Government urge people to ignore fake news on vaccine
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Government urge people to ignore fake news on vaccine
Home Secretary Priti Patel and London Medical Director for NHS England Dr Vin Diwarkar have spoken at the Downing Street press conference to urge the public to take the vaccine when they are offered it, and ignore misinformation around the jab.
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The government of Indonesia is rolling out its COVID-19 vaccine to the general population after completing its first phase of vaccinating all medical staff in the country.
Those above the age of 60 and those above 45 with comorbidities as they will get Covid vaccine in the second of the coronavirus vaccination drive will begin March 1. Aiming at inoculating people of..
The second phase of COVID-19 vaccination in India will begin from March 1 in which people above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities will be vaccinated, Union Minister..
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