Tag: Vaccinations

Categories USA

Biden’s White House ‘working directly’ with Big Tech to CENSOR content causing ‘vaccine hesitancy’ – Reuters

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Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly working directly with Silicon Valley giants to root out ‘misinformation and disinformation’ that hampers US vaccination efforts, indicating hands-on involvement in Big Tech censorship. … Read More >Biden’s White House ‘working directly’ with Big Tech to CENSOR content causing ‘vaccine hesitancy’ – Reuters

Categories World

Pandemic will be with us until EVERYONE on earth given Covid-19 vaccine, says Merkel after G7 summit

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The coronavirus pandemic can only be considered beaten once everyone in the world has been immunized against Covid-19, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said, after she’d met with the G7 leaders at a virtual summit on Friday. … Read More >Pandemic will be with us until EVERYONE on earth given Covid-19 vaccine, says Merkel after G7 summit

Categories EU

Almost all Spanish nursing home residents have received two Covid doses as Madrid says state on track with vaccine rollout

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Health authorities in Spain have said they are close to vaccinating all elderly nursing-home residents with the requisite two doses of Covid-19 vaccines as Madrid says it’s on course to inoculate 20 million by the end of June. … Read More >Almost all Spanish nursing home residents have received two Covid doses as Madrid says state on track with vaccine rollout

Categories Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong to let citizens choose which Covid-19 jab they receive, amid safety concerns and low vaccine confidence

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Hong Kong’s health secretary has sought to allay fears about China’s Sinovac jab, which will become available in the former British colony later this month, but says citizens may choose between the US and Chinese vaccine. … Read More >Hong Kong to let citizens choose which Covid-19 jab they receive, amid safety concerns and low vaccine confidence

Categories USA

Asking Russia for Sputnik and getting ANAL SWABS in China: US diplomats vent over State Department’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout

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Even though the State Department received almost enough US-made Covid-19 vaccines for every employee, some diplomats have had to ask host countries for jabs and suffered indignities such as anal tests in China, a new report says. … Read More >Asking Russia for Sputnik and getting ANAL SWABS in China: US diplomats vent over State Department’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Categories World

‘Quick, easy and not so painful’: S. Africa’s Ramaphosa gets J&J Covid jab as nation turns back on AstraZeneca

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South Africa’s president has been vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 jab, joining thousands of healthcare workers taking part in a trial to test the efficacy of the single-dose vaccine against the local virus variant. … Read More >‘Quick, easy and not so painful’: S. Africa’s Ramaphosa gets J&J Covid jab as nation turns back on AstraZeneca

Categories EU

Germany’s vaccination program to pick up pace but contagious UK variant now accounts for 22% of cases, health minister warns

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Germany’s health minister has said the country will receive a further 3.2 million Covid-19 vaccines before the end of the month, allowing the health service to speed up inoculations amid the concerning spread of the UK variant. … Read More >Germany’s vaccination program to pick up pace but contagious UK variant now accounts for 22% of cases, health minister warns

Categories Latin America

Peru’s foreign minister becomes 2nd govt official to step down for receiving Covid-19 jab ahead of priority groups

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The foreign minister of Peru has resigned amid a very public scandal – which has also seen Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti step down – over politicians receiving Covid-19 vaccines long before they were given to healthcare workers. … Read More >Peru’s foreign minister becomes 2nd govt official to step down for receiving Covid-19 jab ahead of priority groups

Categories USA

‘That’s what someone microchipped would say,’ Twitter jokes after jabbed Bill Gates’ daughter mocks Covid-19 vax conspiracy theory

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Jennifer K. Gates, daughter of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, tried mocking the numerous conspiracy theories surrounding her “genius” father after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, only to face a wave of ridicule herself. … Read More >‘That’s what someone microchipped would say,’ Twitter jokes after jabbed Bill Gates’ daughter mocks Covid-19 vax conspiracy theory