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April 6, 2021
James Kon
Following the commencement of the Brunei Darussalam National Vaccination Programme on Saturday, healthcare personnel cum frontliners in the fight against COVID-19 continued to receive their vaccine at Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Muta-Wakillah Hayatul Bolkiah (PAPHMWHB) Health Centre in Rimba, Gadong on Sunday.
Among the first to be inoculated was Consultant and Head of Primary Healthcare Services of Brunei-Muara District Dr Hajah Musjarena binti Haji Awang Abdul Mulok.
Speaking to the
Bulletin, Dr Hajah Musjarena said, “Today, we have healthcare workers coming forward for the vaccination, such as from health centres, pharmacy, dental, psychology and others in the Brunei-Muara District.”
The European Medicines Agency s official position on the vaccine is expected later this week.
File photo of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
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Finnish health authorities have confirmed that they are planning to continue use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for the time being, after a senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) linked the vaccine to blood clots.
Marco Cavaleri, head of vaccines strategy at the EMA, told Italy s Il Messaggero newspaper that he believes there is a clear link between the vaccine and rare cases of blood clots reported in people who recently received the jab.
Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,102 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths; Pritzker hopeful vaccine will help avoid 4th surge ABC 7 Chicago Digital Team
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Gov. JB Prizker is hopeful that vaccines will help Illinois avoid a 4th COVID surge as state public health officials reported 2,102 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 11 related deaths Monday.
There have been 1,258,736 total cases, including 21,384 deaths in the state.
As of Sunday night, 1,413 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 294 patients were in the ICU and 123 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
Former US Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral Joxel Garcia, MD, Joins Flurotest Advisory Board to Support COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing System for the Masses yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.