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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Florida school bans vaccinated teachers from contact with students

Apr 28 2021

A school in Florida has decided to ban vaccinated teachers from having any contact with pupils. Citing fails vaccine claims that the effects of the jab can be passed on to non-vaccinated people, a private school in Miami called The Centner Academy urged its staff to not get the vaccine and warned that any staff member getting the jab may lose their job.

School co-founder Leila Centner issued a statement that until clinical trials of vaccine were completed, the school could not allow contact between staff and students in fear of transmitting the vaccines’ effects. Staff members have even been asked to fill in confidential forms which reveal their vaccination status under threat of legal measures should they refuse to disclose information.

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Spotify raising prices in US, UK and Europe

Apr 28 2021

The music streaming giant Spotify is allegedly increasing its prices for its services in the UK, US and Europe. Spotify Premium subscribers have allegedly already started receiving emails notifying the users of the change. Users based in US will not be as affected by the update as only Family Plans will be effected by a dollar month increase. Users in UK and Europe who subscribe to Student, Duo and Family Plans however will see a significant increase.

The Student and Duo plans will be getting a €1.15 increase, whilst the family service will be getting a €2.30 increase. The changes will be put into effect starting April 30th. Thankfully, single Spotify Premium prices are to remain as they currently are.

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