Persons of trust in ministries considered as frontliners for vaccine

Apr 29 2021

Six ministries have confirmed that persons of trust in their departments are considered to be frontliners according to the established regulations.

This was revealed via parliamentary reply to David Thake with these six ministries being the Ministry for Education; the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure; the Ministry for Home Affairs; the Ministry for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development; the Ministry for Solidarity and Family and the Ministry for the Elderly and Active Ageing.

This means that these individuals are eligible to jump the list for vaccination with the Health Ministry failing to provide an answer to the question and seven other ministries saying it was not their recommendation to get their persons of trust vaccinated.

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Spotify Founder Daniel Ek says he has ‘secured funds’ to buy Arsenal

Apr 29 2021

Spotify’s founder and CEO Daniel Ek has expressed that he is “very serious” about purchasing Arsenal, despite current owner Kroenke ruling out the sale of the English football club.

As a kid growing up, I’ve cheered for @Arsenal as long as I can remember. If KSE would like to sell Arsenal I'd be happy to throw my hat in the ring.

— Daniel Ek (@eldsjal) April 23, 2021

Ek first took to Twitter to express his desire to purchase the club, stating that he has been a fan since childhood and has now stated to have a “very compelling offer” for the club, going on to highlight that he has secured funding for the purchase.

As it stands, Arsenal’s current ownership has maintained its position that it is not selling a stake, reiterating their commitment to the club.

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River of Love denies being against COVID-19 vaccine

Apr 29 2021

On Wednesday evening, River of Love Senior Pastor Gordon-John Manché took to Facebook to clarify that the community leaves its members at liberty to choose whether they wish to take the COVID-19 vaccine or not.

This comes after MEP Cyrus Engerer posted about allegedly receiving messages from the movement’s members urging him to vote against the certification of the COVID-19 vaccine and tests and that vaccine recipients ‘take the devil’s number’.

Jiċħad li r-River of Love hija kontra t-tilqima tal-Covid-19

Posted by Gordon-John Manché on Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Manché stated that the River of Love does not get involved in such issues and expressed his disappointment with Cyrus Engerer and asked if the MEP would react in the same way had it been from a different religious community.

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Authorities investigating thrombosis case in COVID-19 vaccine recipient

Apr 29 2021

The Malta Medicines Authority is currently investigating the possibility of a link between a thrombosis case and a COVID-19 vaccine after a 58-year-old suffered from the issue only weeks after taking the first COVID-19 vaccine jab.

The individual is reported to have received the first jab slightly over two weeks ago and the Medicines Authority is investigating whether or not there may be a link between the two as the person remains in stable condition, according to the Health Ministry.

Local authorities, along with the European Medicines Authority maintain their position that the benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the rare risks.

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