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Coronavirus: Hong Kong may expand vaccination drive to include BioNTech jabs for children aged 12 to 15 if data shows move is safe and effective
Hong Kong health authorities will consider offering Covid-19 vaccines to children aged 12 to 15 if scientific research shows inoculation is safe and effective for them, officials have said, while…
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Morrison’s ‘bus’ analogy shows national cabinet meetings are not confidential, tribunal hears
Independent senator Rex Patrick is challenging government’s refusal to release cabinet’s documents under FoI laws When the McGowan Labor government refused to reopen Western Australia’s borders in defiance of national…
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More than 1.5m Covid vaccines sitting unused in clinics across Australia
Medical association calls for urgent campaign aimed at boosting vaccine take-up rates after survey finds 30% of people unlikely to be vaccinated More than 1.5m Covid-19 vaccines – one in…
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With Covid-19 persisting and the inflation outlook uncertain, investors should tread cautiously
There have been two major themes driving market dynamics lately. One is inflation, which affects interest rate expectations, central bank policy stances and, in turn, asset price valuations. The other…
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Tunisia lockdown ends, despite Africa’s worst Covid death rate
Pandemic fatigue and economic woes blamed for lack of action despite rapid rise in number of cases Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tunisia has ended its…
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Britain’s borders: wide open to Covid, slammed shut for people in need | George Monbiot
The government’s lax attitude to the Indian variant only exposes how aggressive it is to migrants who pose no threat Once again, through gross neglect, the government is in danger…
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Flaw in Japan Covid vaccine booking system causes disarray
News that online system is open to abuse overshadows efforts by Tokyo to speed up slow rollout See all our coronavirus coverage A flaw in Japan’s coronavirus inoculation programme has…
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‘We’re hoping for a good season’: Italy prepares to welcome back tourists
Industry that accounts for 14% of county’s GDP hopes to bounce back as Covid travel restrictions are relaxed Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage If anyone is…
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Coronavirus India: Serum Institute’s vaccine export halt a ‘nightmare’ blow to Covax plan
India’s Serum Institute will suspend all coronavirus vaccine exports until around the end of the year amid the country health crisis, dealing a major blow to the global initiative to…
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Australian Press Council criticises Herald Sun for ‘misleading’ Pfizer Covid vaccine subheading
Regulatory body says subheading implying deaths of six people in clinical trials were due to the vaccine was not fair or balanced A subheading saying six people that took part…