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Young Australians with disabilities face significant barriers to getting Covid vaccine
Advocacy organisation condemns rollout failures, including difficulties securing appointments, inaccessible environments and challenges for those requiring sedation Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing A top advocacy…
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How safe is the cinema? Experts analyse Covid risks as No Time to Die opens
With the pandemic not yet over, experts analyse risks of catching the virus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Audiences are expected to flock to sold-out screenings…
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YouTube to remove misinformation videos about all vaccines
Streaming site cracks down on harmful content about all approved Covid jabs YouTube is to remove videos that spread misinformation about all vaccines, as it steps up a crackdown on…
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Hong Kong’s Octopus is hottest platform for HK$5,000 e-vouchers, users spend big on groceries, care products and cosmetics
Most Hongkongers have chosen the Octopus digital payment platform to store their HK$5,000 consumption vouchers from the government, with spending centred on groceries, personal care products and cosmetics.On Wednesday, officials…
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Clockenflap, Hong Kong’s biggest music festival, cancelled in 2021 – the third year in a row – with organisers blaming coronavirus restrictions
Hong Kong’s biggest annual music and arts festival, Clockenflap has been cancelled because of “recently tightened” coronavirus restrictions, organisers say.This is the third year running that event, which was due…
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Making the grade: Hong Kong credit rating holds firm as S&P downplays impact of political overhaul on economy, forecasts recovery
America’s largest credit rating agency has affirmed Hong Kong’s upper-tier ranking, predicting stability on the back of a sustained economic recovery and the belief that the past year’s sweeping political…
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China defends role in Covid-19 origins hunt as pressure mounts for more research
China has sought to defend its cooperation with the World Health Organization in the search for the origins of Covid-19, releasing a summary of its actions so far.The report, published…
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The California region where Covid ‘just isn’t slowing down’
The state has the country’s lowest case rate. But in the vaccine-resistant Central Valley and rural north, healthcare workers are pushed to the limit California has the lowest coronavirus case…
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NSW schools to reopen a week earlier than scheduled
Kindergarten, year 1 and year 12 students will return on 18 October, the government is expected to announce on Thursday Follow our live blog for latest Covid updates Vaccine rollout…
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China coronavirus: killing of 3 cats who tested positive for Covid-19 while owner was in hospital sparks heated debate
The killing of three pet cats in China after they tested positive on a nucleic test for Covid-19 has created a public outcry.The cats belong to a confirmed Covid-19 patient…