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Italy: Holocaust survivor's plug for vaccine sparks hatred
Read full article: Italy: Holocaust survivor's plug for vaccine sparks hatredSegre's efforts to encourage other older adults to receive the anti-COVID-19 vaccine as she did have triggered a wave of anti-Semitic comments and other invective on social media. (Yara Nardi/pool photo via AP, file)ROME – An Italian Holocaust survivor’s attempt to encourage other older adults to receive the anti-COVID-19 vaccine has triggered a wave of anti-Semitic comments and other invective on social media. Liliana Segre, 90, received the first of the two-shot vaccine series in Milan on Thursday. She urged people who reach her age “to not be afraid and to take the vaccine.”“I’m not afraid of the vaccine, I’m afraid of the illness," Segre remarked. Segre was one of the few Italian children to survive deportation to a Nazi death camp.
Winn-Dixie begins administering COVID-19 vaccinations
Read full article: Winn-Dixie begins administering COVID-19 vaccinationsWinn-Dixie began administering COVID-19 vaccinations at stores all across Florida on Thursday. According to Southern Grocers, Inc. the company that owns Winn-Dixie, the grocery chain was expected to receive 8,100 doses of the Moderna vaccine through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. Appointments for vaccinations at Winn-Dixie locations can be made by clicking or taping here. Irene, 79, and Cal Blenis, 86, went to Winn-Dixie Thursday morning to try and find out more about the COVID-19 vaccine but they were told appointments were booked for the day. The full list of participating Winn-Dixie locations is below.