Derek Sloan‘s support for a parliamentary e-petition about the impending COVID-19 vaccines has caused an expected push back from health care experts and even some Conservative caucus members.Sloan has become the de facto standard-bearer for the extreme right-wing of the Conservative Party.

His support for what is clearly an anti-vaccination movement is troubling.The petition suggests that COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed without proper scientific vetting, which would make the vaccination program essentially a human experiment in the chemical control of this virus.Nothing could be further from the truth and Sloan’s support for such voodoo science is reprehensible.These vaccines, like all potential vaccines, are vetted by well documented.

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Queen to get coronavirus vaccine 'within weeks', according to reports

Queen is well within the over-80s age group who are at the top of the priority list for receiving a coronavirus vaccine.

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The Queen Will Reportedly "Wait in Line" to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine

Several countries plan to start rolling out COVID-19 vaccines in the next few months, and according to new reports, the queen will allegedly receive the vaccine in due course.According to The Sunday Times, the queen and her husband "will receive the jab in line with the [U.K.] government’s roll-out, which begins on Tuesday." The publication continued, "The first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will be given to elderly care home residents and their carers, followed by anyone else over 80 and frontline health" workers.

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‘Critical tool’: Rempel Garner says Canadians need answers on coronavirus vaccine

coronavirus vaccines will be made available and when, the Conservative party health critic says.Michelle Rempel Garner made the comments during an interview with The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson airing on Sunday.“We need to make sure that people understand when and where they can get this vaccine so that we can move forward and not just be seeing continued lockdowns,” she said.Canada’s review of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine will be completed ‘soon,’ health minister saysShe said even though the government says it has secured vaccine doses, Canadians “don’t know when they’re going to be delivered to Canada.”Rempel Garner’s comments come two days after the Tories filed a motion pressing the government to answer multiple COVID-19

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Fact Check: A look at Trump’s election claims at Georgia rally

Donald Trump flooded his first postelection political rally with debunked conspiracy theories and audacious falsehoods Saturday as he claimed victory in an election he decisively lost.A sampling from his remarks in Valdosta, Georgia:: “If I lost, I’d be a very gracious loser.”: There’s no “if.” He lost, refuses to concede, hasn’t congratulated the winner and persists in allegations of election malfeasance that courts and officials across the breadth of battleground states and in Washington have found meritless.

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Coronavirus: Promise of COVID vaccines is ‘phenomenal,’ WHO says

The promise of COVID-19 vaccines is “phenomenal” and “potentially game-changing,” Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Europe, told a briefing on Thursday.

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The West Block: Dec. 5, 2020: Record-breaking case numbers and Canada’s fiscal fallout

This week on ‘The West Block,’ Mercedes Stephenson gets answers on the uptick in COVID-19 cases across the country, particularly in Alberta, and the economic consequences of the virus. Mercedes probes Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on the economic update and fiscal guardrails.

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Fiscal guardrails will be ‘anchored’ by the time recovery plan rolls out: Freeland

Chrystia Freeland says by the time the government begins rolling out a massive coronavirus recovery plan, they will be clear about what job numbers they will need to see to rein it in.In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Freeland said while the fall economic statement she presented in her first formal fiscal document since taking over the finance portfolio this summer didn’t offer specifics on those targets, those will be clear when the plans kicks off.“I thought it was important to be transparent with Canadians that we will need a growth plan and to also be transparent about the fact that we need to let things settle down a little bit more,” she said.“If you have guardrails on the road, they need to be physical and

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US suffers 4th straight day of over 2 lakh daily covid cases; most Californians to enter lockdowns

Some areas of the country will likely again need temporary "drastic" and "draconian" measures -- such as shutdowns or the suspension of elective procedures -- to protect the nation's health care system as COVID-19 continues to spread, said Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Hospitalizations in Los Angeles County have tripled in the last week, said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, adding the county will likely run out of beds in two to four weeks if cases continue climbing.Public health officials urged people to stay at home as much as possible and wear a face mask when out in public.

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National student loan centre sees delays as requests for help amid coronavirus soar

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GPs tell patients to 'stay away' and stop asking for coronavirus vaccine

GPs have been forced to plea with patients to stop coming in and asking for a coronavirus vaccine.

