Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The administration of US President Joe Biden is developing plans to detect possible outbreaks of the disease across the country in connection with the discovery of the coronavirus variant Omicron. This was reported by the American newspaper Politico, citing sources among the authorities.

The US health authorities have approved the use of the COVID-19 vaccine by BioNTech / Pfizer for children between 5 and 11 years of age. The first doses may be given on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

The United States can now start giving children aged 5-11 the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID vaccine, U.S. health authorities said on Nov. 2 in a move hailed by President Joe Biden as a "turning point" in the fight against the pandemic.

The United States on Oct. 29 authorized the Pfizer Covid vaccine for children aged five-to-11, paving the way for 28 million young Americans to soon get immunized.

The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Oct. 26 endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's shots for 5- to 11-year-olds.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted that month to recommend the vaccine for children older than 12 

The United States has authorized the use of boosters of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for people aged over 65, as well as adults at high risk of severe disease and those in high-exposure jobs.

The announcement means a significant part of the population, amounting to tens of millions of Americans, are now eligible for a third shot six months after their second.

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more Americans since 2020 than the Spanish flu in 1918-19, according to data from the American Johns Hopkins University, world agencies reported, informs BTA.

The efficacy of anti-COVID-19 vaccines of Pfizer and Moderna companies has decreased from 91 to 66 percent since the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus that causes this infectious disease has become dominant in the United States. This brcame clear from data published by a Federal health agency, Frrance Press reported.

These are recommendations for travel of the highest, fourth level, according to which it is not recommended at all, CdM reports.
"Do not travel to Montenegro due to COVID-19. Read the State Department's page on coronavirus before planning any international trip," reads the announcement, which was also published on the website of the United States Embassy in Montenegro.