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Atagi’s strict Covid restrictions preventing ‘desperate’ parents from vaccinating their children, expert says
Exclusive: Vaccine recommendations should also consider effects of long Covid on the health system and workforce, Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah says Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates…
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Excitement and apprehension as China loosens zero-Covid measures
Some people are keen to enjoy their new freedoms, but others are fearful of a major wave of infections China’s scaling back of its zero-Covid regime has left its population…
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Raising interest rates to tame inflation will only cause more pain | Joseph Stiglitz
Central banks are set on a path to cause recession – and marginalised people will pay the price Central banks’ unwavering determination to increase interest rates is truly remarkable. In…
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Panic in Beijing as China’s Covid easing catches city off guard
Residents scramble for medication in short supply and form long lines at fever clinics. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Race to control ‘tripledemic’ as cases of RSV in children sweep US and Europe
Spike in respiratory syncytial virus as well as Covid and flu pushing many hospitals close to brink Before Covid, few people had heard of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Increasingly, though,…
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Revealed: the full inside story of the Michelle Mone PPE scandal
• PPE Medpro and partners made as much as £100m profits• At least £70m from PPE Medpro contracts taken offshore• Small electronics firm behind supply of gowns for NHS• Jet,…
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Li Auto expects L9 SUV to drive massive jump in fourth-quarter deliveries, reports 1.65 billion yuan net loss for July to September period
Li Auto posted a net loss of 1.65 billion yuan (US$235.9 million), which was worse than a median forecast made by analysts polled by Bloomberg. Its revenue, however, beat analysts’…
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China should focus on preventing serious Covid cases, top expert says
Getting Omicron is ‘not scary’ and boosting vaccination is ‘a key step’ now, according to Zhong Nanshan. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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UK passport delays affected ‘hundreds of thousands of people’ this year
Watchdog says HM Passport Office must learn from chaos and prepare for similar level of demand in 2023 Hundreds of thousands of people were affected by delays in processing passport…
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Stock traders pile into makers of cold medicines, antigen test kits as China’s shift from zero-Covid spurs demand
They are betting demand for these products will spike as China allows people to isolate at home and drops requirements for nucleic acid testing to encourage use of antigen test…