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India’s coronavirus vaccine disparities widen as urbanites grab doses
Urban Indians are getting Covid-19 shots much faster than the hundreds of millions of people living in the countryside, government data shows, reflecting rising inequity in the nation’s immunisation drive.In…
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We are running out of time to reach deal to save natural world, says UN talks chair
Warning comes amid fears of further delays to Kunming summit, which aims to agree on curbing destruction of ecosystems The world is running out of time to reach an ambitious…
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Coronavirus: exempt emergency vaccines from late-stage clinical trials, Chinese health official urges WHO
A senior Chinese health official has called on the World Health Organization to scrap late-stage human trials as a criterion for its coronavirus vaccine emergency use listing.The call comes days…
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Climate crisis to shrink G7 economies twice as much as Covid-19, says research
G7 countries will lose $5tn a year by 2050 if temperatures rise by 2.6C The economies of rich countries will shrink by twice as much as they did in the…
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Children are ‘vulnerable host’ for Covid as cases recede, US expert warns
Cases plummet but children under 12 not yet eligible for shots Mississippi governor defends low state vaccination rate A US public health expert has warned that though cases of Covid-19…
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Spat at, abused, attacked: healthcare staff face rising violence during Covid
Data shows increased danger for those on the frontline in the pandemic, with misinformation, scarce vaccines and fragile health systems blamed ‘They stormed the ICU and beat the doctor’: health…
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Scientists urge caution after Tony Blair backs UK ‘Covid pass’
Allowing the fully vaccinated to enjoy more freedoms could stoke social division, say experts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists have urged caution after Tony Blair…
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Annastacia Palaszczuk defends Pfizer vaccine choice ahead of possible Tokyo Olympics trip
Queensland’s 51-year-old premier rolls up her sleeve for the Pfizer jab after weeks of concern about her perceived lack of urgency Follow the Covid liveblog Australia’s vaccine rollout numbers: progress…
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Coronavirus: Spain opening borders to all vaccinated travellers
Spain opens its borders to vaccinated travellers from all over the world, hoping an influx of visitors will revitalise its all-important tourism sector which has been battered by the coronavirus…
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Coronavirus: cases in Australia’s Victoria shoot up; Japan to issue vaccine passports
Australia’s Victoria state on Monday reported its biggest rise in new locally acquired Covid-19 cases in nearly a week as authorities scramble to track the source of the highly infectious…