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1.21am GMT
The Vatican has urged Catholics to get vaccinated against coronavirus and said it it “morally acceptable” to take vaccines that use cell lines from aborted foetuses.
Cells derived from foetuses aborted decades ago have been used by some researchers working on vaccines against Covid-19.
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12.56am GMT
And back to the news: Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated there was no need for Japan to enter a national state of emergency, even as health groups declared their own state of emergency for the medical system as coronavirus infection rates continue to rise.
Suga said on Monday evening the head of the government’s expert panel on the coronavirus pandemic had told him “we’re not there yet” with regards to calling a state of emergency. Suga was responding during an interview on national television.
Continue reading…UK warned to expect further restrictions; intensive care beds full in southern California; Denmark bans mink farms for a yearEuropean states ban travel from UK as new Covid strain takes holdWhat do we know about the fast-spreading Covid variant in UK?Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine approved by European regulator‘I’m ready’: Joe Biden receives coronavirus vaccine live on TV 1.21am GMTThe Vatican has urged Catholics to get vaccinated against coronavirus and said it it “morally acceptable” to take vaccines that use cell lines from aborted foetuses.Cells derived from foetuses aborted decades ago have been used by some researchers working on vaccines against Covid-19. Related: Vatican says getting Covid vaccine ‘morally acceptable’ 12.56am GMTAnd back to the news: Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated there was no need for Japan to enter a national state of emergency, even as health groups declared their own state of emergency for the medical system as coronavirus infection rates continue to rise.Suga said on Monday evening the head of the government’s expert panel on the coronavirus pandemic had told him “we’re not there yet” with regards to calling a state of emergency. Suga was responding during an interview on national television. Continue reading…