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Kuwait Gathers GCC Ambassadors SEE PAGE 9 2 Friday Local Friday, December 18, 2020 FREE Established 1961 Friday ISSUE NO: 18312 JAMADA ALAWWAL 3, 1442 AH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 MPs call for probe over suspected France’s Macron tests Australian Open gets February start 8 forgery in speaker election 15 positive for COVID 37 as virus hits second Slam season Kuwait gathers GCC Ambassadors SEE PAGE 9 2 Friday Local Friday, December 18, 2020 Why I’m choosing Why I am choosing to vaccinate not to vaccinate SCRIBBLER’S NOTEBOOK JUST KIDDIN’, SERIOUSLY By Jamie Etheridge By Sahar Moussa [email protected] [email protected] understanding of the universe, our natural uwait is now gearing up for a t is a fact that since March, when view this vaccine as a solution to many world and ourselves incredible gains over nationwide vaccine campaign, the COVID-19 caught the world off guard, problems, according to Al-Qabas Arabic the last few centuries. until this day, many people have lost daily, 46 percent of Kuwaitis said they will recently approved I K Still a thousand years from now, if their health, lives, loved ones or jobs due to refuse to take the vaccine, 39 percent said Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for SARS- humans continue to exist, they may look the pandemic. Since then, many pharma- they will take it, while 15 percent are not COVID-19. The Ministry of Health has back on our methods and think them ill- ceutical companies have been trying their sure. already begun registration on its website, conceived and fueled by misunderstanding, best to find a vaccine against the coron- You might ask what this vaccine is, or where anyone in Kuwait can register. Most superstition and ignorance. Future humans avirus. Today, as the distribution and inoc- mRNA vaccine as it is called? According likely frontliners and other at-risk groups may look at us the way we regard once ulation of the COVID-19 vaccine begins, to CDC (Centers for Disease Control and will be the first to receive the vaccine but common practices like using leeches to the question is: Are we willing to take a Prevention), mRNA vaccines are a new both my husband and I have registered bleed a sick person. vaccine whose timeframe is shorter than type of vaccine to protect against infec- and will take the vaccine as soon as it the virus itself? It is a very hot and contro- tious diseases. They teach our cells how to I am not a doctor nor a scientist. (There becomes available. versial topic nowadays. make a protein - or even just a piece of a are plenty of clear, detailed explanations Vaccines are a controversial topic and Just to be clear, I am neither a scientist protein - that triggers an immune response regarding the safety and efficacy of vac- already people across the inside our bodies. That globe are gearing up to fight immune response, which pro- against taking it. The Kuwait duces antibodies, is what pro- government has not made tak- tects us from getting infected ing the vaccine mandatory. I if the real virus enters our have seen reports some air- bodies. ports and airlines might require When you read about it, it proof of vaccine before allow- sounds like a fantastic and ing passengers to fly, though so outstanding discovery and I have no problem with the far this seems to be just rumors. method itself. I do understand The choice, for now at least, that medicine nowadays has seems to be in our own hands. evolved, and humankind has I’m choosing to vaccinate. managed to reach the Moon Some people disagree. They and Mars - but how can we are worried about how quickly trust a vaccine without think- this vaccine has been devel- ing about the possibility of its oped, that no one - including long-term side effects? We the vaccine makers nor the usually get vaccines for preex- government and health authori- isting diseases that were sub- ties - know the long term con- jected to trials over an extend- sequences. They are right. ed period of time. There are a lot of unknowns. I believe any vaccine should Taking a vaccine is a risk. Just be tested for at least three to like taking any drug or medica- five years to make sure it is tion poses a risk. somehow safe. On the other But there is no denying that hand, this vaccine has been vaccines has served as a bul- tested for no more than four months, which leaves us to wark against a range of dis- RIYADH: This picture taken on December 17, 2020 shows the first Saudi citizen receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coro- eases like measles and polio question its safety. Personally, navirus vaccine (Tozinameran) in the capital Riyadh, as part of a vaccination campaign by the Saudi