Tag: Vaccinations

Categories Health

‘If you compare risks, you’ll take a vaccine’: Renowned US physician says Covid-19 jabs are ‘quite safe’ (VIDEO)

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While “nothing is 100 percent safe,” the chances of side effects from vaccination are hundreds of thousands of times lower than those of contracting Covid-19 by staying unvaccinated, prominent immunologist Stanley Plotkin told RT. … Read More >‘If you compare risks, you’ll take a vaccine’: Renowned US physician says Covid-19 jabs are ‘quite safe’ (VIDEO)

Categories World

New Zealand declared ‘main Zealand’ by Twitter after offering to share its oversized vaccine stockpile with neighboring islands

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It has enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to immunize its population three times over, so New Zealand’s giving some to its neighbors. Twitter reacted with adulation, but some think the Kiwis simply had it too easy with the infection. … Read More >New Zealand declared ‘main Zealand’ by Twitter after offering to share its oversized vaccine stockpile with neighboring islands

Categories Russia

spring’: Covid-19 crisis may be over in Russia in early 2021, health watchdog chief claims amid Sputnik V rollout

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With mass vaccinations against Covid-19 already having started in Russia this month, the head of its consumer health watchdog believes that the worst could be over in just a few months — though not all officials are optimistic. … Read More >spring’: Covid-19 crisis may be over in Russia in early 2021, health watchdog chief claims amid Sputnik V rollout

Categories Middle East

Netanyahu calls Covid-19 vaccine ‘giant step for health’ as he becomes first Israeli to get Pfizer jab

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Hoping to lead by example, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got a jab of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in an event broadcast live, as the polls showed a high level of mistrust to the immunization drive among Israelis. … Read More >Netanyahu calls Covid-19 vaccine ‘giant step for health’ as he becomes first Israeli to get Pfizer jab

Categories Middle East

Less than 25% of Israelis prepared to take Covid-19 jab immediately, poll shows, as country heads for mass-vaccination campaign

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Israeli citizens have demonstrated great mistrust towards the immunization campaign against coronavirus, scheduled to kick off this weekend, a just-released poll shows, with only a fourth prepared to get vaccinated immediately. … Read More >Less than 25% of Israelis prepared to take Covid-19 jab immediately, poll shows, as country heads for mass-vaccination campaign

Categories Asia & Pacific

Mask warning: don’t get lax because you’re vaccinated against Covid-19, say China’s health authorities

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China will vaccinate high-risk groups of its population against coronavirus throughout the winter, the country’s health authority has announced, but warned that even those who get a jab should continue wearing face masks. … Read More >Mask warning: don’t get lax because you’re vaccinated against Covid-19, say China’s health authorities

Categories USA

WATCH: US VP Mike Pence receives Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, assures Americans of its safety

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Vice President Mike Pence has received the Covid-19 vaccine live on air, lauding Pfizer’s recently-approved shot as the success of the Trump administration’s collaboration with private companies in ‘Operation Warp Speed.’ … Read More >WATCH: US VP Mike Pence receives Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, assures Americans of its safety

Categories USA

Nurse FAINTS moments after receiving coronavirus jab in another flop for confidence-building PR drive (VIDEO)

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A nurse at a Tennessee hospital collapsed soon after taking a dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. Though she recovered moments later, the mishap struck another blow to a public health initiative to promote trust in the new jab. … Read More >Nurse FAINTS moments after receiving coronavirus jab in another flop for confidence-building PR drive (VIDEO)