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Australia’s largest aged care provider still awaiting government plan on staff Covid vaccines six weeks into rollout
Bupa says it is waiting for government to review its aged care workforce vaccination plan in the wake of the AstraZeneca problems Australia’s biggest private aged care provider says the…
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Surge testing may not be enough to curb Covid variants in UK, say scientists
Local restrictions may be needed, specialists warn, as South Africa strain is identified in London Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Local restrictions should be imposed to…
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US decision to pause J&J jabs is another blow to global Covid fight
Analysis: rare side-effects mean that confidence in both the Johnson & Johnson and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines is now shaken Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The call in…
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Coronavirus: India to fast track vaccine approvals; Indonesia satisfied with Sinovac
India is to fast track emergency approvals for Covid-19 vaccines that have been authorised by Western countries and Japan, paving the way for possible imports of Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson…
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UK trade recovering but picture is clouded by Covid and Brexit | Larry Elliott
Government figures showing a bounceback in February rightly come with a health warning The government’s monthly trade figures come with a health warning – and rightly so. A combination of…
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Coronavirus: Johnson & Johnson vaccine halted in US, roll-out delayed in Europe
Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine was paused in the United States and its roll-out in Europe and in South Africa was delayed, as health authorities investigate a potential link to…
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Trip.com set to raise US$1.1 billion in Hong Kong secondary listing at HK$268 per share
Trip.com has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering at HK$268, a 2 per cent discount to its New York closing price overnight, which will see it raise about US$1.1…
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Coronavirus: apology issued as total of 24 Hong Kong residents have received different vaccine to jab booked; city confirms 13 new infections
Hong Kong officials apologised on Tuesday as they admitted a total of 24 residents had received a different Covid-19 vaccine to the one they booked since the mass inoculation programme…
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Blood clots from the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine? What about the contraceptive pill? Doctors explain
Hong Kong family physician Natalie Hutchins has been inundated with calls since the city started rolling out its Covid-19 vaccination programme in February.Reassuring patients about potential after-effects of the different…
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Singapore coronavirus case shows vaccination doesn’t rule out infection. What does that mean?
Confirmation in Singapore of a migrant worker who contracted Covid-19 despite being fully vaccinated may have caused some alarm, but infectious disease experts said that this is an expected development…