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AstranaZeneca vaccine to arrive soon & will be given to 18 to 55-year-olds

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On Tuesday evening, Health Minister Chris Fearne revealed in Parliament that the AstraZeneca vaccine will be arriving in Malta in a few days and will be given primarily to people aged between 18 and 55.

Fearne stated that AstraZeneca provided information deeming the vaccine effective without leaving trial-patients hospitalised, going on to highlight that trials were based on under 55s.

While revealing that the first doses will arrive within 10 days of their authorisation, Fearne stated that 18 to 55-year-olds will not ONLY get the AstraZeneca vaccine, as it may vary from case to case.

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138 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 190 recoveries

67 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 323 recoveries
Feb 3 2021 Share

Malta has registered 138 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,973 swab tests, while 190 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Monday 3rd February 2021, 30,252 vaccine doses were administered of which 4,891 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 18,306 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 15,423 have recovered, 273 died and 2,610 are still active.

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Motorcyclist sustains grievous injuries following Hamrun incident

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A 50-year-old motorcyclist from Marsa sustained grievous injuries following an incident in Hamrun on Wednesday morning.

District police and a medical team were called onto the scene at Triq il-Kbira San Ġuzepp where later, the man was taken to Mater Dei hospital.

He was driving a Junak 806 motorcycle, where he eventually lost control and fell. Investigations are currently underway.

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Robert Abela congratulates Pete Buttigieg as he gets confirmed by US Senate

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The US Senate has officially confirmed Pete Buttigieg for secretary of transportation, making him the first openly gay member of a White House cabinet.

Buttigieg has become popular for waving the Maltese in the United States, having a Maltese father and occasionally speaking in the native tongue.

Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela took to Twitter to congratulate Buttigieg, sending his regards from Malta as the Statesman forms part of what Biden calls ‘the most diverse cabinet in US history’.

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