Anti-vax at the Vatican? You might lose your job
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican is taking Pope Francis’ pro-vaccine stance very seriously: Any Vatican employee who refuses to get a coronavirus shot without a valid medical reason risks being fired. An 8th February decree signed by the governor of the Vatican city-state says that employees who opt out of vaccination without a proven medical reason […]
Essay: Six important truths about COVID-19 vaccines
In an article first published on The Conversation, US-based pharmacist SARAH LYNCH and immunologist KANNEBOYINA NAGARAJU dispel some common myths about the COVID-19 vaccines…
Individual vaccine arrangements undermine fair distribution, WHO head says
Zurich, Switzerland/London, UKReuters The World Health Organization on Thursday urged nations producing COVID-19 vaccines not to distribute them unilaterally but to donate them to the global COVAX scheme to ensure fairness. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the plea as China hashes out agreements across Africa, Russia distributes shots in Latin America and the European […]