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The pharmaceutical giant <keyword id="19910149" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AstraZeneca" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="AstraZeneca" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="AstraZeneca">AstraZeneca</keyword>'s <keyword id="20040659" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="COVID-19-vaccine" source="keywords">COVID-19 vaccine</keyword> is being withdrawn worldwide after the company acknowledged for the first time in court documents that it can cause a rare and dangerous side effect, according to a report in the British Newspaper 'The Telegraph'. AstraZeneca has announced that the <keyword id="19959412" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vaccine" source="keywords">vaccine</keyword> was being removed from markets for commercial reasons. It further said that the vaccine was no longer being made or supplied, having been superseded by updated vaccines that fight new variants. The application to withdraw the vaccine was made on March 5 and came into effect on May 7. The vaccine can be no longer used in the European Union following the company's decision to withdraw its "marketing authorisation." Similar applications will be submitted in the UK and other nations in the coming months that have given a go-ahead to the vaccine, known as Vaxzevria. In recent months, Vaxzevria has come under scrutiny over a very rare side effect, which causes blood clots and low blood platelet counts. In court documents, AstraZeneca in the High Court in February admitted that the vaccine "can, in very rare cases, cause <keyword id="20218859" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="TTS" source="keywords">TTS</keyword>". TTS which stands for <keyword id="21475609" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Thrombosis-with-Thrombocytopenia-Syndrome" source="keywords">Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome</keyword> has been associated with at least 81 deaths in the UK and hundreds of serious injuries. More than 50 alleged victims and grieving relatives have filed a lawsuit against AstraZeneca in a High Court case. AstraZeneca has insisted that the decision to withdraw the vaccine is not related to the case or admission that it can cause TTS and termed the timing a pure coincidence, according to The Telegraph report. "We are incredibly proud of the role Vaxzevria played in ending the global pandemic. According to independent estimates, over 6.5 million lives were saved in the first year of use alone and over three billion doses were supplied globally. Our efforts have been recognised by governments around the world and are widely regarded as being a critical component of ending the global pandemic," The Telegraph quoted AstraZeneca as saying. In a statement, the pharmaceutical giant said, "As multiple, variant Covid-19 vaccines have since been developed, there is a surplus of available updated vaccines", adding that it has led to a decline in demand for Vaxzevria, which is no longer being manufactured or supplied, The Telegraph reported. It further announced its decision to initiate the withdrawal of the marketing authorisations for Vaxzevria within Europe. The company said, "We will now work with regulators and our partners to align on a clear path forward to conclude this chapter and significant contribution to the Covid-19 pandemic." Last week, AstraZeneca reiterated its commitment to patient safety while emphasising the vaccine's overall safety profile. An AstraZeneca spokesperson had stated, "Our sympathy goes out to anyone who has lost loved ones or reported health problems. Patient safety is our highest priority, and regulatory authorities have clear and stringent standards to ensure the safe use of all medicines, including vaccines." This comes in the wake of a recent admission by AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company, that its <keyword id="19896627" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="covid" source="keywords">Covid</keyword> vaccine Covishield and Vaxzevria "can, in very rare cases, cause Thrombosis Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS)." Despite these rare occurrences, the pharmaceutical company maintained that extensive clinical trial data and real-world evidence consistently support the vaccine's safety and efficacy. Regulatory agencies worldwide continue to assert that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks of such extremely rare side effects. 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Medical expert Dr Rajeev Jayadevan said that <keyword id="21480687" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Thrombosis-Thrombocytopenia-Syndrome" source="keywords">Thrombosis Thrombocytopenia Syndrome</keyword> (<keyword id="20218859" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="TTS" source="keywords">TTS</keyword>) refers to the <keyword id="21480686" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="clot-in-blood-vessels" source="keywords">clot in blood vessels</keyword>, and it occurs in very rare cases, following the use of certain types of <keyword id="19953288" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vaccines" source="keywords">vaccines</keyword>. Acknowledging that the <keyword id="20250806" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="COVID-vaccines" source="keywords">Covid vaccines</keyword> have helped in preventing numerous deaths, Jayadevan, who is the Co-Chairman of National Indian Medical Association (IMA) Covid Task Force in Kerala, stated that reports of such cases have also been highlighted in many reports. "TTS is thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, which is basically clot in blood vessels of the brain or elsewhere, along with a low platelet count. It is known to occur in very rare instances following certain types of vaccines and also from other causes. According to the WHO, adenovirus vector vaccines in particular have been rarely associated with this condition," he told ANI. "Although COVID vaccines have prevented numerous deaths, reports of these extremely rare but potentially serious immune mediated events have also been published in reputed journals," Dr Jayadevan added. This comes in the wake of a recent admission by <keyword id="19910149" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AstraZeneca" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="AstraZeneca" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="AstraZeneca">AstraZeneca</keyword>, the pharmaceutical company, that its Covid vaccine Covishield and Vaxzevria "can, in very rare cases, cause TTS." According to several UK media reports, AstraZeneca has made the admission in court documents in connection with a case that alleges that the vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford, caused death and serious injury in dozens of cases. The Serum Institute of India produced COVID-19 vaccine named Covishield but not using mRNA platform. It has been prepared using the viral vector platform. In the vaccine, a chimpanzee adenovirus - ChAdOx1 - has been modified to enable it to carry the COVID-19 spike protein into the cells of humans. This cold virus is basically incapable of infecting the receiver, but can very well teach the immune system to prepare a mechanism against such viruses. The same technology was used to prepare vaccines for viruses like Ebola. Amid reports about clot in blood vessels in the UK media, the Serum Institute of India did not respond to the query. Notably in 2023, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its report that TTS emerged as a new adverse event following immunisation in individuals vaccinated with COVID-19 non-replicant adenovirus vector-based vaccines. This refers to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 ChAdOx-1 vaccine and the Johnson &amp; Johnson (J&amp;J) Janssen COVID-19 Ad26.COV2-S vaccines. "TTS is a serious and life-threatening adverse event. WHO has issued this interim emergency guidance to increase awareness about TTS in the context of COVID-19 vaccination and help healthcare providers in the assessment and management of potential TTS cases," the 2023 statement by WHO read. However, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in March 2024 at 'Dialogues - Navigating India's health sector' said that ICMR has done a detailed study which shows that COVID-19 vaccine is not responsible for heart attacks, and an individual's lifestyle and factors such as binge drinking could be among underlying causes. Mandaviya said, "If someone has a stroke today, they think it is because of the Covid vaccine. ICMR has done a detailed study that the (Covid) vaccine is not responsible for heart attacks." (ANI)

