Biden Administration Eyes Mid-September for New COVID-19 Booster Shot Rollout_我的网站
A | 中工网讯
“社保卡越来越实用了,不仅能就医、买药、领养老金,今后还能刷卡旅游!”4月18日,河南省郑州市人社局传来好消息,今后,市民持郑州社保卡(市民卡)或电子社保卡即可在建业电影小镇、伏羲大峡谷、云上牧场等热门景区轻松入园。
B | 据了解,为推进居民服务一卡通应用,郑州社保卡(市民卡)旅游一卡通平台于2021年上线,并在2022年首批接入嵩山景区、郑州市动物园等旅游地。
The Biden administration is eyeing mid-September for the rollout of updated COVID-19 vaccines, according to Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials.
“Vaccination is going to continue to be key this year because immunity wanes and because the COVID-19 virus continues to change,” an official said on a call with reporters. “For those reasons, vaccines remain the best protection against hospitalization and death.”
It’s the first time that vaccines for all three of the major fall and winter viruses – flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus – will be available.
The announcement comes as COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing and the Biden administration hopes to get ahead of any potential fall or winter coronavirus wave with its vaccine campaign.
Moderna, Pfizer and Novavax have developed updated coronavirus vaccines that will target the XBB.1.5 strain, which was responsible for less than 5% of new infections in recent weeks, according to CDC data.
The dominant strain circulating now is EG.5 – nicknamed “eris” – that is causing over 20% of new cases.
Eris appears more transmissible and better able to evade immunity provided by vaccines and previous infection, according to the World Health Organization, but it hasn’t been associated with more severe disease.
Another variant to watch is BA.2.86, which quickly caught the attention of both WHO and the CDC. The highly mutated strain is likely not responsible for the recent rise in hospitalizations in the U.S., according to the CDC, but it is too soon to know the new strain’s transmissibility or severity.
Officials believe the updated shots will work against these strains.
“FDA expects that once available, the updated vaccines will similarly provide protection against the most serious outcomes of the disease that may result from currently circulating variants,” one of the officials said.
The CDC’s committee of outside vaccine experts will meet in mid-September to recommend who should get the updated COVID-19 vaccines. The officials noted that for some people, including older or immunocompromised Americans, more than one shot per year may be needed.
C | 为进一步满足群众多元化的游玩需求,今年以来,郑州市人社部门积极与旅游单位合作,探索开展社保卡(市民卡)及其电子码识别入园新模式。截至4月10日,建业电影小镇、伏羲大峡谷、云上牧场、三泉湖、小马高原等景点已完成系统对接与设备改造,郑州社保卡(市民卡)持卡用户可通过“郑州市民卡”公众号,进入“旅游一卡通”选择景点进行购票,使用郑州社保卡(市民卡)或电子社保卡入园,实现郑州社保卡(市民卡)“一卡通游”的热门景区扩容。 据了解,五一假期前,郑州社保卡(市民卡)旅游一卡通平台还将推出优惠购票活动,为市民提供更为实惠的旅游体验。
D | (李雯)。
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