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As the highly transmissible omicron COVID-19 variant spread across the world and pushed the U.S. to record new case levels, so did misinformation surrounding recommended vaccines and their rumored side effects.
One such claim ]sent to Snopes by our readers asserted that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are prohibited from receiving any type of anesthesia. Even local or dental anesthetics, the rumor said, poses “a great hazard” and may cause a fully vaccinated person to “die immediately.”
Warnings and alerts Anyone who has been vaccinated against the coronavirus is prohibited from using any type of anesthetic, even local anesthetics or dental anesthetics, because this poses a great hazard to the life of the vaccinated person, and is very dangerous, and may die immediately. Therefore, the vaccinated person must wait 4 weeks after the vaccination. If he is infected and recovers, he can only use anesthetics 4 weeks after recovering from the coronavirus infection. A friend’s relative was...
Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP advises Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) investors that the firm is investigating potential legal claims arising from alleged false and misleading statements about the co...