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Coronavirus: at-risk Hong Kong adults aged under 60 could get fourth vaccine dose, government advisers propose, as city logs 243 new cases
Joint scientific committee under the Centre for Health Protection publishes latest recommendations on Friday, aimed at 18 to 59 demographic. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Shanghai lockdown: city finds three new community infections even as death toll falls to zero, as path to reopening is lined with risks
Faced with the mixed results, Shanghai’s health authorities are not letting up, even if more manufacturers and public services have been allowed to resume operations. Read the original article at…
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North Korea’s Covid caseload passes 2 million amid global concern about regime’s pandemic plan
Experts believe North Korean authorities are underreporting deaths to prove that their response has been effective See all our coronavirus coverage Experts have questioned North Korea’s claim that it is…
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Why China will not abandon its zero-Covid policy any time soon
China’s outbreak response system has evolved to serve a population with a large number of unvaccinated elderly and address regional disparities in social services and healthcare. The strategy is characteristic…
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Traditional Chinese medicine effective in treating mild Covid-19 cases, overseas study finds
A clinical trial conducted in Pakistan using Jinhua Qinggan granules, which are recommended for use in mainland China’s treatment of the disease, found a shorter recovery time. Read the original…
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Respiratory syncytial virus kills 100,000 under-fives every year
The acute lower respiratory infection has surged after Covid restrictions eased, experts say Respiratory syncytial virus is killing 100,000 children under the age of five every year worldwide, new figures…
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Civil servants and No 10 advisers furious over single fine for Boris Johnson
PM received only one of 126 fixed-penalty notices relating to law-breaking parties, prompting claims Met police bungled inquiry Civil servants and special advisers have reacted with fury and disbelief after…
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Johnson may believe he’s safe but threat from Partygate is not over
Analysis: even if MPs conclude a single fine airbrushes PM’s role in scandal, the public may decide otherwise The prime minister had been telling colleagues for weeks that he believed…
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The Guardian view on low Covid vaccination rates: not just North Korea | Editorial
Pyongyang has left its people highly vulnerable to this outbreak. But rich countries have a responsibility for the lack of protection in other places When Covid-19 first emerged, the “Hermit…
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At least 25m people in UK to be offered Covid booster this autumn
Vaccine body says extra jab will be for most vulnerable adults, frontline social care and health workers Millions of people in the UK will be offered further Covid booster shots…