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The coronavirus jab has been added to a list of childhood vaccinations, obligatory under the law, the nation’s Health Ministry announced on Friday. The National Vaccination and Epidemiology Commission (CNVE) has declared immunization against the virus to be mandatory for all minors under 18. Parents in Costa Rica might now …

The price of BioNTech shares traded on the US NASDAQ exchange briefly fell by some $60 and stood at around $216 at the time of writing.  Some analysts have immediately tied the dramatic fall – which amounted to more than 20% – to the publication of an explosive report on …

Over 50% of Latino adults in the US who participated in the poll said they experienced some form of discrimination based on their skin color during the first 12 months of the coronavirus pandemic, though many claim skin color is directly related to the potential for racist encounters.  The head-scratching …

“I made a choice for myself and I think everyone should have the freedom to make their personal choice,” Jensen said of her decision to refuse a vaccine, which is now required for almost all federal employees and those who work for companies with more than 100 employees. Jensen made …

Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness against both infection and death was studied in three US approved jabs – the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA shots, and the Janssen viral vector vaccine. Having analyzed data from 780,225 US veterans of different ages and sexes between February and October, researchers came to a disturbing conclusion. Vaccine …

The aide, a staffer on the National Security Council, accompanied Biden to Scotland for his visit to a UN climate summit and tested positive for the virus sometime in the last week, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing a White House official. The White House added that Biden tested negative for …

If you’ve found yourself struggling with making minor decisions recently, you’re not the only one. A new study conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Psychological Association found that nearly one-third of US adults (32%) are having difficulty making basic daily decisions, such as what to wear …

“The current pace of transmission across the 53 countries of the European region is of grave concern,” Hans Kluge, head of its regional office for Europe, told a press conference on Thursday. Hospitalizations of Covid-19 patients have more than doubled in the space of just a week, according to WHO …

A four-minute video released this week features seven prominent figures from the Head Hunters, King Cobras, Black Power and Mongrel Mob Kingdom – as well as its female chapter Waikato Wahine Toa – street gangs.  “I’ve taken a few shots over the time. I’ve taken my two shots against Covid …

“Although the agency cannot comment further at this time in this ongoing matter, FDA has full confidence in the data that were used to support the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine authorization and the Comirnaty approval,” FDA spokesperson Alison Hunt told Sputnik on Wednesday. The FDA comment came on foot of an …