Websites linked to Russian intelligence services publish false information questioning vaccines’ safety, efficacy Russian intelligence has been planting disinformation about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in recent months, pushing misleading claims in four Kremlin-linked publications about the safety and efficacy of the company’s mRNA shot, an unidentified State Department official told The Wall Street Journal. The official saidContinue reading “Russian Disinformation Campaign Targets Pfizer Vaccine: Report”
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A wealthy Florida Keys community received vaccines before the rest of the state. A month later, one resident sent $250,000 to the governor.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has faced criticism over the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Florida. One wealthy community was vaccinated at an above-average pace in January, the Miami Herald reported. A resident, former Gov. Bruce Rauner of Illinois, donated $250,000 to DeSantis a month later. Nearly every eligible resident of a gated community in the Florida KeysContinue reading “A wealthy Florida Keys community received vaccines before the rest of the state. A month later, one resident sent $250,000 to the governor.”
WHO: ‘Premature,’ ‘unrealistic’ to say Covid will end soon
A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death. The world’s singular focus right now should be to keep transmission ofContinue reading “WHO: ‘Premature,’ ‘unrealistic’ to say Covid will end soon”
Biden to refuse Mexico’s request to share vaccine supply
Administration’s top priority is to ensure ‘every American is vaccinated’ before sending supplies to other countries, press secretary says Joe Biden is expected to deny an entreaty from Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for the US to share its Covid vaccine supply with its poorer neighbour to the south. “No,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki bluntly responded at her dailyContinue reading “Biden to refuse Mexico’s request to share vaccine supply”
Exclusive: Mexico’s president expected to ask Biden to share U.S. vaccines, say sources
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is expected to ask President Joe Biden to consider sharing part of the U.S. coronavirus vaccine supply with its poorer southern neighbor when the two leaders hold a virtual summit on Monday, U.S. and Mexican officials said. Biden is open to discussing the matter as part of a broaderContinue reading “Exclusive: Mexico’s president expected to ask Biden to share U.S. vaccines, say sources”
Trump claims total credit for vaccines almost exactly a year after saying Covid would disappear ‘like a miracle’
Ex-president says he handed Joe Biden a ‘modern day medical miracle’ Donald Trump claimed total credit for the Covid-19 vaccines in a speech to the conservative CPAC conference in Florida almost exactly a year after saying the virus would disappear ‘like a miracle.’ The ex-president said that his administration was responsible for a “modern day medical miracle” and that Republicans shouldContinue reading “Trump claims total credit for vaccines almost exactly a year after saying Covid would disappear ‘like a miracle’”
Biden says undocumented immigrants should be able to get Covid vaccine without fear of ICE
Biden’s comments underscore a policy shift compared to the previous administration. President Joe Biden said during an interview Friday that undocumented immigrants should be able to have access to the Covid-19 vaccine without fear of deportation. “I want to make sure they all are able to get vaccinated and so they’re protected from Covid, withoutContinue reading “Biden says undocumented immigrants should be able to get Covid vaccine without fear of ICE”
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine works well in big ‘real world’ test
A real-world test of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in more than half a million people confirms that it’s very effective at preventing serious illness or death, even after one dose. Wednesday’s published results, from a mass vaccination campaign in Israel, give strong reassurance that the benefits seen in smaller, limited testing persisted when the vaccine wasContinue reading “Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine works well in big ‘real world’ test”
Rep. Charlie Crist asks DOJ to investigate DeSantis’ pop-up vaccine sites for wealthy Florida neighborhoods
US Representative Charlie Crist announced Sunday he has sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson, asking that the US Department of Justice investigate concerns surrounding Governor Ron DeSantis’ decision to establish vaccination sites in wealthy neighborhoods, such as Lakewood Ranch. A release from Crist’s office says DeSantis has established “coronavirus vaccine distribution andContinue reading “Rep. Charlie Crist asks DOJ to investigate DeSantis’ pop-up vaccine sites for wealthy Florida neighborhoods”
‘Race against time’: Third wave of COVID-19 feared as ‘wild card’ variants spread
Fears are mounting that Canada could see a third wave of COVID-19 infections in the coming weeks, as variants of the novel coronavirus spread even to remote regions of the country. Though case counts are dropping and vaccinations are expected to pick up again this week after a month-long slowdown, mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virusContinue reading “‘Race against time’: Third wave of COVID-19 feared as ‘wild card’ variants spread”
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