Free booze, baseball tickets offered as U.S. demand for COVID-19 vaccine drops
By Sharon Bernstein and Michael Erman
Reuters
(Reuters) - Robert Day walked up to a house in northwest Detroit, eager to talk about nearby COVID-19 vaccination sites and pitch a local program that pays $50 to anyone who brings someone to a clinic to get inoculated.
A man sitting on the porch, who refused to give his name, tore up the flyer Day had handed him and stormed inside. That’s just one person’s opinion,” said Day, a volunteer helping the Michigan city convince more people to get vaccinated, before he moved on to the next home on Tuesday.
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Guild congratulates Gutwein Govt following election
Patients of community pharmacies across Tasmania will benefit from the re-elected Government’s promises to enable pharmacists to provide more services for the communities they serve.
The Tasmanian Branch President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Helen O’Byrne, congratulated the Gutwein Government on its election victory at the weekend.
“The re-election of Premier Peter Gutwein and his Government marks a milestone for community pharmacies in this State and for their patients,” Ms O’Byrne said.
“The Government has pledged to review pharmacists’ scope of practice in Tasmania and by any measure this must mean that we will soon be able to provide to patients more of the services we are trained for and qualified to deliver.
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With the AstraZeneca vaccine being made available to Malaysians who want it, some have raised concerns and are wondering whether it’s worth the risk of getting the virus vs the (spoiler: not very likely or serious) risk of side-effects from the vaccine.
How effective is the vaccine ?
Credit: National Immunization Program (NIP)
AstraZeneca trials in the US reveal that out of 32,449 participants, the efficacy rate against Covid-19 was 76%, while for those aged above 65, the rate was 85%.
Compared to other vaccines, the Pfizer vaccine has 95% efficacy, Sinovac vaccine has 50.4 – 91.25% efficacy, and CanSinoBIO vaccine has 65.7% efficacy.
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Klang Valleyans should start receiving their AstraZeneca (AZ) Covid-19 vaccine appointments today (3 May), said Science, Technology & Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin following the government’s open call for the public to volunteer for early inoculations.
Khairy, who’s leading the National Immunization Program (PICK), explained on social media that Selangor and Kuala Lumpur residents who’ve booked themselves a spot for the jab will be notified via the MySejahtera mobile application.
Some people should be waking up to their AZ appointments in their MySj. These are progressively being pushed out throughout today. Any issues please reach out to @JKJAVMY. Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) May 3, 2021
Australian parents continue to show their confidence in vaccinations, with record rates of childhood immunisations in the first quarter of 2021. For the.