In Aligarh, be it Hindus or Muslims, the young or old, most don’t want to get vaccinated against Covid. They claim 99% people die because of it. BISMEE TASKIN 25 May, 2021 11:00 am IST Apart from vaccine hesitancy, there is also little adherence to Covid protocols in Aligarh | Photo: Praveen Jain/ThePrint Aligarh: A combination of ill-conceived notions, misconceptions, a lack of trust in the Modi government and other insecurities is fuelling vaccine hesitancy in Aligarh, with people of both communities — Muslims and Hindus — saying they don’t want to take the Covid-19 vaccine shots.… Read the rest

BY JESSICA MARIE BAUMGARTNER July 9, 2021 Last week, America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS) came to speak in Kansas City, Missouri.  AFLDS founder Dr. Simone Gold brought her message that COVID-19 is nothing to fear and that there are treatments available. At the start of the pandemic, she was fired after speaking out in support of anti-malaria medication hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). At the time, President Donald Trump was praising the effectiveness of the drug, but shortly after, the FDA revoked emergency use authorization for it.… Read the rest

WHO urges extreme caution against completely lifting public health measures CNBC – The World Health Organization is urging “extreme caution” against lifting public health measures in countries around the world as the Covid pandemic rages in countries with low vaccination rates and puts other regions at risk for the spread of variants. Countries with high vaccination rates like the United States and the United Kingdom have been gradually lifting public health measures while other countries are battling their worst outbreaks since the beginning of the pandemic.… Read the rest