In a televised address on Monday, Macron announced that coronavirus vaccinations will be mandatory for healthcare workers in France, and a “health pass” proving vaccination status, or a negative test for Covid-19, will be necessary to board a train or visit restaurants, theaters, bars and cinemas from August. All French …
Read More »‘Booster shots not needed… at this time’: Fauci says Pfizer apologized for blindsiding feds with 3rd Covid jab notice
Fauci appeared with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday night to address the Big Pharma firm’s announcement the day prior, noting he was not informed about the statement ahead of time while stressing US health agencies’ current recommendations about a booster dose. “Certainly, Pfizer is doing their own studies… and as …
Read More »China passes BILLION Covid shots mark as Beijing ratchets up inoculation drive
The announcement by China’s National Health Commission means that Beijing is responsible for more than a third of all doses administered worldwide. According to an estimate by the AFP news agency, the number of shots given out globally surpassed 2.5 billion on Friday. Beijing hopes to fully vaccinate 40% of …
Read More »Israel to transfer more than 1 million Covid-19 shots which are due to expire to Palestinian Authority
In a joint statement on Friday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office and that of the health and defense ministries said that an agreement had been reached with the PA to share more than a million short-dated shots. The jabs, which Israel no longer needs as it has sufficient supplies already, …
Read More »Shots ring out despite Baltimore’s attempted crime crackdown after businesses threatened to stop paying taxes
Baltimore police told local media outlet WBAL Radio on Sunday that they’re investigating an overnight “discharging,” not shooting, in Fells Point. The discharging, as it turns out, came from a gun or guns, and the bullets damaged several vehicles. A man sitting in one of the vehicles suffered a laceration …
Read More »‘Still overvalued’: Pundits take shots at The Sun after Murdoch lists cash-hemorrhaging tabloid as worthless asset
In its latest accounts, News Group Newspapers, a subsidiary of Murdoch’s NewsCorp, lists The Sun and its Sunday edition sister paper as having “zero carrying value” following an £84 million ($118.5 million) writedown, the Financial Times reported. Dwindling circulation exacerbated by the Covid-19 crisis has resulted in the newspaper’s turnover …
Read More »Embattled Japan donates more than a million Covid-19 shots to Taiwan, doubling Taipei’s vaccine stocks
“At the time of the great east Japan earthquake 10 years ago, people in Taiwan sent us a lot of donations promptly. I believe that is etched vividly in the minds of Japanese people,” said Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi as he announced Japan’s donation to its former colony on Friday …
Read More »Shots fired at George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis on anniversary of his death (VIDEO)
AP Journalist Philip Crowther was on the scene on Tuesday morning as shots echoed over the intersection. Bystanders ducked and fled, as dozens of shots were heard nearby. The Minneapolis Police Department told the media that one person suffered minor injuries, and Crowther said that he noticed one storefront hit …
Read More »US Coast Guard fires 30 warning shots at ‘unsafe & unprofessional’ Iranian military ships during flotilla encounter – Pentagon
“Earlier today a large group of IRGCN fast boats conducted unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers and failed to exercise due regard for the safety of US forces as required under international law,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told a news briefing on Monday. Kirby said the 13 fast attack boats approached …
Read More »Keep those shots coming: Pfizer seeking full FDA approval for Covid vaccine as pharma firms begin push for yearly booster doses
The two companies filed their application to the FDA on Friday, requesting full authorization for use of their vaccine in people aged 16 and older. “We look forward to working with the FDA to complete this rolling submission and support their review, with the goal of securing full regulatory approval …
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