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Argentine healthcare workers from San Martin general Hospital in La Plata receive their second doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19. Argentina is one of the first countries in the world to use the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and has also signed deals to purchase the AstraZeneca/Oxford and Covax vaccines. IMAGES
UPI reports new research shows it's a very good idea to insist that healthcare workers get an annual flu shot. That's according to researchers from the University of Georgia, Montana State University and Monash University in Australia. They found that states with mandatory flu shots for hospital workers saw statewide reductions in deaths from influenza and pneumonia. They estimate that during the 2016-17 season alone, nearly 2,000 deaths were averted in the 15 U.S. states that had mandatory vaccination laws at that time. The findings suggest that health-worker vaccination laws may be a good way to protect the country's most vulnerable populations. The researchers say it's possible that similar benefits could also be seen with mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of hospital workers.
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announces that the country's healthcare workers who are managing the Covid-19 crisis will receive a tax-free bonus of €1,500. (COMPLETE VID1QM0X6_EN) SOUNDBITE
The 93 year-old Monarch issued a special message for key health workers battling the coronavirus, saying their dedication to caring for others "is an example to us all".
French President Emmanuel Macron is announcing the creation of a Presidential Science Council, which will provide an opportunity "at least once every three months, to exchange views in complete freedom" so as to be able to say "what's not going well". SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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