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Global Covid vaccine rollout threatened by shortage of vital components
Pharmaceutical firms warn of delays to items such as the large bags in which vaccine cells are grown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Vaccine-makers around the…
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China considers mixing Covid-19 vaccines to offer more protection
China is exploring the option of mixing different Covid-19 vaccines as a solution to the relatively low efficacy of its existing jabs, the head of the country’s Centre for Disease…
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Coronavirus: Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine won’t be supplied to Hong Kong this year, source says, dashing experts’ hopes of replacement for AstraZeneca shots
US drug giant Johnson & Johnson, whose Covid-19 vaccine has been touted by some local health experts as a promising replacement for the AstraZeneca jab, has no plans to supply…
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Coronavirus vaccine shortages hit 60 countries as global deliveries stall
As many as 60 countries, including some of the world’s poorest, might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global programme…
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Let’s give thanks for what the long winter of the pandemic brought out in us
Throughout China, people are celebrating the arrival of spring. I, too, am excited about what flowers I may see or smells I might savour this spring, my first as the…
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Are Covid passports a threat to liberty? It depends on how you define freedom | Maria Alvarez
The pandemic is once again causing governments to pit incompatible ideas of freedom against each other Now that the UK’s vaccination programme is beginning to offer an escape route out…
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Lockdowns have cost £22bn in lost sales, say British retailers
Shops are ready with greeters and special offers to make in-person shopping an ‘experience’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The British Retail Consortium estimated that lockdowns…
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Coronavirus: Britain could hit herd immunity by Monday, scientists say
Britain’s increased rates of Covid-19 immunity has raised the prospect of moving on from the worst of the pandemic, with some scientists saying the country could cross the so-called herd…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong health authorities expand evacuation order at Tuen Mun housing estate; city confirms 5 new cases
Hong Kong health authorities, acting on the advice of experts, have expanded the scope of a partial evacuation at a Tuen Mun housing estate at the centre of a new…