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Coronavirus: booster shots can help vulnerable, WHO Europe head says
A coronavirus booster shot is a way to keep the most vulnerable safe and not a luxury robbing people who have yet to have even a single jab, a senior…
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Coronavirus: jab rules update allows Hong Kong residents stranded in Philippines, Indonesia to return
Hong Kong residents stranded in the Philippines and Indonesia will be given the same treatment as foreign domestic workers on Covid-19 vaccine recognition under a revised policy that comes into…
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US judge revokes mother’s right to visit son over her refusal to get Covid vaccine
• Rebecca Firlit, 39, refused to get coronavirus vaccine • Hearing was ‘supposed to be about expenses and child support’ A judge in Illinois revoked a mother’s right to visit…
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Covid booster jabs ‘not a luxury’ and protect the vulnerable, says WHO
Health body previously stated that boosters in Europe are unnecessary and will increase vaccine inequality Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A booster jab of Covid-19 vaccine…
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Rand Paul: ‘Hatred for Trump’ blocks Covid study of horse drug ivermectin
Kentucky senator tells constituents he is ‘in the middle’ on use of deworming medication FDA has implored Americans not to take Federal researchers will not objectively study ivermectin as a…
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Is the anxiety over New York schools reopening about public health – or politics? | Emma Brockes
From some of the chatter among parents, you’d think that sending children back into classrooms was a risk with no upside There are another two weeks on the clock until…
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How contagious is the Delta variant of Covid-19? See how coronavirus can spread through a population, and how countries flatten the curve
How contagious is the Delta Covid variant? Take charge of this interactive and watch how small changes in isolation or reproduction rates of Covid-19 can affect our battle against it.…
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Coronavirus: Australia’s deaths top 1,000; Malaysia’s PM in quarantine after contact with Covid-19 patient
As Australia’s Covid-19 deaths exceed 1,000 – a grim toll but modest by global standards – a country that has used relentless lockdowns now faces perhaps its biggest health policy…
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Pasifika are on the frontline in New Zealand’s Covid battle – and are copping racist abuse for it | Fa’anana Efeso Collins
Public indifference to abuse of the Pasifika community is especially concerning – we all need to show compassion in this crisis The past week in lockdown has been tumultuous for…
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Can Australia flourish after Covid? 10 steps to getting us there if we learn from history | Andrew Wear
Lessons from wars, pandemics, recessions and natural disasters have taught us that countries can bounce back and prosper With more than half of Australia in lockdown, it’s difficult to think…