MacKenzie Scott gave away billions. The scam artists followed
6 May, 2021 01:46 AM
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MacKenzie Bezos with ex-husband Jeff Bezos. Photo / Getty Images
New York Times
By: Nicholas Kulish
She has no large foundation, headquarters or public website. That makes it easier to dispense money on her own terms and for others to prey on the vulnerable in her name. Danielle Churchill needed help. She was raising five children in Wollongong, on the Australian coast south of Sydney, and had to cover thousands of dollars in special therapy fees for her 10-year-old son, Lachlan, who has autism. She tried crowdfunding on the site GoFundMe, but raised a tiny fraction of what she had hoped for.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Opinion - An over-promise that leaves our borders vulnerable
5 May, 2021 06:20 AM
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PM Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said all border staff will have to be vaccinated or they ll be redeployed - but that hasn t happened. Photo / Mark Mitchell
PM Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said all border staff will have to be vaccinated or they ll be redeployed - but that hasn t happened. Photo / Mark Mitchell
OPINION:
A few weeks ago, we were shocked out of our blissful Covid-free haze by the Grand Millennium security guard who caught Covid-19 and had not been tested for five months.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Reaching herd immunity unlikely in the US, experts now believe
4 May, 2021 12:10 AM
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Though there is consensus among scientists and public health experts that the US herd immunity threshold is not attainable, it may not be all bad news. Photo / Saul Martinez, The New York Times
Though there is consensus among scientists and public health experts that the US herd immunity threshold is not attainable, it may not be all bad news. Photo / Saul Martinez, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Apoorva Mandavilli
Widely circulating coronavirus variants and persistent hesitancy about vaccines will keep the goal out of reach. The virus is here to stay, but vaccinating the most vulnerable may be enough to restore normalcy.
PETALING JAYA: Registering to be vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme might be an easy affair for tech-savvy adults and teenagers, but it could be a challenge for senior citizens, after dismal numbers were reflected in recent reports.
To address the issue, several initiatives were rolled out by the government and NGOs, among them the Covid-19 vaccine registration platform Imunisel by the Selangor state government.
ImuniSel, which was launched in April, aims to register those who do not have a smart phone or Internet access.
In a tweet, Selangor Task Force for Covid-19 (STFC) committee member Dr Helmi Zakariah urged interested Malaysians to register as volunteers to help register the non-tech-savvy at imunisel.my