Speaking to Fox News on Saturday night, Trump boasted that he was “tremendously proud” of the role he played in developing safe and effective vaccines to fight Covid – a process that typically requires more than a decade. “I think if we didn’t come up during the Trump administration with …
Read More »Iranian President Raisi gets jab of homegrown Covid-19 vaccine as daily coronavirus deaths exceed 500
The president received his first shot of COVIran Barekat, one of the two locally produced coronavirus vaccines, on Sunday, local media reported, sharing pictures from the event. Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf received a dose of the vaccine alongside the president, who was sworn in earlier this week. The high-profile …
Read More »‘Youth vaccine giveaway’: DC mayor dangles free Apple AirPods to encourage teen vaccinations
Teenagers were also promised a chance to win an iPad or even a $25,000 college scholarship, if they take their first jab before September 30. Parents or guardians, who bring their kids to one of the three designated vaccination sites set up inside DC schools, will be getting $51 gift …
Read More »UK to use TikTok influencers to urge teens to get jab after Pfizer-linked vaccine committee chair admits policy lacks evidence
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) announced on Thursday that the first dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine will be offered to all 16- and 17-year-olds without needing the consent of their parents, reversing its own recommendation from just two weeks ago. The independent panel of experts, which …
Read More »Why don’t you get a JAB? What’s gone wrong with rock ‘n’ roll when Offspring ousts drummer for… not getting Covid-19 vaccine
Crusty old rockers like Eric Clapton know what it’s all about, even after more than half a century on the road and untold riches. ‘Rock’ music is, or it should be, about rebellion. Non-conformity. And, most of all, RAGE. Rage against the machine, parents, school, the dole queue and crap …
Read More »States that demand vaccine passports should also mandate voter ID, Republican senator proposes
“If states that take federal money for elections feel the need to make residents verify a piece of information as private as their vaccination status just to return to normalcy, then they should have no problem requiring people to prove they are who they say they are when they go …
Read More »Voter ID is racist but this isn’t? Fury over New York City vaccine pass that ACTUALLY discriminates against black Americans
Residents of the most populous US city will be required to show vaccination ID – dubbed ‘Key to NYC Pass’ – in order to eat at restaurants, go to the gym, or enter indoor entertainment venues of any kind, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday. De Blasio’s vaccination pass …
Read More »Israel to DESTROY 80,000 expired Pfizer vaccine doses as over-60s Covid booster scheme gets underway – media
While its campaign to inoculate elderly Israelis with a booster shot has just kicked off, Tel Aviv is reportedly poised to decimate thousands of vaccine doses that expired by the end of July, Israeli media reported on Saturday. Some 80,000 unused vaccine doses worth around $1.8 million are expected to …
Read More »Threat of domestic vaccine passports will help ‘cajole’ young people into getting jabbed, UK Foreign Secretary Raab admits
With more than 70% of adults in the country fully vaccinated, uptake among the young is still lacking, Raab said on Thursday, hinting that the health pass rollout could be abandoned if enthusiasm for the jab increases. Reversing its position on the use of domestic vaccine IDs, the government announced …
Read More »FDA extends shelf life of J&J vaccine to 6 months, after states remain flooded with millions of nearly expired doses
The Big Pharma firm said in a statement on Wednesday that the FDA had approved the new expiration date, adding that the decision had been “based on data from ongoing stability assessment studies, which have demonstrated the vaccine is stable at six months.” The regulator said in a letter to J&J …
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