TTS: Clot in blood vessels occurs in rare cases with certain vaccines, says medical expert amid reports over AstraZeneca

<keyword id="19910149" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="AstraZeneca" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="AstraZeneca" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="AstraZeneca">AstraZeneca</keyword> made headlines on Tuesday as it initiated the global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine. This decision comes weeks after the pharmaceutical giant acknowledged the vaccine's potential to trigger a rare side effect known as <keyword id="21475609" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Thrombosis-with-Thrombocytopenia-Syndrome" source="keywords">Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome</keyword> (TTS). Previously, AstraZeneca had admitted in court filings that its vaccine could lead to side effects like <keyword id="21303970" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="blood-clots" source="keywords">blood clots</keyword> and low blood platelet counts. However, the company has now attributed its <keyword id="21572759" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vaccine-withdrawal" source="Orion">vaccine withdrawal</keyword> not to the aforementioned side effects, but to an "oversupply of updated vaccines" since the pandemic. The company also announced its decision to revoke the vaccine Vaxzevria's marketing authorisations within Europe, noting that the oversupply has reduced the demand for Vaxzevria, which is no longer being produced or distributed. According to The Telegraph, AstraZeneca had submitted its application to withdraw the vaccine on March 5, and the withdrawal became effective on May 7. AstraZeneca collaborated with the University of Oxford to develop the Vaxzevria vaccine, while also partnering with the <keyword id="19897707" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Serum-Institute-of-India" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Serum Institute of India" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Serum Institute of India">Serum Institute of India</keyword> (SII), the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, to supply the Covishield vaccine to the Indian government. The UK-based pharma company is currently facing <keyword id="19982808" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="legal-action" source="keywords">legal action</keyword> alleging that its vaccine has caused deaths and severe harm to a few of those who received it. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="The lawsuits against AstraZeneca" comment="subhead" text="The lawsuits against AstraZeneca">The lawsuits against AstraZeneca</cmsannotation> Families of individuals affected by adverse vaccine reactions continue to pursue legal recourse against AstraZeneca and the Serum Institute of India. <keyword id="21513237" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="venugopalan-govindan" source="keywords">Venugopalan Govindan</keyword>, whose daughter Karunya passed away after receiving the Covishield vaccine, expressed his grief and criticised various parties for his daughter's death. He highlighted alleged negligence in responding to early warning signs and cited missed opportunities to prevent tragedies like his daughter's passing. Eight families across India have joined forces to seek justice, emphasising their collective determination to hold accountable those they deem responsible for the tragic loss of their loved ones. Their shared resolve underscores their commitment to achieving justice and preventing similar tragedies from occurring again, he added. In the UK, <keyword id="21472612" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="jamie-scott" source="keywords">Jamie Scott</keyword> took legal action last year after suffering from a blood clot and brain bleed following his vaccination in April 2021. AstraZeneca initially denied a causal link between the vaccine and this particular side-effect, but later admitted in court documents that the vaccine could cause TTS in very rare cases. As many as 51 cases have reportedly been filed against AstraZeneca in the British High Court, with affected individuals and families seeking compensation totaling an estimated £100 million. (With inputs from multiple agencies)

