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Coronavirus: after watchdog backing, Johnson & Johnson to resume vaccine roll-out in Europe
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will resume rolling out its Covid-19 vaccine in Europe after the region’s medical regulator said the benefits of the shot outweigh the risk…
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Coronavirus: Sinovac vaccine gives 70 per cent less protection against South African variant, but Hongkongers urged to still get jab
The level of protection offered by the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine dropped 70 per cent against the more infectious South African variant, according to data published by mainland scientists, but Hong…
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Mahathir warns king Covid-19 emergency order is turning Malays against him
Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday urged the country’s king to revoke a Covid-19 state of emergency, saying the royal order – made in January on the advice of the…
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Japan battles coronavirus mutations, slow vaccination rate as it gears up for Tokyo Olympics
With the days passing and still no postcard from the local health authority telling her when she can get a Covid-19 vaccine, Yokohama resident Takako Tomura, 43, has given up…
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Coronavirus: national pride has no place in vaccine development while a global pandemic is raging
Until late last year, scientists had been satisfied with a safe Covid-19 vaccine that was more than 50 per cent effective.That is a realistic expectation for a first-generation vaccine and…
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Why mRNA Covid-19 vaccines like Pfizer’s jab should be part of a long-term public health strategy
Last week, the chief executive of Pfizer said anyone who receives its Covid-19 vaccine will probably need to have a third dose within 6-12 months after being fully immunised, and…
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Britain’s falling birthrate will damage our society – and it’s not just Covid to blame | Polly Toynbee
Before the pandemic struck, the Conservative government removed the support for parents put in place by Labour Britain’s birthrate is plummeting. The already fast-falling rate has sunk into yet steeper…
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Thailand’s rich Covid-19 patients get ‘hospitel’ treatment, as the poor are turned away
In the lobby of Bangkok’s Pullman Grande hotel, medical teams clad in full-body protective gear shuttle back and forth, greeting well-heeled coronavirus patients as they arrive by ambulance for treatment.…
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WHO says against proof of Covid-19 vaccination for international travel
The World Health Organization’s emergency committee said on Monday it was against international travellers being required to have proof of vaccination, partly on grounds such a measure would deepen inequities.“Do…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble ‘won’t burst’ despite mutated strain, on course for mid-May launch target
A long-awaited Covid-19 travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will remain on course for a mid-May launch, according to sources, despite the former having confirmed community cases of a…