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A heir to the Dutch throne, Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, decided to waive the right to an annual allowance.

The eldest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima sent a handwritten letter to Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday informing him of the decision to refuse the nearly two million dollar allowance (more of one million euros) until assuming real functions.

“On December 7, 2021, I will be 18 years old and, according to the law, I will receive a subsidy,” said the princess. “I find it uncomfortable, when I don’t do anything in return, and while other students go through a much more difficult period, especially at this stage of Covid-19,” he added.

The future queen of Holland highlighted that she intends to take a sabbatical before entering college. In addition, she explained that she will reimburse the nearly $400,000 she was entitled to during her time as a student and would not claim the $1.6 million in expenses “unless she is subject to high costs in her role as Princess of Orange.”

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Un firefighter called to assist in an accident this Sunday, he would discover, upon arriving at the scene, that his daughter was one of the victims of the accident.

21-year-old Ella Smith had gone to the beach with her boyfriend on Sunday in Bembrokeshire, Wales when on their way home, the couple had a ghastly accident.

Father Adrian, a firefighter by profession, was on duty when his corporation received an alert for an accident involving three vehicles.

Upon arriving at the scene, the man immediately identified his daughter’s vehicle, a white Ford Ka, and ended up watching the moment when Elsa was removed, now lifeless, from the place.

The boyfriend, who was the one behind the wheel, survived but with serious injuries. Two other people were injured as a result of the clash.

On social networks, many mourn Ella’s death, whom they remember as a “loving soul” young woman and consider her death to be proof that the world is not always fair.

O An announcement about the investigation was made by David Swerdlow, a specialist in clinical epidemiology at the company, during a medical conference that took place in San Francisco, United States, online.

“We are going to look at the data to understand when we will be able to see a change in the effectiveness of the vaccine,” said Swerdlow, quoted by Bloomberg Agency.

The expert added that he will monitor the situation “up close” and that “immunological, clinical and ‘real world’ data” will be used to determine when “when it may be necessary” a booster vaccine.

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As of April 30, 10,200 cases of infection have been detected in people vaccinated in the United States against Covid-19.

Approximately 44% of the US population is vaccinated (with both doses) and 311 million doses have been administered to date, according to Johns Hopkins University accounting. Booster or “follow-up” injections are for patients who have already received the full dose of the initial vaccine (one or two according to brand) and whose immune system may need an additional amount of compound to fight the variants of the vaccine. virus or enhance the decrease in antibodies, said the official of Pfizer.

“We are working to understand the impact of the booster dose. We are going to obtain data on the continuous follow-up to see how long the immune markers last,” he said.

But “there are still “unanswered questions,” said Julie Louise Gerberding, executive vice president of Merck & Co. and former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Despite the great and wonderful efficacy of vaccines that are currently licensed, we do not know the long-term durability of protection,” Gerberding warned at the same conference.

“There are many scientific advances that need to be monitored and evaluated as we go forward, we are not out of the woods,” in relation to SARS CoV-2, Gerberding said.

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UA supermarket cashier in Georgia, USA, was fatally shot following an argument with a customer over the mandatory use of the Covid-19 protective mask.

In the aftermath of the incident, the customer was also injured, after the commercial space security appeared to end the conflict.

Other supermarket customers, who witnessed the moment, say the man and the employee began to argue, with the customer leaving and returning moments later. It was when he returned that he shot the employee, who had her back turned.

Space security, a former police officer who works there part-time, intervened at the time, firing several shots. Another employee was also slightly injured.

The local police sheriff confirmed that the incident originated in a discussion about the use of the mask, noting that this is a sensitive topic and that it divides many opinions in American society.

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MIchael Packard, the 57-year-old American who said he was swallowed by a whale and then spat out on Friday morning, is being called into question by experts interviewed by the New York Post.

The lobster fisherman, who indicated that he was diving off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, when the incident happened: he was swallowed by a whaleboat, went “completely dark” for a few seconds, and then was regurgitated to the surface. On the same day, he received treatment at a local hospital. One of the doctors expressed skepticism about the story he heard – not just him, but the world press, as the news was eventually reproduced by newspapers like the Washington Post or the BBC.

“He said he allegedly was regurgitated from a depth of 45 feet [13,7 metros] between 20 and 40 seconds and did not sustain any kind of barotrauma?”, asked the emergency room physician, who preferred to remain anonymous.

Barotrauma, it should be noted, is any tissue damage caused by a change in pressure within the body.

According to the expert, a person who had survived such trauma should have suffered far more serious injuries, such as hearing loss, because of the sudden change in water pressure. The man, however, was discharged the same day, just hours after the incident, suffering only superficial injuries, as if by a miracle.

Some fishermen heard by the newspaper also doubt the story. “People who are in the fishing industry, and people who know whales, find this very hard to believe. It would be the first time this would happen,” said a fisherman who has worked in the same area for 44 years.

The newspaper tried to contact Packard for a reaction, but to no avail.

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