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Former President <keyword id="11914386" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="donald-trump" source="Orion">Donald Trump</keyword> avoided using the word "vaccine" when talking about <keyword id="11893994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword> at an <keyword id="12020240" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="alaska" source="Orion">Alaska</keyword> rally.</li><li>Trump has previously been booed by his supporters when talking about vaccines.</li></ul>Former President Donald Trump avoided using the word "vaccine" while talking about COVID-19 at a rally in <keyword id="13535261" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="anchorage" source="Orion">Anchorage</keyword>, Alaska, on Saturday."We did so much in terms of therapeutics and a word that I'm not allowed to mention," Trump said."But I'm still proud of that word because we did that in nine months, and it was supposed to take five years to 12 years. Nobody else could have done it. But I'm not mentioning it in front of my people."Trump has often boasted about his administration's handling of COVID-19 and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-covid-vaccine-one-of-greatest-achievements-mankind-owens-interview-2021-12">taken credit</a> for the vaccine roll-out.However, his endorsement of vaccines has put him at odds with his base. He has been previously booed at rallies when talking about vaccines, such as when he revealed that he <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-supporters-jeered-when-he-announced-booster-pro-vaccination-2021-12">got the vaccine booster shot</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-trump-booed-after-asking-crowd-get-covid-19-vaccines-2021-8">encouraged his followers</a> to get vaccinated.Despite Trump's pride in the vaccines, vaccine uptake was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-voting-counties-rejecting-vaccine-despite-trump-claiming-credit-2021-4">much lower in Trump-voting counties</a>, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2021/04/19/coronavirus-vaccine-hesitancy-politics-trump-biden">Axios</a> reported.Many of the former president's most loyal supporters are <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/12/06/1057344561/anti-vaccine-activists-political-conference-trump-republicans">skeptical or fiercely opposed to taking the shots</a>.Republicans, in general, are <a href="https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/importance-of-partisanship-predicting-vaccination-status/">far less likely than Democrats to be vaccinated</a> against COVID-19 and are also significantly less concerned about the health impacts of the virus, data shows.Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration initiative to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines as quickly as possible, was widely considered to be a success. However, Trump has wrongly taken full credit for the vaccines, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-76d1580f82b1586b207990396c1e3b5f">AP Fact Check</a> noted. While the Moderna vaccine was a major beneficiary of the scheme, Pfizer's vaccine was<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-celebrates-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-but-government-didnt-fund-2020-11"> not developed under the government initiative.</a>

Trump said he is 'not allowed' to say the word 'vaccine' while talking about COVID-19 at Alaska rally

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A woman has died after a bleed on her brain caused by an extremely rare side effect of the <keyword id="11896806" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19-vaccine" source="Orion">COVID-19 vaccine</keyword>.</li><li>Kim Lockwood, 34, experienced a severe headache after having the AstraZeneca <keyword id="11893994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword> vaccine. </li></ul>A woman died after a "catastrophic" bleed on her brain, caused by Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT), an extremely rare side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine, an inquest heard. Kim Lockwood, aged 34, from Rotherham, England, began experiencing horrific headaches eight days after the dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in March 2021.As her condition worsened, she was taken to Rotherham hospital, where she was pronounced dead 17 hours on March 24. This week, the inquest at Doncaster Coroner's Court heard that Lockwood originally went to Rotherham Hospital's ER two days before she died but left without being seen after waiting a long time. South Yorkshire Coroner Nicola Mundy said Lockwood had been "extremely unlucky," and by the time she was seen, there would have been no way to help her, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-60757293">the BBC reported.</a>At the time Lockwood's death, there was very sparse information about the relationship between the COVID-19 jab and VITT, Mundy said, adding that now "medical advances" mean the condition is better understood. Mundy also said that Lockwood's pain "wasn't appropriately managed," and said the concerns of her and her family should have been listened to better.The BBC reported that Lockwood's father, Wayne Merrill, said his daughter's last words to him were that her headache was "actually killing her."The inquest was a read a family tribute to the mother of two sons: Jayden, 14, and Jax, seven. It described a "kind, fun-loving" mother who loved to dance. Speaking after the inquest, Lockwood's family said she had died in agony, the BBC reported.The Government data which assesses reactions from COVID-19 vaccines shows that Lockwood's reaction was extremely rare. So far, the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions/coronavirus-vaccine-summary-of-yellow-card-reporting">UK Government states</a> that there have been 438 reported cases of thromboembolic events (blood clotting) and 78 deaths after an estimated 24.9 million first doses and 24.2 million second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. It equates to roughly 0.001% of people taking the AstraZeneca vaccine experiencing a blood clot and 0.0003% experiencing fatal effects. Acknowledging these extremely rare outcomes, a government statement said that vaccination is still "the single most effective way to reduce deaths and severe illness from COVID-19." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-blood-clots-than-vaccines-astrazeneca-cvst-2021-4?r=US&amp;IR=T">People who had COVID-19 were about eight times more likely </a>to have a blood clot on their brain than somebody who took the AstraZeneca vaccine.Clots are extremely rare in both cases, but occurred significantly more in people who got sick from COVID-19, according to a comparison of two large data sets by experts at the University of Oxford, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-blood-clots-than-vaccines-astrazeneca-cvst-2021-4?r=US&amp;IR=T">Insider's Marianne Guenot reports.</a>In the UK, 52.7 million people have had their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with 49.2 million having had their second, <a href="https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations">UK data shows. </a>38.5 million people have had a third or booster dose.

