COVID-19 Updates
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UK scientists back Covid boosters as study finds post-jab falls in antibodies
Exclusive: Waning antibody levels are possible warning sign of lower protection in months after vaccination Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists have backed proposals for Covid…
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For people with learning disabilities, ‘freedom day’ was nothing of the kind | Saba Salman
My sister and others like her are eight times more likely to die of Covid. Yet so little thought has been given to their welfare “Freedom day” was a fallacy…
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‘Pingdemic’: why supermarket shelves are half-empty again
Retailers say shortages caused by self-isolating staff but lack of lorry drivers may be to blame Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage For shoppers the sight of…
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Covid pass could be compulsory for entry to large events in England – video
The vaccines minister has confirmed the government intends to go ahead with making Covid vaccination a condition for entry to nightclubs from September in England. Nadhim Zahawi said that after…
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Team GB frustrated with Olympic chiefs as Tokyo 10 struggle in isolation
Six athletes and four staff were pinged after flight to Japan Steeplechaser Zak Seddon: ‘We’ve had 11 negative tests’ Team GB officials are increasingly exasperated with the refusal of Tokyo…
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Morrison has finally embraced ‘informed consent’ for AstraZeneca, what took him so long to take Atagi’s advice? | Paul Karp
Despite government rhetoric, Atagi had always advised that adults wanting to be vaccinated COULD choose either vaccine Download the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefing For weeks, Scott…
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Covid-19 vaccines: is fractional dosing a solution for supply-short Southeast Asia?
Throughout Southeast Asia, from Jakarta to Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City, authorities are racing to secure desperately needed coronavirus vaccines as hospitals overflow, new infections surge and daily death…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific pressing government to relax quarantine restrictions, as most flight crews now vaccinated
Cathay Pacific is in talks with the Hong Kong government to remove the majority of quarantine restrictions on its flight crews now that most have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.The…
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Coronavirus: BioNTech third dose ‘not needed’ but final decision on extra shots for both Hong Kong vaccines postponed
The scientific evidence points to recipients of the BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine not needing a third dose, according to the chairman of an expert committee, but decisions on whether to recommend…
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Britain’s Covid-19 travel tests spawn US$520 million ‘Wild West’ free-for-all
Early in the coronavirus pandemic last year, London property developer Arnaud Touret bought a batch of 5,000 rapid Covid-19 tests from South Korea. He set up a laboratory to analyse…