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Compulsory Covid jabs: three NHS workers on the policy
There are concerns as well as support for the announcement that health staff in England will be have to be vaccinated by April Coronavirus – latest updates See all our…
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Covid jab compulsory for all NHS staff in England by April, says Javid – video
All 1.4 million NHS staff in England will have to be vaccinated against Covid by next spring if they want to keep their jobs, the health secretary told MPs on…
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At a glance: Covid vaccine mandates around the world
Many countries have made inoculation mandatory for at least some of their citizens, with penalties for those who do not get jabbed Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong man’s death after taking Sinovac vaccine was ‘coincidental event’, inquest told
Lawyers for Hong Kong’s health department and Sinovac on Tuesday insisted the death of a man after taking the Chinese drug maker’s Covid-19 vaccine was simply a coincidence, as they…
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Singapore: indefinite stay of execution for man with learning disabilities after he gets Covid
Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has an IQ of 69, has been on death row since 2010 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A man with learning disabilities…
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Randox: how one-man-band operation became a Covid testing giant
Healthcare firm named in Owen Paterson lobbying scandal has won £500m in UK government contracts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As the Covid-19 pandemic swept towards…
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New vaccine campaigns target rural Americans to address disparities
Rural residents are older and poorer, are less likely to be vaccinated – and twice as likely to die of Covid as city dwellers In the United States, there is…
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China border city turns to cash incentive in hunt for Covid-19 source
Local authorities in a northern Chinese city on the border with Russia are offering a cash reward to anyone who can help trace the source of its Covid-19 outbreak.Officials in…
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Global Covid-19 cases pass 250 million as Europe outbreak worsens
More than 250 million Covid-19 cases have been recorded worldwide since the start of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.Globally, more than five million deaths from Covid-19…
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Coronavirus: unvaccinated people 16 times more likely to die, Australian report says
Unvaccinated people are 16 times more likely to end up in intensive care units or die from Covid-19, Australia’s New South Wales state said in a report, with officials urging…