Mother died due to rare 'brain bleed' side effect of COVID-19 vaccine, coroner rules

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11994967" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="novak-djokovic" source="Orion">Novak Djokovic</keyword>'s visa to enter <keyword id="11897977" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="australia" source="Orion">Australia</keyword> was canceled because of issues relating to a vaccine exemption.</li><li>Lawyers for the <keyword id="11897437" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tennis" source="Orion">tennis</keyword> star claim he had a vaccine exemption because he recently recovered from <keyword id="11893994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword>.</li></ul>Tennis star Novak Djokovic had a vaccine exemption to enter Australia because he recently recovered from COVID-19, his lawyers said in <a href="https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/migration-law/online-file/djokovic">court documents</a>.The number one men's tennis player's visa was revoked on Wednesday when he arrived at Melbourne Airport to compete in the <keyword id="12003353" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="australian-open" source="Orion">Australian Open</keyword>.<a href="https://www.abf.gov.au/newsroom-subsite/Pages/statement-on-mr-novak-djokovic-06-01-2022.aspx#:~:text=The%20Australian%20Border%20Force%20will,our%20laws%20and%20entry%20requirements.&amp;text=Non%2Dcitizens%20who%20do%20not,detained%20and%20removed%20from%20Australia.">Australian border force officials said</a> that Djokovic had "failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia," as the prior infection was not sufficient reason for a medical exemption.Court documents released on Saturday revealed that the tennis star had tested positive for COVID-19 on 16 December 2021 but had since recovered.Following his infection, Djokovic received a "medical exemption from Covid vaccination" from an independent panel commissioned by Tennis Australia, which was endorsed by an independent panel of the Victorian State Government, the court documents say.The 34-year-old player is held at a quarantine facility in Melbourne while his legal team fights his proposed deportation. A decision is due on Monday.Djokovic, who is from Serbia, has never disclosed his <keyword id="11896806" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19-vaccine" source="Orion">COVID-19 vaccine</keyword> status but in the past has said he is <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-59897918#:~:text=In%20April%202020%2C%20well%20before,what's%20best%20for%20my%20body.%22">"opposed to vaccination."</a>Before Djokovic arrived in Australia, he <a href="https://twitter.com/DjokerNole/status/1478319120626196482">tweeted</a> that he was "heading Down Under with an exemption permission" to play in the Australian Open.The news sparked uproar in Australia, where COVID-19 infections are currently soaring, as Australians complained the tennis player was being <a href="https://www.insider.com/australians-furious-over-novak-djokovic-covid-vaccine-exemption-2022-1">given special treatment.</a>In response to the outcry, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that the player would be asked to present his medical exemption from vaccination upon arrival."If that evidence is insufficient, then he won't be treated any different to anyone else," Morrison <a href="https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1478742045669867521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">told reporters</a> on Wednesday. "There should be no special rules for Novak Djokovic at all. None whatsoever."Amid the Djokovic scandal, the role of Tennis Australia has been questioned. It incorrectly told players that a prior infection would be a reason to exempt them from Australia's vaccine requirements, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/08/craig-tiley-privately-praises-staff-for-unbelievable-job-as-djokovic-visa-saga-drags-on">The Guardian</a> reported.Tennis Australia gave this advice even after the health department told them on two occasions that exemptions did not exist for those recently infected with COVID-19, the paper said.​​The Australian Open begins on 17 January in Melbourne, and it is unclear whether Djokovic will be permitted to play.

