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Virtual Kiltwalk 23-25 April, 2021 Steven Phillips raising funds for Prince and Princess Wales Hospice setting off for his 26 mile walk from Glasgow Green IT has been a time when charities have been hit hard with a loss of income and traditional routes to raise funds cut off during months of lockdown. However, despite restrictions one event found a way to adapt and help people raise vital funds for their chosen charities. More than 10,000 people completed the second Virtual Kiltwalk event...

Kindhearted Scots raise over £4 million for charity during Kiltwalk Weekend One person taking part over the weekend was Colin Shields from Paisley, who recently had his leg amputated. The 2021 Virtual Kiltwalk Weekend (Image: Big Partnership) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters....

Good morning Michael, how are you? I’m good, you? Good thank you. My thanks to James for joining me today as well. My shout out today is to everybody in Australia who’s involved in the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccines. And that includes not just the people delivering the vaccines but also Australians right across the country who are receiving the vaccines. What we know about the COVID-19 vaccines, is that they are incredibly effective at preventing the development of serious illness or dea...

Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsAustralia to continue AstraZeneca vaccination despite blood clotting case ReutersLidia Kelly 4 minutes read A medical worker prepares a dose of Oxford/AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman Australia will continue its inoculation programme with AstraZeneca PLC(AZN.L), health officials said on Saturday, after a blood clotting case raised concern about the safety of the vaccine. A 44-year-old man wa...

Mass Covid vaccination clinics pointless in Australia without greater supply, doctors say Christopher Knaus © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: James Ross/EPA Experts and doctors have warned that new mass vaccination clinics will do little to aid Australia’s flawed vaccine rollout without greater supply certainty, and may even undermine the efforts of general practitioners. The idea has long been proposed as part of Australia’s vaccination rollout program, and is alrea...

Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse, standout song numbers, a clever fusion of stage and cinema … that’s entertainment!

The Band Wagon: Minnelli’s musical is perfect curtain-raiser to theatre’s return Chris Wiegand © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Ronald Grant Vincente Minnelli’s MGM musical The Band Wagon (1953) has terrific songs, including the celebratory That’s Entertainment!, and boasts some joyous choreography but one of my favourite scenes is downright funereal. An ashen-faced man staggers dazed from an auditorium, along with sombre ushers and horror-stricken theatregoers....

Logistical concerns over rollout of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to remote Queensland communities Posted 2 updated 34 AprApril 2021 at 5:30am Rural doctors are calling for more government support to enable them to vaccinate remote communities with the Pfizer vaccine. ( Print text only Cancel A north Queensland doctor is warning he has "no faith" that regional Australia will see a mass distribution of the Pfizer vaccine. The regional COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been thrown into turmoil by the Feder...

Share on Twitter Australias drug regulators are holding urgent meetings after European authorities confirmed a link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots. The United Kingdom will offer people aged under 30 an alternative vaccine due to the blood clot risk. The European Medicines Agency has not made a specific recommendation, but found women and people under 60 were at a higher risk of developing the rare side effect. The advice could pose a significant threat to Australias...

UKs vaccine group ruled that AstraZenecas jab shouldnt be given to under-30s The advice comes as the vaccines link to rare blood clots is investigated  Most Australians will be offered the AstraZeneca jab as part of national rollout The jab has been declared safe by Australias Therapeutic Goods Administration But an urgent review has been ordered to consider the British recommendation