health ministry. — AFP I would not take this chance that once ravaged entire com- unless the government’s laws munities, and especially vulner- cines. The website CDC.gov has a very nor a physician, and I do not have any oblige me to do so. able populations including children and helpful FAQ that answers most common medical background. However, I am a very In Kuwait, it is still not clear if the gov- those with compromised immune systems. questions.) But I recognize that science is curious person who does not take anything ernment will make the vaccine mandatory By taking the vaccine, I protect myself the best and only way forward for humani- for granted before I research, read and or not. Will the travel industry require pas- and my family and I also contribute to the ty. It is gradual. It is imperfect. But it is also investigate it. sengers to have proof of a COVID-19 vac- accumulation of herd immunity that pro- systemic and evolving. It is the only The health ministry announced last cination before allowing them to fly inter- tects people - like those with allergies, the method of understanding and living in this Sunday that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine nationally? There are so many questions immune-compromised and pregnant will arrive in Kuwait by the end of that only time can answer, but I do believe world that aims always to improve. women - who may not be able to take the December. According to Al-Rai Arabic that people should be given the freedom to When given a choice, I choose science. vaccine safely. In other words, I protect daily, the government is preparing to vac- choose. myself, my family and my community. cinate 10,000 people a day for free, both So, are you for or against the COVID- Scientific advances have made in our Kuwaitis and expats. Although people 19 vaccine? 4 Friday Friday, December 18, 2020 By Ben Garcia “We are proud that Al-Sadu weaving has received the international recognition that it NESCO has placed Al-Sadu, a traditional deserves. We thank the Al-Sadu team, weavers, Uweaving art practiced by Bedouin women in teachers, artists, and the National Council Intangible Kuwait and around the Arabian Peninsula on Heritage team for their input and making this possi- the list of the ‘World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage’, a ble,” Sheikha Bibi Duaij Al-Sabah, Al-Sadu Society significant recognition for preserving this art form. Chairperson told Kuwait Times. Sheikha Bibi Kuwait’s Al-Sadu House and Society has worked Duaij Al-Sabah tirelessly to preserve and promote the tradition of Al- Sadu. Friday 5 Local Friday, December 18, 2020 “It has been a pleasure working on safeguarding a Society of Kuwait is dedicated to preserving, docu- national treasure like Al-Sadu weaving and making menting and promoting this rich and diverse textile sure it gets passed down to many more generations art and Al-Sadu House provides workshops on Sadu to be inspired by and appreciate it,” Sheikha Bibi not- weaving, exhibitions, a museum, bazaars, residen- ed. The naming comes partly due to the effort con- cies, events, lectures and a shop where handcrafted tributed by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Sadu items may be purchased. Letters - Department of Antiquities and Museums, Al Sadu is the second intangible cultural activity to Kuwait’s Representative to UNESCO Adam Al-Mulla be recognized in Kuwait after date palm production said. and related cultural activities was added to the list. Al-Sadu traditional weaving is utilized to make tex- tiles designed with geometric patterns, typically in reds, oranges, black, white and yellow. The Al-Sadu KUWAIT: Traditional Sadu weaving at Kuwait’s Al-Sadu House. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat 6 Friday Local Friday, December 18, 2020 By Ben Garcia aving multiple pets at home, one would Hsurely imagine a messy, noisy and chaotic scene. Kuwait Times visited a home in Kabd full of dogs of various breeds, but surprisingly, the house is a picture of calm, stability, joy and happiness. “I have 31 dogs, all of them have names, and I like them all! I enjoy playing with them. They are trained, so if you tell them to come, sit or lay down, they will obey your commands,” said Jaja, the owner. “The majority of these dogs are nice and gentle. Many of them have a story of why they ended up in my house. I got one after the own- er threw her out of her car’s window. We fol- lowed her and asked why she threw her dog. She simply said she doesn’t like it anymore. So she threw it from the window! Thank God we saw her and rescued her,” she said. Some of Jaja’s dogs feel jealous when she’s too close to any of them.
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