COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Johnson & Johnson vaccine halted in US, roll-out delayed in Europe
Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine was paused in the United States and its roll-out in Europe and in South Africa was delayed, as health authorities investigate a potential link to…
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Trip.com set to raise US$1.1 billion in Hong Kong secondary listing at HK$268 per share
Trip.com has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering at HK$268, a 2 per cent discount to its New York closing price overnight, which will see it raise about US$1.1…
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Coronavirus: apology issued as total of 24 Hong Kong residents have received different vaccine to jab booked; city confirms 13 new infections
Hong Kong officials apologised on Tuesday as they admitted a total of 24 residents had received a different Covid-19 vaccine to the one they booked since the mass inoculation programme…
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Blood clots from the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine? What about the contraceptive pill? Doctors explain
Hong Kong family physician Natalie Hutchins has been inundated with calls since the city started rolling out its Covid-19 vaccination programme in February.Reassuring patients about potential after-effects of the different…
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Singapore coronavirus case shows vaccination doesn’t rule out infection. What does that mean?
Confirmation in Singapore of a migrant worker who contracted Covid-19 despite being fully vaccinated may have caused some alarm, but infectious disease experts said that this is an expected development…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong ‘vaccination bubble’ plan not intended to coerce residents into getting jab, Carrie Lam says
Hong Kong’s leader has rejected accusations the city’s new “vaccination bubble” plan is intended to coerce residents into taking a coronavirus jab, saying it provides a “timetable and road map”…
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Australia news live: Christine Holgate says she was ‘bullied’ and Australia Post chairman fabricated evidence
Holgate says she was ‘humiliated’ by prime minister Scott Morrison; man dies of coronavirus in Queensland. Follow all the latest news and updates, live • Australia won’t purchase Johnson &…
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African health workers left without Covid jabs as paltry supplies dwindle
Fear of third wave and new variants as sub-Saharan vaccine distribution is dogged by supply disruption Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Millions of healthcare workers in…
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Australia reports second blood clot case ‘likely’ linked to AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
Woman in her 40s in Western Australia reported to be in hospital in a stable condition after developing clot Health authorities have concluded a second case of a rare blood…
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With Australia’s delayed vaccine rollout, a reunion with my parents overseas inches further from reach | Jill Stark
I appreciate my good fortune to be healthy and have a job but I live with the very real grief that a part of me is missing The airport reunions…