People resisting Covid-19 vaccinations need to be educated and convinced, regarding both the safety of these vaccination programs and their urgent necessity in this time of crisis, argues the author. (Getty Images)
If the effective use of polio and smallpox vaccines had been prevented in the past, we would still be afflicted by these dreadful diseases, writes
Alastair Moffat.
A schoolteacher on talk radio recently declared strong resistance to being vaccinated, because, “. he knows polio was caused by a vaccine”.
South Africa was affected by a poliomyelitis epidemic in 1944-5 which began in Durban where returning troops disembarked on their return from the Middle East. The infection then involved the whole country, affecting each city, town, and village in turn. There were several thousand cases and several hundred deaths.
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Abarth has managed to set a new Guinness World Record for something you didn’t know existed and probably don’t care about.
So, what did they do to have their name written in The Guinness Book of Records this time? They set up a Facebook page and reached out to their fan base to upload photos of their cars.
Within one hour, the Abarth owners had uploaded 868 images of their rides. This landed them the record for ‘the largest digital gathering ever’.
Part of the ‘Abarth Digital Day’, the event, which promoted social distancing, was attended by Ylenia Baccario from Italy’s ‘Tutto esaurito’ radio program, who presented the live stream, alongside DJ Fabio Liuzzi. The digital creator Ema Motorsport hosted a live performance from the Officine Abarth, revealing some rare rides from the Scorpion brand to the online audience.