Robin Swann hits back at ‘unfounded’ pro-life concerns about vaccine after DUP councillor’s ‘aborted babies’ remarks

14 additional Covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours - 441 new infections detected too

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Subscribe              Dec 10, 2020           Good afternoon Health minister Robin Swann has issued a statement accusing those spreading claims about the vaccine on social media of "overstepping the line" after a DUP councillor claimed the vaccine contained "human cells". He said, "The Covid-19 vaccination programme is not compulsory. People are entitled to their own views and I fully respect that. However, they are not entitled to mislead others and potentially deter them from taking a vaccine that will protect them from a lethal virus". His statement comes as the Department of Health announced it has recorded an additional 14 Covid-19 related deaths in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours. It takes the DoH Covid-19 death-toll to 1,099. Two more Belfast bars have released statements saying they won't be reopening due to coronavirus restrictions. The Sunflower and Kelly's Cellars both took to social media to update their customers as restrictions on the hospitality sector are set to ease. Meanwhile it's been revealed that a 100-year-old woman was among residents at a Belfast care home to receive the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. Ethel Sinclair gave the thumbs up after receiving the injection at Bradley Manor, a care home in the north of the city. Keep safe Michael Cousins Deputy digital editor Digital subscriptions to the News Letter are available from only £1 a month for the first 3 months. That will give you unlimited access to our content along with our subscriber only interactive puzzles. 70% fewer ads and with the digital+ option you can also access the newspaper app edition. You can see all the options here.            Health Minister Robin Swann hits back at 'unfounded' pro-life concerns about Pfizer vaccine after DUP councillor'S 'aborted babies' remarks           Health Minister Robin Swann has hit out at those "making unfounded claims on social media" about the Pfizer vaccine being rolled out across Northern Ireland on pro-life grounds.                 Social distancing could be with us much longer than originally thought, says expert   Social distancing could be with us for another year according to Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London (KCL) has said.           14 additional Covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours - 441 new infections detected too   The Department of Health (DoH) has recorded an additional 14 Covid-19 related deaths in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours.           COVID-19 vaccine not advised for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding   The new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has "not yet been assessed in pregnancy", according to Public Health England.           Belfast centenarian among care home residents to receive Covid jab   A 100-year-old woman was among residents at a Belfast care home to receive the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday.           Another two Belfast bars are not reopening to 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions   Two more Belfast bars have released statements saying they won't be reopening due to coronavirus restrictions.           NI Ambulance Service 'needs £30m and 33% increase in staff', MLAs are told   The ambulance service needs a £30 million cash injection to address staffing shortages that have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, MLAs have heard.                 View more news

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