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California to require coronavirus vaccines for schoolchildren
California will become the first US state to mandate statewide Covid-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren as early as January, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Friday.But first the US Food and Drug…
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California becomes first state to require Covid vaccines for all students
All kindergarten through 12th grade students will be required to be vaccinated once it gains government approval for those age groups California has announced the nation’s first Covid-19 vaccination mandate…
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Coronavirus treatments: the potential ‘game-changers’ in development
After positive clinical trials for antiviral drug Molnupiravir, it joins other medicines that have shown promise Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The first clinical trial results…
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Merck says experimental coronavirus pill cuts deaths and hospitalisations by half
Drug maker Merck said on Friday that its experimental Covid-19 pill reduced hospitalisations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus, potentially a leap forward in the…
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Scotland Yard vetting ‘not fit for purpose’, says former police chief – as it happened
Lord Stevens accuses Met of ‘extraordinary blunders’ and questions vetting process over which Cressida Dick presides. This live blog is now closed. For coronavirus updates, please follow the Covid-19 live…
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Covid antiviral pill halves hospitalisations and deaths, maker says
If approved, Merck’s drug would be first simple oral medication shown to be effective against coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The first pill to treat…
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Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19 as court prepares for new term
Supreme court says Kavanaugh is showing no symptoms and has been fully vaccinated since January Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, the supreme court announced on Friday, just…
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India to slap travel curbs on vaccinated UK travellers in tit-for-tat move
India on Friday said British nationals arriving in the country would be subjected to Covid-19 curbs, in response to the same measures imposed on Indians visiting the UK.New Delhi has…
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No timetable for Hong Kong anti-sanctions law, finance chief Paul Chan says
Hong Kong’s top financial official has said there is no timetable to incorporate China’s anti-sanctions law into the local legislative framework, in the strongest assurance yet to the business community…
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Singapore’s coronavirus cases could reach 10,000 a day in next two weeks
A leading Singapore-based infectious diseases modelling expert has suggested the country’s Covid-19 cases could reach 10,000 a day in two weeks if the current pace of infections continues, while questions…