#Britain said on Tuesday it would drop clauses in draft domestic legislation that breach the #Brexit Withdrawal Agreement after it clinched a deal with the European Union over how to manage the #Ireland-Northern Ireland...
Covid-19 pandemic takes heavy toll on senior citizens’ mental health
Around the world, #elderly people are paying a heavy price during the #Covid-19 pandemic: they are both the most vulnerable to the disease and the worst affected by lockdowns. In France, some senior citizens literally...
Historic moment as woman aged 90 gets first clinically-approved Covid vaccine – BBC News
90-year-old Margaret Keenan has become the first person in the UK to receive the Pfizer vaccination. It meant the UK became the first country in the world to begin using a clinically-approved Covid19 vaccine. Thousands...
Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine ‘safe and effective’, study shows – BBC News
The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is safe and effective, giving good protection, researchers have confirmed. Most in the study were younger than 55, but the results so far indicate it does work well in older people...
‘Medical terrorism’ | US block Iran from getting COVID vaccine – central bank head
Chief of #Iran‘s Central Bank says that #US is actively attempting to prevent Iran from buying any #COVID19 vaccines, echoing Tehran’s protests over Washington’s so-called “medical terrorism.”
Where does money go? | COVID relief vs Pentagon wishes
Congress has so far failed to agree on a new stimulus package to help those most in need during the pandemic despite the dire situation in US where average daily infection rate over the last week topped 200-thousand.
Failure to provide PPE led to ‘avoidable deaths’ among NHS workers – union
According to a report, between April and October, over 100 staff members, including those working in the care sector, died as a result of their job. Amnesty International states that over 600 health workers have died...