Tennis star Novak Djokovic had vaccine exemption to enter Australia because of recent COVID-19 infection, lawyers say

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="45830" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bill-gates" source="Orion">Bill Gates</keyword> has said there's "way above" a 5% risk we haven't seen the worst of the <keyword id="11893994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword> pandemic.</li><li>The Microsoft cofounder told the FT there could yet be a more transmissive and fatal coronavirus variant.</li></ul>Bill Gates thinks there's more than a 5% risk we haven't seen the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic."We're still at risk of this pandemic generating a variant that would be even more transmissive and even more fatal," the Microsoft cofounder said in an interview with the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c8896c10-35da-46aa-957f-cf2b4e18cfce">Financial Times</a> on Sunday.He added: "It's not likely, I don't want to be a voice of doom and gloom, but it's way above a 5% risk that this pandemic, we haven't even seen the worst of it."More than <a href="https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-death-toll/">6.2 million people</a> globally are thought to have died from COVID-19. Gates, a longstanding advocate of pandemic preparedness, warned in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Af6b_wyiwI&amp;ab_channel=TED">2015 TED Talk</a> that the world was "not ready" for a pandemic.Gates told the FT that longer-lasting COVID-19 vaccines that blocked infection were needed. In his upcoming book, "How to Prevent the Next Pandemic," <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-new-book-how-to-prevent-the-next-pandemic-2022-2">Gates says he's optimistic</a> that COVID-19 can be "the last pandemic."The Microsoft cofounder suggested to the FT that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-task-force-monitor-future-pandemic-outbreaks-2022-5">a task force be put together</a> to monitor global health emergencies, because the <keyword id="11897163" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="world-health-organization" source="Orion">World Health Organization</keyword> (<keyword id="6366244" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="who" source="Orion">WHO</keyword>) currently has "less than 10 full-time people" on the lookout for deadly new viruses. The <keyword id="12193359" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="epidemic" source="Orion">epidemic</keyword> response team could be made up of experts including computer modelers as well as epidemiologists, he said.In April 2020, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-tweet-against-trump-defunding-world-health-organisation-who-2020-4?r=US&amp;IR=T">Gates criticized Donald Trump</a> for halting the annual $400 million in US funding for the WHO.Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said last week that immunity levels from prior COVID-19 infection and vaccination were probably behind relatively low levels of hospitalization in the US. "We haven't seen them pick up as much as we might have expected in prior times during this pandemic, thanks to I believe a large amount of protection in the community," she said.

Bill Gates says there's 'way above' a 5% risk we haven't seen the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="11897975" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="uk" source="Orion">UK</keyword> has become the country with the second highest rate of COVID boosters, reports say.</li><li>45% of people in the UK are now triple-jabbed, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/12/24/uk-overtakes-israel-race-become-worlds-boosted-nation-against/">reports</a> say. Still, it lags behind <keyword id="12085673" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chile" source="Orion">Chile</keyword>'s 52.7%.</li></ul>The UK surpassed <keyword id="6355882" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="israel" source="Orion">Israel</keyword> to become the world's second-most boosted nation against <keyword id="11893994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword>, with 45% of its population having received three vaccine doses, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/12/24/uk-overtakes-israel-race-become-worlds-boosted-nation-against/">The Telegraph</a> and the <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-second-most-boosted-nation-world-vaccine-omicron-covid19-b973665.html">Evening Standard</a> reported on Friday.It now trails behind Chile, where 52.7% of people have been triple-vaccinated.Israel became the first country to tighten its vaccine passport system in October, requiring people to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/booster-israel-restrict-indoor-green-pass-access-2021-10">prove they've had a third shot</a> to enter most indoor venues. But its vaccine roll-out has reportedly slowed.Just under half the country's population, 44.9%, has been administered a third dose so far. The nation announced this week that it is <a href="https://www.insider.com/israel-4th-covid-19-vaccine-dose-healthcare-workers-and-elderly-2021-12">set to offer a fourth dose</a> to healthcare workers, and people aged 60 and above.The UK's milestone follows Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing an <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/boris-johnson-nhs-prime-minister-government-twitter-b1976085.html">accelerated vaccination drive</a> on December 13 as COVID-19 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/24/uk-hits-new-covid-record-again-more-than-120000-cases-recorded">case counts hit record highs</a> in recent days. The UK recorded a fresh record number of cases on Christmas Eve, with <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-uk-records-122-186-new-covid-cases-and-further-137-deaths-12503513">more than 122,000 cases</a> in the country. 137 people died from the disease on the day.<div type="image" title="UK COVID-19 numbers" height="1132" width="2370" msid="88491594" hostid="261"></div>The country's vaccine roll-out is set to continue over the holiday season as part of efforts to immunize eligible adults. Around 200,000 appointments for a <keyword id="11896085" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="booster-shot" source="Orion">booster shot</keyword> have been made available over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day, December 26, <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-boosters-available-on-christmas-day-in-nhs-jingle-jab-campaign-12503267">Sky News reports.</a><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-hits-30-million-boosters-as-push-continues-to-get-boosted-now">More than 30 million people</a> have been administered third doses so far, according to the National Health Service."We're continuing to smash <keyword id="11946931" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="booster" source="Orion">booster</keyword> and vaccine records — with 30 million total boosters in the UK and more than one million total vaccines on one day being an absolutely fantastic achievement," Sajid Javid, health and social care secretary, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-hits-30-million-boosters-as-push-continues-to-get-boosted-now">said in a statement</a> this week."Every top-up jab in someone's arm means that, as a country, we are strengthening our wall of defence against the Omicron variant," he added."Let me be absolutely clear – this festive season, the single most important thing you can do is come forward for your life-saving booster jab."A recent study from Imperial College, London suggests people infected with the Omicron variant may have a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/omicron-uk-studies-less-severe-than-delta-covid-2021-12?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">milder illness than the previously dominant Delta variant</a>, and have a 15% to 20% lower risk of hospitalization.

