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Barcelona, Feb 2 (EFE) - A total of 120 healthcare professionals at the Hospital de Mataró in Barcelona remain isolated due to COVID-19, of which 100 have tested positive and 20 remain in quarantine for having been in contaced with those infected. FOOTAGE OUTSIDE MATARÓ HOSPITAL
Seoul, Jan 29 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean healthcare staff on Friday collected swab samples for coronavirus testing at a makeshift clinic outside the Seoul Central Station. South Korea has reported over 77,000 Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES AT A MAKESHIFT CLINIC OUTSIDE THE SEOUL STATION IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Despite being well aware of the horrors of COVID-19, a surprising number of healthcare workers are refusing to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Business Insider reports that in some institutions, as many as 80% of staff are turning down a vaccine. The resistance to vaccination is reportedly due to unfounded fears about the side-effects of these life-saving shots. The two vaccines administered in the US have been FDA approved, meaning that the benefits outweigh any potential risks. Dr. Joseph Varon says more than half of the nurses in his critical care unit are objecting to getting inoculated for political reasons. And in Portland, Oregon, cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Stephen Noble says resistance comes from not wanting to be a 'guinea pig.'
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed who should be next in line to receive the recently released vaccine against COVID-19. The CDC said Sunday that frontline essential workers and people 75 and older should be next in line for coronavirus vaccines. Business Insider reports the US should have enough shots to complete the first two phases of vaccinations by sometime in February of 2021. Healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities have already started receiving their shots. The third round should go to those ages 65 to 74, those ages 16 to 64 with high-risk medical conditions, and any remaining unvaccinated essential worker.
AP/zz/PBG/AAD/STAR MAX/IPx During an interview for CNN's State of the Union, Bill Gates told host Jake Tapper that "it's bad news" for the months to come. Gates has donated over $100 million toward coronavirus vaccine research. The US administered its first doses of the vaccine to healthcare workers in New York City on Monday, but widespread vaccination will take time — and Gates said it's important for people to follow guidelines in the meantime to control the virus' spread.
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