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A team of medics achieved their target of vaccinating every single care home resident and member of staff in their catchment area with the Oxford jab yesterday. It took just over two hours for the 16-strong team of doctors and nurses administered around 350 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for their network in the Ribble … Read more
Brisbane residents have slammed Queensland Health for telling them to wear face masks when they drive, even if they are alone. Queensland Health posted on Facebook informing users of the rule after the state government introduced new measures to stem the spread of the deadly disease. ‘Do I need to wear a mask in my … Read more
Pregnant Princess Eugenie personally delivered Salvation Army safe house residents Christmas gifts of crafts and activities to ‘help with their well-being’ as they recover from their experiences of modern slavery Princess Eugenie gave Christmas gifts to Salvation Army safe house residents Royal, 30, was joined by Anti-Slavery Collective co-founder Julia de Boinville Presents consisted of crafts … Read more
One-quarter of Los Angeles residents live in areas without close access to pharmacy services, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, found that 25 percent of the county’s more than 2,300 census tracts live in so-called ‘pharmacy deserts.’ What’s more, results found that mostly poor, largely black and LatinX neighborhoods have the … Read more
Care home residents have offered a few titbits of advice for staying happy as the UK is plunged into its third coronavirus lockdown. Staff at Pinehurst Care Centre in Crowthorne wrote its elderly residents’ advice onto a piece of paper along with their names and ages. And some of the responses were priceless, including 96-year-old … Read more
Heartbreaking moment stray ginger cat with frostbite, rotten teeth and worms begs for help by desperately pawing at window Orange tabby had been walking through snow and pawing at doors in Quebec He was eventually rushed to a clinic where he was treated for numerous ailments The cat, which has since been named Aslan, was … Read more
Inside an inflatable ‘room of hugs’ where Italian care home residents can touch their loved ones through plastic screens Care home residents sat with their visitors in the ‘rooms of hugs’ in Campania in southern Italy on Saturday Wearing gloves and masks, guests pressed their hands and faces against the screen to get close to … Read more
Get out NOW before Caribbean island explodes: Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines are told to evacuate as volcanoes begin spewing ash after decades lying dormant Alert level in St Vincent and the Grenadines increased people urge to evacuate Raised after it started spewing ash and a new volcanic dome appeared Volcanoes in Martinique … Read more
Doctors will be paid an extra £10 for every Covid vaccine dose they give to care home residents or staff, NHS England has said. GPs will be given the additional payment, on top of the standard £12.58 fee for each jab, to compensate for the ‘additional time and resources’ required to visit patients on site. … Read more
Residents of the wealthy New England enclave of Nantucket are turning on each other after a COVID-19 outbreak on the prestigious island. Nantucket’s normal year-round population is 11,000 people, living on a 13-mile island located 30 miles south of Cape Cod. As of June 2020, the average home value was about $2.9 million, according to … Read more