No evidence to prove COVID-19 vaccine causes heart attacks

April 6, 2021

A social media post promoting a correlation between the COVID-19 vaccine and heart attacks is getting wide popularity. However, there is no evidence to link...

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What data says about India’s COVID vaccinations

March 19, 2021

As of March 17, more than 6.5 million people have been fully vaccinated in India, with both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. And that’s a meagre 0.47 per cent of...

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Misleading WhatsApp message questions Pfizer vaccine efficacy

March 6, 2021

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A recent WhatsApp message presented a series of arguments discrediting the claimed 95% efficacy of Pfizer vaccine. The message is partly correct, but it is...

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COVID-19: Find your nearest vaccination centre

March 1, 2021

The largest vaccination drive has processed into the next stage. 270 million people are expected to receive vaccinations through a self-registration process...

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‘Life will not be back to normal’

February 26, 2021

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Malaysia has begun COVID vaccinations while remaining, controversially, in a state of emergency. The country’s battle against the infection has been one of...

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No evidence to say that COVID-19 vaccines affect pregnancy

February 19, 2021

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Currently, there is no established link between miscarriages after COVID-19 immunization as only limited data is available. As countries around the world kick...

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COVID Vaccines: Are you hesitant?

February 19, 2021

Since public rollouts began, COVID-19 vaccines have faced unprecedented backlash, criticism, and often rebuke. Will the sentiment eventually soften? Global...

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Covid vaccine scams hit Asia

February 13, 2021

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Fraudsters in Asia are sending out fake texts, offering a Covid vaccine or registration for vaccine in an attempt to steal personal and financial information...

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The inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

February 11, 2021

An analysis of vaccine orders shows that 82% of the COVID-19 vaccines produced are for high income and upper-middle-income countries. Scientists across the...