COVID-19 Updates
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Johnson & Johnson one-dose Covid vaccine shown to work
UK has bought 30m doses of product that could transform world’s immunisation programmes Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A fifth vaccine, made by the US company…
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Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine 66 per cent effective overall: study
Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited vaccine appears to protect against Covid-19 with just one shot – not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world in…
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Everyday Covid mistakes we are all still making
Can we do more as individuals to help slow the spread of coronavirus? We ask the experts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid-19 infections in the…
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Coronavirus vaccine: in Singapore, 435 report side effects but experts ‘reassured’
Health experts in Singapore say the relatively high rate of adverse effects from the initial Covid-19 vaccinations delivered by the island nation is not alarming, and is in fact reassuring.Singapore…
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Russian diplomat secretly gets Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, avoids home-grown Sputnik V
A top Russian diplomat has admitted getting the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, shunning the Sputnik V shot developed by his own country.Yuri Gribkov, who is Russia’s consul general to Estonia, was…
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Canada and UK among countries with most vaccine doses ordered per person
UK has more than five doses per person on order, in sharp contrast to developing countries Canada, the UK and Chile have ordered the highest number of vaccine doses relative…
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AstraZeneca must deliver vaccine doses from UK to EU, says Von der Leyen
Commission president says company under legal obligation, as redacted version of contract published Ursula von der Leyen has said it is “crystal clear” that AstraZeneca is bound by its contract…
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China GDP: coronavirus helped Chinese economy trim US$1 trillion from gap with US in 2020
The gap between the size of the US and Chinese economies shrank by close to US$1 trillion in 2020 after the US posted its worst economic growth figure since the…
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Dog attacks on livestock increased in lockdown, say farmers
Incidents such as killing of 50 pregnant ewes caused by owners unaware of threat posed by pets Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A series of horrific…
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‘Price gouging from Covid’: student ebooks costing up to 500% more than in print
Call for inquiry into academic publishers as locked-down students unable to access study material online Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Librarians at UK universities say students’…