The UK has now boosted 45% of people against COVID-19, trailing only Chile, as it launches a Christmas Day vaccination drive

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12002687" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tucker-carlson" source="Orion">Tucker Carlson</keyword> told a San Diego church he had not been vaccinated against COVID-19. </li><li>He dismissed proponents of the vaccines as liars, despite proof of the shots' effectiveness.</li></ul>Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who has long used his top-rated show to erode trust in <keyword id="11894218" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-vaccines" source="Orion">COVID vaccines</keyword>, told a church congregation in San Diego that he had not gotten the shot himself. The remarks follow long speculation about Carlson's vaccination status, which until now he had refused to address directly.When <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tucker-carlson-compares-vaccine-question-being-asked-about-sex-life-2021-7?r=US&amp;IR=T">asked the question last year by New York Times</a> reporter, he dismissed it as inappropriate, asking in return "when was the last time you had sex with your wife and in what position? We can trade intimate details."The admission of being unvaccinated was made at a gathering Awaken Church on April 2, where Carlson mocked the idea of getting a booster shot, and praised the church for defying COVID-19 restrictions. "I skipped the first three, I'm not getting that one either," Carlson said, <a href="https://voiceofsandiego.org/2022/04/09/politics-report-the-midway-redo/">according to the Voice of San Diego, a nonprofit news outlet</a>.In recordings of his remarks at the event published <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-brags-to-megachurch-that-he-is-totally-unvaccinated?ref=home">by The Daily Beast,</a> Carlson went on to say that he was not opposed to vaccines in general but did object to those against the coronavirus."I've had like a million of them," he said, of vaccines.But, speaking of the various medical and <keyword id="11893346" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="politics" source="Orion">politics</keyword> figures wo recommended the vaccines, he said: "I look at these people, like, this just does not make sense at all. And I have no idea what's up here, but whatever you're telling me it's just not true."For months, Carlson has been among the most high-profile vaccine skeptics in the US, using his show to advance misleading and false claims about the safety and efficacy of the shots. The vaccines have been shown to be safe and effective in multiple studies <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html">by public health authorities</a> and research organisations globally. Fox News had previously not responded to requests from Insider to clarify Carlson's vaccination status. Despite its biggest hosts attacking the vaccine and COVID restrictions, Fox Corporation, Fox News' parent company, in a memo <a href="https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1437858807854608386?s=20&amp;t=U2gqmSdJWQkO0CDJmB5dpw">sent out by a senior executive last September</a> said that 90% of employees were vaccinated.It said that those who were not had to get daily tests.

Tucker Carlson, who has for months dodged questions on his COVID-19 vaccine status, told a church group he is not vaccinated

<ul class="summary-list"><li>GoFundMe has blocked $10 million donations destined for the so-called "Freedom Convoy" in <keyword id="6356687" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="canada" source="Orion">Canada</keyword>.</li><li>The Freedom Convoy is protesting <keyword id="11896806" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19-vaccine" source="Orion">COVID-19 vaccine</keyword> rules and has occupied the center of Ottawa.</li></ul>GoFundMe has blocked $10 million in donations destined for a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-donald-trump-praised-canadian-trucker-vaccine-mandate-protest-2022-1">Canadian trucker vaccine protest</a> that was praised by <keyword id="11914386" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="donald-trump" source="Orion">Donald Trump</keyword> and Elon Musk.The funds, which were donated to the so-called "Freedom Convoy," will now be automatically returned to donors, GoFundMe <a href="https://medium.com/gofundme-stories/update-gofundme-statement-on-the-freedom-convoy-2022-fundraiser-4ca7e9714e82">said</a> Saturday.Last weekend, thousands of truckers and <keyword id="12217297" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="protesters" source="Orion">protesters</keyword> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/thousands-canada-protest-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-truckers-justin-trudeau-2022-1">gathered</a> in Ottawa to protest Canada's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/truckers-vaccine-mandate-drivers-crossing-us-border-biden-2021-11">cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates</a>. The protesters have since occupied the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/videos-of-trucking-vaccine-mandate-protest-truckers-camp-outside-capital-2022-1">center of Canada's capital</a> and Ottawa police have <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/31/canada-ottawa-protests-trucker-coronavirus-vaccine/">launched</a> "several criminal investigations" into incidents connected to the protest.Trump <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-donald-trump-praised-canadian-trucker-vaccine-mandate-protest-2022-1">said</a> last weekend: "We want those great Canadian truckers to know that we are with them all the way." He also criticized US President Joe Biden's <keyword id="11899454" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccine-mandate" source="Orion">vaccine mandate</keyword> for truckers and added that the Canadian protesters were "doing more to defend American freedom than our own leaders by far."<a href="https://medium.com/gofundme-stories/update-gofundme-statement-on-the-freedom-convoy-2022-fundraiser-4ca7e9714e82">On Friday</a>, GoFundMe said that it "supports peaceful protests and we believe that was the intention of the Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser when it was first created." It added: "We now have evidence from law enforcement that the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity."This meant the fundraiser was in violation of its terms of service, the company said, adding that "no further funds will be directly distributed to the Freedom Convoy organizers."GoFundMe did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Insider's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-trump-calls-trudeau-far-left-lunatic-trucker-protests-continue-2022-2">Bethany Dawson</a> reported Trump calling Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau a "far-left lunatic" and added the group could be coming to the US to protest Joe Biden's COVID-19 rules.Ontario Premier Doug Ford <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/npr/npr-story/1078415610">told the Associated Press</a>: "It's not a protest anymore. It's become an occupation. It's time for this to come to an end."Canada senator Dennis Patterson said: "Let me be clear: If you wrap yourself in or go about waving a Nazi or Confederate flag, you are declaring yourself a person who embraces hate, bigotry, and racism."

