Canada approves the AstraZeneca vaccine
This is the third vaccine for COVID-19 to be approved in Canada, following Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna
Twitter is expanding its use of warning labels on tweets that mention the COVID-19 vaccines
Twitter is set to increase censorship of COVID-19 vaccine “misinformation” through the use of its new “strike” system that will determine when and if further enforcement is needed. This follows intense backlash for banning former US President Donald Trump.
No vaccine no privacy: Israel passes law
Israel passed a law allowing the government to share the identities of people who are not vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Passing the law, officials asked, “Is privacy more important than life itself?”
19 health workers died in India after taking Covaxin and Covishield vaccines
Since January 16, at least 19 people in India have died after receiving Covaxin and Covishield vaccines, some dying as quickly as in a few hours. However, the government has denied any connection between the vaccines and deaths.
Petition pleads against mandatory mask-wearing for children in elementary schools in BC
With new variants posing a threat, some BC officials believe mandatory mask-wearing should be implemented across all schools.
UK to infect 90 people with COVID-19 virus to study efficacy of vaccines
The £33.6-million project will help the researchers understand how the virus and vaccines affect people.
Merck halts development of two COVID-19 vaccine candidates after inadequate response
The company will continue to research two investigational therapeutic candidates
China refused to provide WHO with raw COVID-19 data on early cases, team member says
The WHO sent a team to parts of China, including Wuhan, last month, where the virus originated
Pfizer launches COVID-19 vaccine trial in pregnant women
Pfizer and BioNTech will jab approximately 4000 pregnant women with their experimental COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to understand the vaccine’s effects. Globally, millions have already received shots of the vaccines authorized for emergency use.
117-year-old French nun, oldest person in Europe, survives COVID-19 in three weeks
117-year-old French nun Sister André has survived COVID-19 in three weeks. The oldest person in Europe didn’t realize she was infected. While it’s not clear which COVID-19 test she took, many experts have expressed doubt about the efficacy of tests like the PCR.
