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• - Long term effects of chemotherapy
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• - COVID booster vaccine: What do you think?
  I am hoping that I get the chance to have the covid booster ,I cant wait as then I shall know I am fully protected what does everyone think are you all going to have this if we are offered it and is t
• - COVID-19: How do you feel today?
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• - COVID-19 vaccine: What do you think?
  Hello everyone, How are you today?  The pharmaceutical groups Pfizer (USA) and BioNTech (Germany) announced on Monday 9 November that their vaccine candidate is 90% "effective" in preventing Covid-