PaigaamFREE Tri-Lingual Monthly Magazine est .1993 Issue 333 December 2020 Rabi ul Akhir/ Jumada Al Awwal 1442 Tier 3: Back to the Future As we came out of These restrictions will As we draw closer towards national lockdown it has mean: people should not turning a big corner regarding been announced that the socialise indoors with anyone the production of Covid-19 Government has once outside of their household vaccines and tackling the again placed Kirklees or support bubble. pandemic with renewed hope into Tier 3 restrictions and confidence, we must continue from 2nd December. You should avoid travelling to update our families, friends outside of Kirklees. and our community regularly. These restrictions will be reviewed on 16th December. No social gatherings of And whilst many people want more than six people in to be offered the as soon as Along with Kirklees in outdoor spaces such as parks. possible, others are worried West Yorkshire Leeds, about putting something Bradford, Calderdale, More importantly for local unknown into their bodies. Wakefield Castleford and Muslims places of worship will Pontefract are all in Tier 3. be open but people will need Public health officials have to observe social distancing advised vaccine manufacturers to and take full precautions warn people that those who opt to when visiting Masjids. take a jab will probably experience some “rough” side effects. It is hoped that by being as transparent as possible, people know what to expect and will not be scared away from getting the second dose. We are now witnessing increasingly Regulators were told about the error encouraging news with the beforehand and they agreed that Moderna vaccine success of major trials now being the trial could continue, and more reported in quick succession. volunteers could be immunised. This uses the same approach as the Pfizer vaccine, an RNA vaccine It is important to emphasise that Experts are adamant that the error found to protect 94.5% of people. vaccines are not a treatment for Covid-19, will have no effect on vaccine safety. The UK is expected to hold five million but a prevention regime to stop people doses by the spring of 2021. This is given in from contracting the virus in the first It is believed that the UK has ordered two doses, but this time four weeks apart. place and being adversely affected. 100 million doses of this vaccine. This is easier to store than Pfizer’s Having the vaccine will help our It is made from a weakened version of vaccine, because it stays stable bodies fight off the infection by a common cold virus from chimpanzees at -20C for up to six months. building up resistance and immunity, and modified to not grow in humans and and ultimately stop us from catching is known as a viral vector type of vaccine. In terms of who will get the vaccine the virus and becoming seriously ill. first, it is expected that older care home Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine residents and staff top the UK’s preliminary The main forerunners for the vaccine priority list, followed by health workers trials we are likely to see most of in This was the first to appear on like hospital staff, and those aged over-80. the coming months are the following our screens and in the news as the biggest breakthrough for Ultimately, it is important that Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid19 vaccines at the time. prevention, treatment, testing, and vaccine self-isolation all continue to work It is similar to the Oxford vaccine in together and not as a stand off This is commonly referred to as terms of preventing more than 90% of against each other or as an alternative. the Oxford vaccine. Initial published people developing Covid19 symptoms. results showed that it can stop 90% It is also worthy of pointing out that the of the people developing Covid19 This is also given in two doses with speed of research and development has symptoms once a second and follow- three weeks in between each dose. only been made possible by unparalleled up second dose has been administered. global focus and funding, and importantly It is expected that the UK will be securing with no compromise to safety. It’s no surprise that the Oxford vaccine 10 million doses by the end of 2020, is going to be a favorite for many reasons, followed up by a further 30 million doses. Experts globally estimate that 60-70% of in addition to its unique and easier the global population must be immune storage and distribution requirements Whilst there have been no to stop the virus spreading easily (herd without the need for it to be kept at -70C safety concerns identified withimmunity), which is billions of people, and below, and by virtue of it being the this vaccine, the main drawbacks even if the vaccine works perfectly. cheapest vaccine on the market by far. are the storage requirements. Hence my clear message is that we After the plaudits, multiple news outlets They need to be kept under extreme all work together and come forward in the UK and US reported that there were freezing temperatures and special in taking up the vaccine as soon as questions about how effective the jab is. transportation and packaging it becomes available more widely. requirements are also required. Three results were reported from Vaccines are the definitely the the trial - an overall efficacy of 70%, a The vaccine is a new type under the RNA way forward for everyone as we lower one of 62% and a high of 90%. class of vaccines, and uses the virus’s genetic approach 2021 and the New Year, material (RNA) to provide immunity. and in helping to restore confidence That’s because different doses of the and normality back in to all our lives. vaccine were mistakenly used in the trial. This starts making part of the virus inside the body, which the immune system Some volunteers were given shots recognises as foreign and starts to attack. Professor Mahendra G Patel PhD half the planned strength, in error. The RNA vaccines can be FRPharmS FIPA (India) However, it was reported that the“wrong” potentially developed more easily FHEAHonorary Visiting Professor dose turned out to be the most effective. and quickly compared to others. University of Bradford 2 Paigaam December 2020 Share your views with us: [email protected] Inside this issue Paigaam Editorial Vaccines/editorial2/3 Chair/General Manager’s column/Al Ihsan trust plan to build new masjid Politics: The Shady 6/7 Alleviating Hunger 8/9 Side of Life Who peddles Islamophobia more: Politicians all over the world have At a more local level how good are Tories or Labour?10/11 been exposed for lying, cheating our Councillors in doing their job? abusing their positions and much worse, which makes you wonder why the In the past Councillors were not paid Tracy Brabin column/Insulting Prophet good citizens of the democratic world except for expenses incurred. Now S.A.W not freedom of expression12/13 continue to have confidence in them. Councillors receive a “salary” on top of their expenses of minimum £12,000 per annum. With monotonous regularity MPs Ahmad bhai Patel/ Biden and Harris: are constantly caught out and So it’s a “good little earner” Love from Israel 16/17 exposed for one thing or another for very little accountability. and despite this most are allowed to continue in a position of responsibility. We need to make sure that there is BAME people sick of empty sport more accountability for Councillors. gestures/ Islamophobia Awareness These MPs are our representatives whom Month 18/19 we elect to represent us in Parliament and If you do not get the help you ask for make and uphold laws that govern us. from your Councillor then make sure you complain. Kids/Paigaam reviews 20/21 We have witnessed for ourselves the worst side of politics with the outcome of the USA The Council has a code of conduct elections. It is a complete fiasco as Trump has for Councillors which you can Burial update/(to be confirmed)Saeb turned it into a game for his own amusement. find out about from the Council. Erakat/Paigaam Legal/ Paigaam Health 22/23/24 He is toying with the lives of his own So do not let the Councillors off the hook. Gujarati & Urdu 25/29 people. This is the worst kind of politics. If they don’t deliver remove and replace them. What about the black people? They are at the bottom of the pile and denied The best way is for the good people to dignity and respect. The American dream stand for elections and weed out the greedy is mainly reserved for the white people. ones who only do it for financial gains. 01924 500 555 What is of real concern in the world in So we would urge our young people to our present era is that too many voters take a keen interest in politics at local and [email protected] have become extremely right wing and national level and make a real difference. strongly support extremist ideology in places like India, USA, Israel and many That is the only way for any real imws.org.uk other countries. We can’t allow these improvements. Whether we like it or not crazy fanatics to take over the world. politics is part of our lives so we have @paigaam2 to participate and make the most of it. Even in the UK we constantly witness Islamophobia in both main We need to vote for the right people paigaam publications political parties, yet their leaders at local and national levels and use our take no decisive action to root it out.