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Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences Nestik: doctors can believe the myths about vaccinations because of their own psychotraumas For this reason, doctors may spread myths about vaccination. According to him, doctors, like people without medical education, lose their foothold and seek emotional support against the background of their own psychological trauma caused by the pandemic, RBC reports. “Regardless of the level of education, we are all vulnerable, and a person will find a structure that will make one or another conspiracy theory consistent for him. So he again finds a foothold, receives emotional support from other similar followers of the conspiracy theory, “the scientist said. According to a survey conducted by the Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the summer of 2021, among two thousand people who refused from vaccinations, the reasons were that the doctors they knew did not advise them to get

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Leonov asked Deputy Prime Minister Golikova to reduce the cost of PCR tests Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Health Protection Committee – Russian Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, asking to reduce the cost of PCR tests for coronavirus. The letter is at the disposal of RIA Novosti. “Given the high social significance and the objective need to increase the number of tests, I ask you to consider the possibility of state regulation of prices for the service of diagnosing coronavirus infection by PCR,” the appeal says. Leonov proposed setting the maximum cost of one laboratory test for Russian citizens no more than one thousand rubles.

Professor at Cape Town Mendelso Hospital: Vaccination will help against the omicron strain Professor and Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Mendelso Hospital, Mendelso Hospital named Mark omicron-strain of coronavirus. He stressed in an interview with REN TV that only vaccination will help against him. “At the moment, nothing has changed, the main advice, the main way to prevent the spread of the pandemic is vaccination. This is the first element of prevention. A good vaccine is just a vaccine in someone's shoulder, not on the shelf, “the specialist said. Related materials 00:01 – September 8 “Lack of vaccines is a shame” The acute phase of a pandemic could drag on for years. How can humanity defeat the coronavirus? 17: 19 – 27 November ? He added that vaccinations are the foundation of herd immunity. The professor recalled that the omicron strain, like others, is transmitted through the

State Department spokesman Price: US delegation held talks with Taliban in Qatar State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Qatar talks with the Taliban ( The Taliban, a terrorist organization banned in Russia ), RIA Novosti reports. A press release from the State Department says that Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West 29- On November 30, he headed a high-level interdepartmental delegation. “At talks on issues of national interest with high-ranking Taliban officials and technocratic professionals in Doha, Qatar,” the ministry said. During the talks, the Taliban promised the United States not to allow the use of Afghanistan by forces that threaten other countries. The American side expressed concern over the continued presence of international terrorist groups in Afghanistan. In addition, the American delegation promised to continue to support the efforts of the UN and other humanitarian structures, which are aimed at expanding the satisfaction of vital needs in the

Nutritionist Panchenko: daily coffee consumption negatively affects the liver and blood pressure She recalled in an interview with RIA Novosti that the consumption of this drink in large quantities negatively affects the liver, pancreas and blood pressure. “I recommend everyone to give up coffee for at least two weeks (as an experiment). It can significantly disrupt gastric secretion, therefore, proteins and iron from food will be absorbed worse, and the pathogenic microflora in the intestine, on the contrary, will begin to grow, ”the expert explained. Panchenko noted that in some people, caffeine causes discharge of bile. For those who suffer from constipation, the effect will be positive, on the other hand, too fast passage of food does not allow the intestines to suck out useful substances from it. In addition, coffee stimulates the nervous system and increases blood pressure. For hypotonic people this is a beneficial effect, while for people

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba: recognition of Crimea from the leader of Belarus Lukashenko will be a “blow” , and not his words, but if Minsk really recognizes Crimea as Russian, Ukraine will act “in full,” promised the country's Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, Pravda reports. “This will deal an irreparable blow to the Ukrainian Belarusian relations. We will act in full. Crimea is not the issue where we allow ourselves to abstain, “Kuleba said. Earlier, Lukashenko admitted that Crimea became Russian after the referendum held there in 2014. We all understood that Crimea is de facto the Russian Crimea. After the referendum and de jure, Crimea became Russian, “the Belarusian leader said. Crimea became part of Russia in March 2014 after a referendum in which the overwhelming majority of the region's residents who voted supported such a decision. At the same time, Belarus did not recognize Crimea as Russian. Earlier, Lukashenko

US Air Force Chief Kendall said the US is in an arms race with China US Air Force Chief Frank Kendall in an interview with Reuters acknowledged that Washington is participating in an arms race with Beijing to develop the deadliest hypersonic weapons. “An arms race is underway, the purpose of which is not necessarily to increase their number, but to improve the quality of weapons. This arms race has been going on for a very long time. The Chinese are acting very aggressively, “Kendall said. He noted that the US military has focused its attention and spending on Iraq and Afghanistan, almost forgetting about the need to develop hypersonic weapons. The minister stressed that this is not about the fact that the United States did nothing at all, but did not do enough. The Air Force chief added that the A-10 attack aircraft, the C-130 military transport aircraft and

US Secretary of State Blinken, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg discussed support for Ukraine against Russia US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken held talks with NATO Secretary General They discussed cooperation in support of Ukraine against “Russian aggression” and arms control, RIA Novosti reports. State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Blinken and NATO Secretary General discussed the importance of continuing consultations and the unity of the alliance on various issues , including support for Ukraine against aggression by Russia. In addition, the parties considered the preparation of a new strategic concept for NATO, arms control and regional security. The conversation between Blinken and Stoltenberg took place in Riga as part of the NATO ministerial meeting.

Political scientist Bortnik predicted emigration from Ukraine to Zelensky in case of defeat in the elections Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Politics Ruslan Bortnik Volodymyr Zelenskiy will emigrate from the country if he is defeated in the next presidential election. “If Zelenskiy loses the presidential election, then I think that emigration will await him. You see, Yanukovych left not because he violated the law, but left, because he put Tymoshenko in prison, he switched to personal. Now a lot of people have become personal – they are smugglers, thieves in law, “the expert said. Earlier, the former People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Sergei Khlan accused President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of coming to power playing on feelings Ukrainians and cynically using the theme of the war, which at that time was in demand. In his opinion, another six months or a year will pass and no one will listen to