted-cruzs-criticism-of-woke-ceos-2021-5/?r=US&IR=T

India’s health care system and hospitals are on the verge of collapse and crematoriums are overloaded. The country got through the first wave of the coronavirus relatively unscathed, but the second has been a catastrophe, the product of inconceivable mistakes by the government. https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-country-in-flames-recklessness-and-government-failures-fueled-india-s-covid-disaster-a-ceb281bc-d95d-4c49-b4a3-6c5e36824d91

That's a Dan Rather special comment and so true!! If you are not aware of this voting “audit” going on in Arizona, it’s a serious tinfoil doll wearing a tinfoil hat vibe, like a troop of flat Earthers marching to protest the faked moon landing. https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1390040247937892352

As vaccines roll out unevenly worldwide and waves of infections force countries to extend restrictions, foreign buyers flush with cash have flooded Dubai’s high-end property market, one of the few places in the world where they can dine, shop and do business in person. They’re snapping up record numbers of luxury villas and penthouses, sending prices rocketing in this boom-and-bust market. https://apnews.com/article/dubai-europe-middle-east-travel-lifestyle-62331d53cd4b1790d2f6c56f8af2016b

A Bangladeshi zoo has decided to honor US President Joe Biden for his efforts to tackle climate change. Zookeepers say their country, which is affected by global warming, will benefit from Biden's climate policy. https://p.dw.com/p/3t6V7