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Coronavirus: AstraZeneca vaccine’s global roll-out woes mount as India halts exports
The roll-out of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, the shot much of the world is relying on to beat the pandemic, faced further complications on Thursday as India halted exports of the…
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Coronavirus: Philippine mayors accused of vaccine queue-jumping; India curbs delay supply of jabs
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has ordered at least nine city and town mayors investigated for possible charges after they reportedly jumped ahead of a priority list led by 1.7 million…
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Coronavirus: EU races to catch up on vaccines as Brazil deaths cross 300,000
The European Union will look for ways to end its vaccine struggles at a summit on Thursday, as a Covid-19 surge takes the death toll in Brazil past 300,000.A crucial…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong residents will be offered second BioNTech shot once defects probe is complete, minister says amid vaccine suspension; city confirms 9 new Covid-19 cases
Hongkongers who have already received their first shot under the city’s now-suspended BioNTech vaccination scheme will be given their booster jab straight after the investigation into packaging defects has concluded,…
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Coronavirus: AstraZeneca revises vaccine effectiveness to 76 per cent in updated US trial data
British-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca on Wednesday revised down by three percentage points the effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccine after American authorities raised concerns that results reported from its US trial…
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Australia politics live: Morrison considers cabinet reshuffle, NSW MP Michael Johnsen denies rape allegation
Brittany Higgins makes complaint over alleged backgrounding; Christian Porter reportedly to be shifted and Linda Reynolds dumped in changes to Coalition frontbench. Follow all the developments live Speculation grows about…
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New coronavirus variant, described as ‘double mutant’, reported in India
Experts say there is no evidence that the new variant found in Maharashtra is more transmissible or lethal Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage India has reported…
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Victoria to resume hotel quarantine program with tighter Covid precautions
State to accept international arrivals from 8 April for first time since February Covid outbreak as government pledges to forge ahead with purpose-built facility • Follow the Australia liveblog •…
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Education inequalities exposed by Covid have no quick fix – survey
Poll reveals grave concern among schools and councils about the scale of learning gaps that have appeared Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Educational inequalities and deprivation…
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Nationwide office staff can work anywhere in UK when lockdown ends
Option unavailable to branch-based staff, though building society looking at how to factor in home lives at work Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nationwide is to…