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Covid news live: UK health minister won’t rule out Christmas Covid curbs; EU set to back Novavax vaccine
Sajid Javid is expected to announce whether social mixing will be curtailed over festive period; EU’s drug regulator will today decide whether to approve the Novavax jab UK PM and…
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Like everyone, I’m so tired of fighting Covid. But we must keep going | Nesrine Malik
The pandemic has given us new kinds of exhaustion, all of them equally draining. Yet there’s hope in perseverance During the past two years, each stage of the pandemic has…
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James Webb space telescope mission gets ready for Christmas Eve launch
After many delays, Hubble’s successor is set to travel to a cosmic parking spot 1m miles from Earth Final preparations are under way for the launch of the James Webb…
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Omicron is terrifying – so why won’t we learn from past mistakes? | Anonymous
Even if vaccinations hold back the tide of infections, there will still be too many patients for us to look after Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Covid-19 in 2022: into the known unknowns of ending the pandemic
This is the first of a three-part series to mark the second anniversary of Covid-19. Here, Simone McCarthy looks at whether 2022 will be the year the coronavirus pandemic finally…
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Scott Morrison to hold unscheduled national cabinet meeting as Omicron cases rise
Morrison played down the “informal” meeting despite surging case numbers of the new Covid variant across Australia Follow our live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app;…
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‘Vaccines are not the only answer’: experts call for more public health measures to curb Omicron
Leading academics want return of both indoor mask mandates in NSW and density limits for indoor venues Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand says man’s death probably due to vaccination
New Zealand health authorities said they believe a man’s death may be linked to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.The 26-year-old man died within two weeks of his first dose of Pfizer…
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Penny’s Bay diary: fine dining, airline food and surviving the famished in-between hours at Hong Kong’s most exclusive quarantine centre
South China Morning Post managing editor Brian Rhoads recently flew home to the United States to attend a memorial service for his late father. After he had already left, the…
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Son of Covid-infected man who sparked Byron Bay lockdown fined $35,000
The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to charges of not using a QR code and failing to wear a mask in two settings Follow our live blog for the latest updates Get…