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Pandemic is still taking too many lives Published: 11:07 PM, May 24, 2021 99 SHARE MUSCAT: Despite the progress that has been made in understanding the pandemic’s nature and root causes, identifying some measures for its prevention, managing its spread and part of its effects, and developing a bank of knowledge lessons about it, it was not enough as the pandemic is still taking too many lives. This was stated by Dr Ahmed Mohammed al Saeedi, Minister of Health, while attending the 74th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA73), which began on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Al Saeedi emphasised the need to end the pandemic. ....
SunStar + May 23, 2021 DESPITE the massive vaccination rollout in different parts of the country, people are still hesitant to submit themselves for vaccination for various reasons. The latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) conducted from April 28 to May 2,2021 and released last May 20 found that only 32 percent of adult Filipinos are willing to get vaccinated if they had a “chance to be given a free vaccine,” which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This means that only three out of 10 Filipinos are willing to be vaccinated. Almost as many adult Filipinos (33 percent) said they were unwilling to get vaccinated while 35 percent were uncertain. The survey was done using face-face-interviews with 1,200 respondents all over the country. ....