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Pete Davidson rips Staten Island’s anti-COVID-19 lockdown ‘babies’ on ‘SNL’

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A unique recipe for healing: Bill Murray and a biblical text

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Scots should still get coronavirus vaccine even if they have previously caught the bug, medical chief says

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Christmas a sign of hope amid coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis says

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Most people think UK Government's handling of coronavirus is 'national humiliation'

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Pope: Christmas a sign of hope amid difficulties of pandemic

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Seoul cancels New Year bell-ringing ceremony amid surge in COVID-19

Seoul, as the country has faced yet another spike in COVID-19 cases, a municipal government official said on Sunday."Considering the rapid spread of COVID-19, we have to cancel the year-end bell-ringing ceremony," the official of Seoul's government said as quoted by the Yonhap news agency reported.The annual ceremony, which takes place at Bosingak Pavilion, will be cancelled for the first time since it was established in 1953, after the end of the Korean War.The media added that additional restrictions were planned to be implemented in the city to prevent public gatherings.On Friday, the Seoul authorities reduced bus and subway services by 30 per cent after 09:00 p.m.

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LONDON – The coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech was being sent to hospitals across the U.K. in super-cold containers on Sunday, two days ahead of the kickoff of Britain's biggest-ever immunization program, one being closely watched around the world.Around 800,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to be in place for the start of the rollout on Tuesday, a day that British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has reportedly dubbed as “V-Day,” a nod to triumphs in World War II.“Despite the huge complexities, hospitals will kickstart the first phase of the largest scale vaccination campaign in our country’s history from Tuesday,” said Professor Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director.

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RAJKOT (GUJARAT) : Gujarat has started preparations for the COVID-19 vaccination, which would start with around 3.96 lakh healthcare workers, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Saturday."The Gujarat government has put together a cold chain infrastructure to store and transport the COVID-19 vaccine and made lists of priority beneficiaries. The first priority will be given to healthcare workers," he said while addressing the convocation ceremony at Marwadi University on Saturday."Around 3.96 lakh healthcare workers, including 2.71 lakh government doctors, nurses, and lab technicians as well as 1.25 lakh doctors, nurses, lab technicians and employees of private hospitals engaged in the COVID-19 duty will be given the first priority.

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Six dead at Scots care home amid coronavirus outbreak after 39 people test positive for killer bug

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The Latest: Oregon doc's anti-mask comment draws suspension

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'SNL' addresses Staten Island coronavirus protest, mall Santas during pandemic

"Saturday Night Live" this weekend did several sketches on the coronavirus, including one about last week's Staten Island, N.Y., demonstration following the arrest of a bar owner who allegedly defied government restrictions on indoor dining. Cast member Pete Davidson, a native of Staten Island, said the bar in question, Mac’s Public House, is in an area of New York City with the second-highest number of confirmed cases of the virus -- and restaurants there are allowed to serve food only outdoors.

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Decoded: Immune system's requirements for protection against Covid-19

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Europe battles surge in coronavirus deaths in nursing homes

MADRID – As the two mortuary workers pushed a stretcher with a bagged corpse out of the room, the elderly man in the adjacent bed briefly awakened from his dementia. “Is he dead?” he muttered, extending his arm, trying to touch his roommate for the last time.Reflecting on a scene repeated too many times, one of the workers, Manel Rivera, despaired at the growing number of elderly people dying as the coronavirus resurges.“The sad thing is,” he said of the surviving man in the Barcelona nursing home, “in a few days we'll probably come back for him.”Mortuary workers are again busy around-the-clock in nursing homes and hospices across Europe, amid outbreaks that this time are causing havoc mostly in facilities spared during the spring.

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Morgan Wallen relives being uninvited from SNL over breaking COVID-19 safety procedures

Morgan Wallen made his debut on Saturday Night Live after being disinvited back in October.The country singer was bumped from the show after video emerged of him partying and kissing women without a mask, in violation of SNL's COVID-19 safety procedures.In the comic sketch, Wallen relived his night of partying at the University of Alabama, with the evening's host Jason Bateman playing his future self to talk some sense into him.

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Covid spread can be slowed down by new antiviral drug, says researchers

vaccines to control the covid-19 pandemic, researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University have discovered a way to suppress the virus' spread.

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Optimism over Covid-19 vaccine may drive markets higher: Analysts

markets across the globe to near record levels, analysts said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week said a COVID-19 vaccine may be ready in a few weeks as he noted that experts believe the wait for it will not be long, and asserted that the vaccination drive in India will begin as soon as scientists give the nod."Investors to keep a close eye on coronavirus situation and vaccine coupled with development on economic activity," said Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director, Choice Broking."With all major events behind us, we feel global cues would dictate market trend ahead.

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Coronavirus vaccines: China prepares large-scale rollout of domestically made vaccines

PTI.Health experts say even if they are successful, the certification process for the United States, Europe, Japan and other developed countries might be too complex for them to be used there.However, China said it will ensure the products are affordable for developing countries.Mainland China reports 18 new casesMainland China reported 18 new Covid-19 cases on 5 December, up from 17 cases from a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Sunday.The National Health Commission said in a statement that 17 of the new cases were imported infections.

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Lehigh County woman missing after responding to a rideshare request, police say

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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