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‘Supply chain whack-a-mole’: Covid leaves some Australian supermarket shelves bare as thousands of staff isolate
Workforce deficits in NSW and Victoria disrupt distribution centres, causing widespread product shortages Covid restrictions: NSW; Vic; Qld; borders Children’s risk from Covid is low, Australian health chief tells parents…
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‘Willing as anyone’: Covid vaccine hub in Melbourne town hall to help homeless access jabs
The City of Melbourne has the lowest first dose vaccination rate of any LGA in Victoria, but the response to a new pop up clinic is promising Follow our Covid…
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UK decision on Covid jabs for children expected imminently
Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation holds long discussion on the issue followed by a vote Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A decision on extending Covid…
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US podcast star Joe Rogan taking deworming drug ivermectin for Covid
Comedian who suggested young and healthy should not get vaccinated has tested positive Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The popular US podcast host Joe Rogan has…
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No urgency on Covid booster shots for healthy adults, says UK scientist
Exclusive: head of key research into third dose says it may be better to prioritise vulnerable first Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage There is “almost certainly…
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Sage members sent suspicious packages throughout pandemic, says leading scientist
Prof Calum Semple and others advising government on Covid-19 response have been targeted by anti-vaxxers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Members of the government’s Scientific Advisory…
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As a head in England, I know it’s not just Covid that will make it tough to go back to school | Jules White
The pandemic has exposed the flaws in our schools system, which will only widen the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children Jules White is headteacher at Tanbridge House School, Horsham…
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Scottish opposition parties outraged at vaccine passport plan
Sturgeon’s proposals described by Tories as ‘shambolic’ and by nightlife industry as ‘completely incoherent’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Opposition parties have said the Scottish government’s…
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The push for vaccine passports ignores the arguments raging around them | Zoe Williams
Boris Johnson’s passport plan sets the vaxxers against the anti-vaxxers without necessarily making anything safer Vaccinations are the high point of human reason. Devised under clinical conditions by scientists interested…