Misinformation and fake news about the vaccine was also doing the rounds on WhatsApp. In one widely circulated video, Dr Johan Denis, an alleged “medical doctor and homeopath” from Belgium, made the unsubstantiated claim that “the vaccine is not proven safe or effective” and the false statements that: “It’s a fake pandemic … it’s all been orchestrated to create fear to make you take the vaccine which might cause irreversible changes to your DNA.” … [Read more...] about Indian hesitancy sets back world’s biggest Covid vaccination drive
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One of UK’s oldest twins dies of Covid days before vaccine letter arrives
Her family urged people to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously. “Doris was only a few weeks away from being safe! With her vaccine letter arriving two days after her death ... if you are offered the vaccine please take it, do not refuse it ... Doris didn’t get this choice!” … [Read more...] about One of UK’s oldest twins dies of Covid days before vaccine letter arrives
The world marks 2 million coronavirus deaths. The real toll is likely much higher
The virus has hit the elderly the hardest, but that doesn't mean young people aren't dying. Poorer people and member of ethnic minorities, immigrants and frontline workers are dying at much higher rates. But death has not spared celebrities and royalty either. … [Read more...] about The world marks 2 million coronavirus deaths. The real toll is likely much higher
Is your career doomed to fail? Startling graph shows which jobs you SHOULDN’T work in after Covid – and it is bad news for anyone in hospitality
Despite the steepest economic downturn since the 1930s, some sectors in fact added jobs. Retail jobs climbed by 43,600 from 1,244,100 in February to 1,287,700 in November, with employment numbers rising by 3.5 per cent despite being subjected to strict Covid measures, including a three-month lockdown in Melbourne that stricted shoppers to supermarkets and chemists. Pictured are shoppers at Chadstone in Melbourne's south-east in November … [Read more...] about Is your career doomed to fail? Startling graph shows which jobs you SHOULDN’T work in after Covid – and it is bad news for anyone in hospitality
China revives conspiracy theory of US army link to Covid
China only this month allowed a team of scientists from the WHO into the country on a mission to investigate the source of the outbreak. The team is completing quarantine in Wuhan, and several members have told media that their investigation is not about apportioning blame but about finding as much information as possible to reduce the risk of the disease. They have expressed concern about Chinese officials blocking access. … [Read more...] about China revives conspiracy theory of US army link to Covid
