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- ‘And so it begins’: Mixed reaction as vaccine passport plans ‘set to begin with England Euro 2020 games at Wembley this weekend’
Controversial vaccine passports will be used for the first time at Euro 2020 when England play at Wembley this weekend, with fans told to show proof that they have been jabbed or taken a test, according to a new report. - ‘Not again’: Golfer Jon Rahm surges into lead at US PGA Tour event before being told that he has Covid on live television (VIDEO)Jon Rahm was close to establishing himself as the first repeat-winner of the Memorial since Tiger Woods, only to walk off the 18th green in Ohio to be told on live television that he had tested positive for Covid.
- ‘Please get your vaccine’: British tennis legend Murray hails ‘that first jab feeling’ as critics ask if he was paid for ‘advert’Andy Murray, who has previously called for compulsory vaccinations for tennis players, has grinned while showing off his freshly-jabbed arm and linked his work as an ambassador for children's charity UNICEF to Covid-19 vaccines.
- Fauci said in early days of Covid outbreak that masks ‘NOT EFFECTIVE in keeping out virus,’ small droplets pass throughDr. Anthony Fauci, the leading US authority on all things Covid-19, said privately during the early stages of the outbreak that masks don't protect people from catching the virus – in stark contrast to his later directives.
- ‘Like the toilet paper shortage’: Elon Musk compares microchip panic-buying to early pandemic rush to stock up on essentialsElon Musk has complained that a global chip shortage is disrupting Tesla’s supply chain, saying companies over-ordering microcontrollers is comparable to when people hoarded toilet paper in the early days of the pandemic.
- Israel finds ‘likely’ link between Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and cases of heart inflammation in young malesA specially appointed epidemiological team has found “a likelihood of a link” between receiving the second dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine and the onset of myocarditis in young men, Israel’s Health Ministry said in a statement.
- Japanese Olympic athletes start getting vaccines – as just 2-3% of general public receive both dosesAmid a backlash, as members of the public still await vaccines and are against the hosting of the Tokyo 2020 games, the Japanese Olympic Committee confirmed on Tuesday that Japan has begun giving jabs to its athletes.
- Juventus football star De Ligt backtracks on Covid vaccine denial despite saying that ‘you should be in charge of your own body’Juventus and Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt has backtracked after he became the latest name to voice his apprehension at taking a Covid-19 vaccine, issuing a statement to say that he will take the jab "as soon as possible".
- ‘I don’t fancy it at all’: England rugby star Henry Slade branded a ‘Covidiot’ for refusing to take coronavirus jabEngland rugby international Henry Slade has prompted a media storm in his home country after revealing that he refuses to take a Covid-19 vaccine, saying that he "doesn't trust" the science behind the jab.
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