Studies in Israel have shown that two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have proven to grant more than 95% protection against the COVID-19 infection, hospitalisation and even death. Israel is the country with the highest proportion of its population to be vaccinated, with one shot from the vaccine proving 58% effective against infection, 76% against hospitalisation and 77% against death. This only reinforced the need for the second dose to be administered.
The Lancet medical journal stated that this study remonstrates the vaccines’ power to end the heavy impacts of COVID-19. They added; ‘These findings suggest that high vaccine uptake can meaningfully stem the pandemic and offers hope for eventual control of the Sars-CoV-2 outbreak as vaccination programmes ramp up across the rest of the world.’
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Burger King is also seeking feedback from customers in order to take the changes worldwide. The company stated that this pilot gives the opportunity to gain knowledge for the industry ‘while getting us one step closer towards our goal of advancing packaging sustainability by improving materials and reducing overall packaging used, including single plastics.’
On the Labour Party side however, it seems that Prime Minister Robert Abela is on the rise as his trust rating increases by more than two points to reach 49.6%. This is Abela’s highest rating since September, with support for the party ranking at 44.8%. In between is a gap of 39,000 votes. The survey was held between Monday 3rd May and Friday 7th May.
Bo joined the Obamas for both terms in the White House, later joined by another dog named Sunny in 2013. The former president tweeted; ‘Today our family lost a true friend and loyal companion […] He tolerated all the fuss that came with being in the White House […] He was exactly what we needed and more than we ever expected. We will miss him dearly.’