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Coronavirus: India shelves local trials for foreign vaccines to hasten imports amid deadly second wave
India on Thursday scrapped local trials for “well-established” foreign coronavirus vaccines to fast track imports as it battles a devastating second wave of the pandemic that has killed tens of…
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Covid live: UK ministers under pressure after Cummings testimony; Facebook to allow posts saying virus ‘man-made’
England health secretary to address ex-adviser’s claims; Facebook changes policy ‘in light of ongoing investigations into the origin of Covid’ Cummings lambasts Johnson in damning account of Covid crisis Biden…
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Operator of unvaccinated Melbourne nursing home rejects minister’s claim residents opted out
Operators challenge claim by aged care minister Richard Colbeck that some of the Victorian facilities still waiting for the vaccine ‘have chosen not to take the jab’ Record pace of…
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Victoria’s hotline for booking Covid vaccines crashes after being inundated with calls
With people unable to get through despite booking requirement, some clinics across state begin accepting walk-in vaccinations for under-50s Victoria Covid case alerts and list of public exposure sites New…
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Australian retailer Mosaic Brands fined $630,000 for misleading hand sanitiser claims
The ACCC action comes after tests found the company was selling sanitiser with alcohol levels far lower than advertised A major Australian retail group has been hit with $630,000 in…
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Victoria Covid public exposure sites: full list of Melbourne venues, Vic coronavirus hotspots and case location alerts
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and Covid-19 exposure sites in Victoria and Melbourne, and what to do if you’ve visited them Victoria’s new Covid lockdown restrictions explained Follow LIVE…
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Taiwan accuses China of interfering with Covid vaccine deals
President says agreement with German firm BioNTech has been delayed after Beijing intervention Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Taiwan’s president has accused China of interfering in…
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Joe Biden orders US intelligence to intensify efforts to study Covid’s origins
President also asks US intelligence community to explore the unlikely possibility that virus origins trace to Chinese lab US politics – live updates Joe Biden has ordered the US intelligence…
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Covid Victoria lockdown restrictions: new Melbourne and regional Vic coronavirus rules explained
New Victorian Covid-19 restrictions have been announced in response to a growing number of cases in a Melbourne suburbs coronavirus outbreak. Can you leave home? Is mask-wearing compulsory? Are schools…
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Record pace of Melbourne Covid outbreak and delayed vaccine rollout blamed for Victoria lockdown
Officials say a seven-day lockdown is needed because the coronavirus variant is spreading faster than contact tracers can keep up with Victoria’s Covid lockdown restrictions: new rules explained Victoria Covid-19…