COVID-19 Updates
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Vaccines are risky for me, but I don’t regret getting my Covid jab | Gemma Carey
Why did I get vaccinated as an immunocompromised person? The short answer is because of you As someone with a complex autoimmune history, I consulted widely before making my Covid…
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Could a third wave of Covid be more serious than UK’s first two?
Analysis: Concern over Delta variant means decision on ending restrictions on 21 June hangs in balance Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Summer has nearly arrived and…
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Tokyo Olympics: public opposition wanes, but doctors still worry Games will worsen Japan’s coronavirus crisis
With the number of new coronavirus infections gradually declining, vaccinations picking up pace after a slow start and the Tokyo Olympic Games just six weeks away, the organisers of the…
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UK politics live news: Boris Johnson warned he will lose if MPs vote on reversing cuts to aid budget
Latest updates: David Davis says Tory rebels are confident that if a vote took place, the government would lose UK foreign aid cuts are immoral, says David Davis Coronavirus –…
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More virus cases, youngest daughter of Tamil family evacuated from Christmas Island – as it happened
New cases, including a nurse and an aged care resident announced yesterday, come as 17,000 vaccine jabs administered in state. This blog is now closed Most Australians support compulsory vaccines…
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India’s coronavirus vaccine disparities widen as urbanites grab doses
Urban Indians are getting Covid-19 shots much faster than the hundreds of millions of people living in the countryside, government data shows, reflecting rising inequity in the nation’s immunisation drive.In…
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We are running out of time to reach deal to save natural world, says UN talks chair
Warning comes amid fears of further delays to Kunming summit, which aims to agree on curbing destruction of ecosystems The world is running out of time to reach an ambitious…
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Coronavirus: exempt emergency vaccines from late-stage clinical trials, Chinese health official urges WHO
A senior Chinese health official has called on the World Health Organization to scrap late-stage human trials as a criterion for its coronavirus vaccine emergency use listing.The call comes days…
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Climate crisis to shrink G7 economies twice as much as Covid-19, says research
G7 countries will lose $5tn a year by 2050 if temperatures rise by 2.6C The economies of rich countries will shrink by twice as much as they did in the…
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Children are ‘vulnerable host’ for Covid as cases recede, US expert warns
Cases plummet but children under 12 not yet eligible for shots Mississippi governor defends low state vaccination rate A US public health expert has warned that though cases of Covid-19…