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The Taliban have seized both political power and significant U. A news conference held by doctors in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to urge the public to get vaccinated amid a statewide surge of COVID was undermined online as false reports claimed the physicians had walked off the job.
As Australian health officials encourage eligible high school students to get vaccinated for COVID before upcoming in-person exams, social media users are spreading false claims that their efforts involve forcibly injecting children.
Rand Paul for seven days on Tuesday and removed a video posted by the Kentucky Republican that claimed cloth masks don't prevent infection, saying it violated policies on COVID misinformation.
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