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  • US Congresswoman AOC Gets COVID-19 Vaccine On Instagram Live, Documents Entire Process

    US Dem. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine and she shared the process live with her Instagram followers. The New York lawmaker shared the video of herself in the lead-up to the shot, including filling out a questionnaire and as well as how she felt afterwards. In the caption, she wrote that she would never, ever ask anyone to do something she wasn’t willing to do it on herself. 

    While taking to social media, AOC answered questions from followers and even shared a video showing the injection into her upper arm. On Friday, the 31-year-old took the first of the two rounds of the Pfizer vaccine, each administered 21 days apart. After receiving the jab, AOC shared information on potential side effects, safety and the efficacy of the vaccine. She even revealed that she was experiencing some minor symptoms after the inoculation. 

  • COVID-19 Vaccines Effective Against New Strain Of Virus, Says German Minister

    The European Union (EU) experts believe that the existing COVID-19 vaccine candidates against the novel coronavirus are also effective against the new strain that is rapidly spreading across the Uk except Northern Ireland. German Health Minister Jens Spahn told public broadcaster ZDF that based on the knowledge the authorities have so far about the variant, the new strain “has no impact on the vaccines” because they remain “just as effective”. 

    Spahn made the claim citing “talks among experts of European authorities” while referring to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech that is already being administered in several countries including the United States and the UK. Pfizer’s vaccine is also set to receive approval from the European Medicines Agency. As the new strain continues to spread in the UK, EU health ministry spokesperson reportedly said that the union’s experts held a meeting on December 20.