Covid: Pfizer vaccine less effective against Delta variant, new study finds

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“The Delta variant is a game-changer,” said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said on Thursday.

As he urged Californians to get vaccinated, Governor Gavin Newsom said twice this week that the share of analyzed positive Covid cases caused by the more transmissive Delta variant would be north of 60% when new numbers were announced. That’s up from about 53% in late July. The governor was underselling his point.

Professor Devi Sridhar pointed to the examples of Israel and the Netherlands where some rules were brought back after cases spiked. England dropped all legal requirements for social distancing on Monday, meaning nightclubs could reopen and members of the public no longer have to wear face masks in most settings.

EXCLUSIVE: Yotam Guendelman, Mika Timor and Ari Pines, the Israeli filmmakers behind Netflix true-crime doc Shadow of Truth, have struck a first-look deal with Ample Entertainment.

NEW YORK -- Miss Universe is heading to Israel for its 70th competition.The Miss Universe Organization announced Tuesday that the pageant will be held this December in the southern resort city of Eilat.Steve Harvey will once again return as host.The three-hour event will broadcast live on Fox in the U.S. and also in 180 countries and territories across the globe.

EXCLUSIVE: Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham may be railing against the dangers of the coronavirus and the surging Delta variant, but their bosses and some of their colleagues are singing a very different tune.

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NEW YORK -- The year 2020 saw welcome growth in racial diversity of LBGTQ characters in films released by major studios, according to a new study by the advocacy group GLAAD.

Ethan Shanfeld As coronavirus cases rise across Los Angeles due to the Delta variant, Hollywood events are requiring even fully vaccinated attendees to show negative COVID tests.An invitation to Thursday’s Season 2 premiere of “Ted Lasso” reads, “Due to the recent increase in the Los Angeles COVID rates, all guests and personnel attending the Season 2 premiere of ‘Ted Lasso’ will be required to show proof of full-vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test in order to enjoy the evening.”Other

We may be out of quarantine, but we’re not out of the pandemic.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicFans of Israeli pop star Noa Kirel won’t be all that surprised to learn that, for her English debut, “Please Don’t Suck,” the 20-year-old interpolates a song written a half-century before her birth — 1954 barbershop ditty “Mr.

Celtic could be moving closer. The 19-year-old Maccabi Petah Tikva forward has been linked with a move, and is represented by Dudu Dahan, an agent who has well-established links with the Scottish Premiership.

A$AP Rocky and girlfriend Rihanna are collaborating together! The couple were all loved up in New York City's Bronx neighborhood over the weekend, enjoying a multi-day shoot for the 32-year-old rapper's new music video, ET has learned.The video involved «a ton» of outfit changes for the Fenty Beauty founder.  On Saturday, the two were seen walking down the street on the set together. RiRi, 33, rocked a yellow printed head scarf, corset top, brown pants, heels, and a heavy fleece-lined overcoat.

A$AP Rocky and girlfriend Rihanna are collaborating together! The couple were all loved up in New York City's Bronx neighborhood over the weekend, enjoying a multi-day shoot for what is rumored to be the 32-year-old rapper's new music video. On Saturday, the two were seen walking down the street on the set together. RiRi, 33, rocked a yellow printed head scarf, corset top, brown pants, heels, and a heavy fleece-lined overcoat.

Maluma and Scott Disick's heated Twitter exchange all led down to this.TheColombian singer dropped a new song titled «Sobrio,» which translates to sober, and its accompanying music video which features star.

Related: Ahed’s Knee review – patchily brilliant account of Israeli trauma The film-maker had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s for more than five years and died in his sleep at home in New York. His son, actor Robert Downey Jr, paid tribute to him on Instagram.

Kit Harington and Rose Leslie look so cute and happy in these new photos!

President Joe Biden outlined a series of steps the administration is taking after the administration fell just short of its goal of having 70% of the country with at least one Covid-19 shot.

Addie Morfoot Contributor“Women leaders in particular are finding that empathetic leadership — when they bring their whole self to work, when they are a little bit vulnerable, and when they share with fellow employees what they are going through — enables them to better connect with employees who are struggling,” says Laura Newinski, deputy chair and chief operating officer of KPMG.During its recent Women’s Leadership Summit, which took place virtually on June 23, KPMG presented the results of