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Reports of unvaccinated Strictly dancers spark privacy debate
Row over stars allegedly refusing jabs highlights difficult balance between medical privacy and right to know risk The return of Strictly Come Dancing has brought the usual mix of glitz,…
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UK interest rate rise in 2022 becoming more likely, says Bank chief
Andrew Bailey says inflationary pressures strengthen the case but ‘we are monitoring situation closely’ The inflationary pressures building in the UK has made a rise in interest rates next year…
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Biden receives vaccine ‘booster’ as confusion continues over third dose
President receives public Covid jab after FDA and CDC carved out fewer categories than he hoped of Americans eligible for third dose How the US vaccine effort derailed At the…
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Joe Biden gets coronavirus booster and says he wants more vaccine mandates
President Joe Biden received a booster shot on Monday of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in front of cameras at the White House and said he will press for more vaccination…
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Hospitals in England relax Covid rules to help tackle waiting lists
Some health professionals and scientists express concern as government eases safety measures Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers have ordered a major relaxation of coronavirus infection…
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Judge rules in Wisconsin teen’s favor after sheriff threatened jail over Covid post
Sheriff’s deputy violated free speech protections when he asked Amyiah Cohoon, 16, to remove post about virus that ‘upset’ parents A federal judge ruled that a Wisconsin sheriff violated free…
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Coronavirus: Beijing tells Hong Kong to strengthen quarantine, testing policies to secure border reopening
Hong Kong must strengthen coronavirus controls in areas such as testing and quarantine before the border with mainland China can reopen, the city’s deputy leader has said after meeting Beijing…
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Hong Kong police arrest elderly man who escaped from hotel quarantine after arriving from Europe
Hong Kong police have arrested an elderly man who escaped from compulsory quarantine in a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel after recently arriving in the city from Europe.The 75-year-old man was…
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‘It’s awkward’: how UK workers hired remotely feel returning to the office
For some, finally meeting their colleagues face-to-face has come with a few nasty surprises Alexandra was delighted when she landed a new job in the midst of the pandemic. The…