GoFundMe has blocked $10 million in donations to a Canadian trucker vaccine protest praised by Trump and Elon Musk

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Rep. <keyword id="11923746" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="matt-gaetz" source="Orion">Matt Gaetz</keyword> told OAN that getting COVID-19 provides the best protection against catching it.</li><li>Data shows that unvaccinated people are more likely to die from COVID-19 than vaccinated people.</li></ul>​​Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has been criticized after he cast doubt on the need for COVID-19 vaccines, saying that contracting the virus gives the best protection against it."The best vaccine we've found is mother nature's vaccine. It's contracting the virus," Gaetz <a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1467200006813798403">told the far-right One America News Network</a>. "That is what has provided the greatest protection, the most durable protection, over the longest period of time."The interview was first aired in November, but was reshared on Twitter by the journalist Aaron Rupar on Saturday.Medical professionals have since slammed Gaetz's comments."His words are killing people," Dr. Rob Davidson, the executive chairman of the Committee to Protect Health Care, <a href="https://twitter.com/DrRobDavidson/status/1467275334525628424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1467275334525628424%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fuproxx.com%2Fviral%2Fmatt-gaetz-catch-covid-twitter-reactions%2F">tweeted</a> Saturday.Holden Thorp, a professor of chemistry and medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, <a href="https://twitter.com/hholdenthorp/status/1467289975385382918">tweeted</a>: "Matt Gaetz is not an immunologist. #misinformation."And Joseph Sakran, a trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, <a href="https://twitter.com/JosephSakran/status/1467210327632883716">tweeted</a>: "'Mother Nature' — incredibly dangerous and reckless advice."The CNN White House correspondent Phil Mattingly also called Gaetz's claim "dangerous.""Since the vaccines became widely available, the rate of dying from COVID is 50% higher in red states, than in blue states," he <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/12/06/mattingly-matt-gaetz-vaccine-claim-ftr-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/">told</a> the network "For the Record" show on Sunday, <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/05/1059828993/data-vaccine-misinformation-trump-counties-covid-death-rate">referring to a NPR study published Sunday.</a>"Even on the most base cynical level you would think that these Republican politicians would want to keep their constituents, their voters, alive."While Gaetz was criticized for discouraging vaccine uptake, in general, antibodies generated by the body after contracting any COVID-19 for the first time <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01442-9">provide a strong defense against catching it a second time.</a>However, vaccinations <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits.html">greatly reduce the risk of catching or falling severely ill from viruses like COVID-19</a> in the first place.There is also no indication that natural immunity outperforms immunity from vaccines in the case of COVID-19 to date, contrary to Gaetz's comments.Data <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7037e1.htm?s_cid=mm7037e1_w">published in September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a> showed that unvaccinated people are 11 times more at risk of death from the Delta <keyword id="11893194" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus" source="Orion">coronavirus</keyword> variant than those who are vaccinated. It is not yet known how the current COVID-19 vaccines work against the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-did-omicron-covid-variant-evolve-animals-humans-2021-12">Omicron variant of the virus</a>, which is currently spreading across the world. However, vaccines reduce the risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, and the CDC has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cdc-everyone-should-get-booster-shot-to-protect-against-omicron-2021-11">urged people to get vaccinated or get their booster shots</a> in the wake of Omicron's spread.When reached for comment, a representative for Gaetz emailed a tweet from the congressman, which cited Insider's email, that said: "Natural infection immunity remains the strongest immunity from COVID on Earth. Natural immunity deniers are either Big Pharma, corrupted by Big Pharma, or funded by the advertisements of Big Pharma."As of last Friday, COVID-19 has killed more than 784,000 people in the US, <a href="https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations_vacc-people-onedose-pop-5yr">according to the CDC</a>. As of the same day, 59.9% of the US has been fully vaccinated.Gaetz, who has not disclosed publicly whether he is vaccinated, has previously expressed support for vaccines in some cases. "There are people like my own parents, who, for them, they're a little older, they've got other complicated medical conditions and it was the smart decision for them and for people in that circumstance where it makes sense," <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/16RBLsHVpiwbUUlPeWxjSl">he said </a>during an August episode of his podcast, "Firebrand with Matt Gaetz."

