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Should you bring forward your second dose of AstraZeneca to protect against the Delta variant?
As NSW cases rise, Scott Morrison has asked people to shorten the window between jabs. We ask health experts if that’s a good idea Follow our live blog for the…
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Coronavirus: Pfizer pushes for third shot as Delta drives world’s outbreaks
Pfizer and BioNTech announced they would seek authorisation for a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine to boost its efficacy, as the Delta variant drove devastating outbreaks in parts of…
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Coronavirus: Singapore shuns US-style mass reopening; Thailand imposes stricter curbs in Bangkok
Singapore will not take the same approach as Britain and the United States for mass reopening, but neither will it keep the sort of restrictive outlook that China and Australia…
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Coronavirus: young South Koreans blamed as Seoul tightens curbs amid surge in cases
As South Korea prepared on Friday to raise antivirus restrictions in the greater Seoul area to their highest level after new Covid-19 cases climbed to a daily record for the…
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China’s CoronaVac jab less effective against Gamma variant, Brazil study says
China’s CoronaVac jab, a key tool in Brazil’s fight against Covid-19, is less effective against the Gamma variant first detected in the virus-ravaged South American country, a study said Friday.Researchers…
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Coronavirus live news: French told to avoid Spain and Portugal holidays; Luxembourg PM leaves hospital
French minister says people should avoid travel to Spain and Portugal over Delta variant; Xavier Bettel to resume work this week after Covid treatment South Korea records highest case numbers…
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UK Covid: masks likely to remain compulsory in Scotland in shops and on public transport after measures lift
Latest updates: Nicola Sturgeon says masks will likely remain compulsory in some settings but added surge in Scotland cases was levelling off No quarantine for fully vaccinated amber list returnees…
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Tax financial transactions to help Covid recovery, G20 told
Economists say Tobin taxes would raise vital funds to help support global poor and tackle climate crisis Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The world’s leading developed…
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Coronavirus: Indonesia, Thailand mull booster shots amid concerns over efficacy of Sinovac vaccine
Indonesia and Thailand are considering offering a booster shot to their medical workers immunised with Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine, a move likely to reduce public trust in the Chinese product that…
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Scott Morrison says ‘utterly false’ to suggest Sydney lockdown avoidable if vaccine targets met
Prime minister says even the most ‘optimistic scenarios’ in the original vaccine rollout plan would not have helped NSW now NSW to send mounted police into south-west Sydney to enforce…