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Did the pandemic draw us closer together – or pull us further apart? | Jan-Werner Mueller
Early on, we were told we were all in the same boat. Is that true? The answer has important implications for our politics In spring of last year, when the…
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We can finally link life expectancy to ethnicity | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
People from ethnic minorities live longer than white people, but are at greater risk from Covid Although our world seems increasingly awash with data, there are still data deserts, leading…
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Coronavirus: China reports 96 new cases as it battles Delta variant
Chinese health authorities reported 96 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday, 11 fewer than a day earlier and more than a third of them in the province where the latest…
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Britain’s Covid experts Neil Ferguson Sage are under attack, but they are just doing their jobs
Those who attack Neil Ferguson and Sage’s pandemic predictions only expose their ignorance about science • Coronavirus – latest updates • See all our coronavirus coverage It feels like open…
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Victoria to make AstraZeneca available to under-40s as it launches nation’s first drive-through vaccine hub
State reports 11 new Covid cases as authorities scramble to work out how the outbreak started Follow our Australia Covid news live blog for latest updates NSW; Vic; and Qld…
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Hong Kong’s use of digital payment systems soars under e-voucher scheme, with 2.2 million new accounts created: finance chief
Hong Kong’s consumption voucher programme has sparked a major leap in the local use of electronic payment systems, the city’s finance chief has said, pointing to the creation of more…
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It’s up to you, Rishi Sunak: your next move is make or break for the NHS
The chancellor largely met his funding pledge in the pandemic but that could change in the autumn spending review The spending review the chancellor has said he will hold in…
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Moderna Covid vaccine to be available in mid-September while Victoria offers AstraZeneca to over-18s
Australian health minister ‘expects’ 1m doses of Moderna in a month as Victorian premier also announces drive-though vaccination hub Victoria to make AstraZeneca available to under-40s as it launches nation’s…
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Victoria makes AstraZeneca available to under 40s – as it happened
Northern Territory declares Cairns and Yarrabah hotspots ahead of snap lockdown; Victorian clinics to offer AstraZeneca to under 40s as state records 11 cases; NSW records 262 cases and one…
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Bosses battle over rights and wrongs of ‘no Covid jab, no job’
While big-name US firms can compel their staff to be vaccinated against Covid, in the UK the issue is a legal and moral minefield Coronavirus – latest updates See all…