Medics slam Rep. Matt Gaetz for saying COVID-19 is the best way to protect against getting COVID-19

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Donald Trump has praised the freedom convoy, a group of Canadian truckers protesting US-Canada <keyword id="11894310" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccine" source="Orion">vaccine</keyword> mandates. </li><li>The former President called Trudeau a "far-left lunatic" for his <keyword id="11893994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword> rules and restrictions. </li></ul>Nine days into the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/videos-of-trucking-vaccine-mandate-protest-truckers-camp-outside-capital-2022-1?r=US&amp;IR=T">"Freedom Convoy" protests in Canada</a>, an anti-vaccine group protesting <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/truckers-vaccine-mandate-drivers-crossing-us-border-biden-2021-11?r=US&amp;IR=T">new border regulations</a>, Donald Trump has praised it and called <keyword id="6356687" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="canada" source="Orion">Canada</keyword>'s Prime Minister <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/thousands-canada-protest-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-truckers-justin-trudeau-2022-1?r=US&amp;IR=T">Justin Trudeau</a> a "far-left lunatic."The <keyword id="12002887" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="protests" source="Orion">protests</keyword> started on January 29, led by campaigners opposed to the mandate that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vaccine-mandate-canada-truck-drivers-truckers-ottawa-freedom-convoy-coronavirus-2022-2?r=US&amp;IR=T">truckers crossing the US-Canada border must be vaccinated against COVID-19.</a>The protests, which are being investigated by police for criminal activity and have brought parts of the capital Ottawa to a standstill, have been praised by Donald Trump whilst he simultaneously criticizes Trudeau. "The Freedom Convoy is peacefully protesting the harsh policies of far-left lunatic Justin Trudeau, who has destroyed Canada with insane COVID mandates," <a href="https://ir.tmtgcorp.com/news-events/press-releases/">said Trump in a statement.</a> He did not comment on r<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60235884">eports that Freedom Convoy members had been arrested</a> for causing mischief to property, carrying a weapon to a public meeting, and issuing threats on social media while in Ottawa."Our goal is to end the demonstration," Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly said Friday morning <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8594689/ottawa-trucker-convoy-plan-to-end/?utm_source=%40globalnews&amp;utm_medium=Twitter">according to Global News Canada</a>, noting that the protests have led to "a lot of unacceptable and unlawful activities."Up to 400 additional trucks are expected to try to enter the city this weekend, to join the 50-60 that have been camped in Canada's capital for days, along with another 1000 to 2000 people on foot, say reports. There were also <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60235884">reports </a>of hundreds of trucks blocking the border in Alberta, earlier this week.<div type="image" title="Supporters and trucks fill the street at Parliament Hill for the Freedom Truck Convoy to protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in Ottawa, Canada, on January 29, 2022." height="4082" width="5442" msid="89370144" hostid="261"></div>Trump added that "the Freedom Convoy could be coming to DC with American Truckers who want to protest Biden's ridiculous COVID policies."Canada has some of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the world, with 82% of citizens over the age of five vaccinated, <a href="https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vaccination-coverage/">according to the Canadian government. </a>The Freedom Convoy has raised C$10m ($7.9m) on GoFundMe. But the fundraising site is <a href="https://medium.com/gofundme-stories/update-gofundme-statement-on-the-freedom-convoy-2022-fundraiser-4ca7e9714e82">now withholding funds</a> due to reports of the group committing violence across Canada. Trump added that his social media site, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-truth-social-media-company-launch-presidents-day-2022-2?r=US&amp;IR=T">Truth Social</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-announces-plans-for-new-social-media-site-in-2022-2021-10?r=US&amp;IR=T">announced in October 2021</a> but has still not launched, will welcome Freedom Convoy posts. "Facebook is canceling the accounts of Freedom Convoy USA, and GoFundMe is denying access to funds that belong to the Freedom Convoy. This is unacceptable and extremely dangerous in any country that values free expression. TruthSocial is announcing today that we are welcoming the Freedom Convoy with open arms to communicate freely on TruthSocial when we launch – coming very soon!" Trump said in his statement on the <a href="https://www.tmtgcorp.com/">Trump Media and Technology Group</a> site.

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