Tag Archives: Vaccination

California vaccination site closing temporarily for ‘anime’ event: reports

Sorry, your coronavirus vaccination will just have to wait a couple of days. Officials at a vaccination site near Sacramento, California, say they’ll be shutting down the site temporarily this week so they can host a pre-planned event. Operators of “The Grounds” in Roseville (formerly the Placer County Fairgrounds) said the space had been previously… Read More: California vaccination site closing temporarily for ‘anime’ event: reports »

Vaccination nation

On New Year’s Eve, journalist Nadav Eyal tweeted out a scene from a neighborhood in Tel Aviv: Health clinic workers giving COVID-19 vaccinations found themselves left with a few extra doses when a pizza delivery guy went by. “Guy with the pizza, come here,” one of the workers yelled out. He got a vaccine. “That,”… Read More: Vaccination nation »

Big unknown about vaccination

The admission came from Pfizer chairman Albert Bourla who told US media the pharmaceutical company was “not certain” if the vaccine prevented the coronavirus from being transmitted. “This is something that needs to be examined,” he told Dateline. “We are not certain about that right now with what we know.” This week, the UK became… Read More: Big unknown about vaccination »

Vaccination deniers gaining traction, NHS boss warns

The head of NHS England has warned that “vaccination deniers” are gaining traction on social media as part of a “fake news” movement. Simon Stevens said parents were seeing “fake messages” online about vaccines, which was making it harder to “win the public argument” on vaccination. NHS England is considering what action can be taken… Read More: Vaccination deniers gaining traction, NHS boss warns »