One of the potentially serious side effects of COVID-19 vaccination is acute ischemic stroke, according to a publication in Journal of the Neurological Sciences.
However, a recent U.K. community-based population study found that those who have previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, demonstrate a lower rate of new Omicron BA.4/BA.5 infections compared to those who were vaccinated.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stirred controversy with its guidance on sexual education for children under four, prompting calls for its withdrawal.
North Carolina's Republican-dominated General Assembly has successfully overruled a veto from Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, to enact legislation that severely restricts abortions beyond 12 weeks of pregnancy.
“The fact that the Governor continues to overspend creating structural deficits in future years is fiscally irresponsible," Republican Assemblymember Vince Fong said.