COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong approves Sinovac jab for toddlers as officials negotiate for BioNTech’s tailored vaccine formula
Hong Kong becomes the first city in Asia to give approval for vaccinating children as young as six months against Covid-19. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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‘Never give up’: why the world’s struggle against polio is not over
Vaccination levels in 2021 fell to their lowest in 15 years and now cases are breaking out in countries thought free of the disease As an eight-year-old, Anita Ghai was…
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Coronavirus: recovered Hongkongers should still get three shots of Covid-19 vaccine, says expert
Studies show that reinfection in recovered patients may increase the risk of death, admission to hospital, and complications in different organs. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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HSBC boss hits back at calls for breakup of business from investor
Noel Quinn says such a move would come with ‘material costs’ and ‘high risk of failure’ HSBC’s chief executive has hit back at calls for a breakup from the top…
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‘Put your masks on’: Monique Ryan gives Coalition dressing-down during question time
Former paediatric neurologist was speaking about the risk of long Covid when opposition MPs, most of whom were not wearing masks, interjected Get our free news app, morning email briefing…
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Victoria’s latest Covid wave has peaked and hospital numbers have stabilised, health officials say
Authorities remain concerned about the overrepresentation of older people in the state’s hospitals Covid data tracker: cases, deaths, hospitalisations and vaccination Get our free news app, morning email briefing and…
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PM says voice referendum should be ‘unifying moment’ – as it happened
Lidia Thorpe calls the Queen a coloniser while being sworn in to parliament Covid deaths in Australia: data reveals demographics hit hardest since pandemic began Get our free news app;…
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Hong Kong slips into recession as economy shrinks by 1.4 per cent in second quarter
Hong Kong records a contraction in gross domestic product for a second consecutive quarter, meaning the city has fallen into an economic recession. Read the original article at South China…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong health experts recommend Covid jabs for children as young as 6 months
Hong Kong medical experts reviewed evidence and concluded age reduction for Sinovac and BioNTech jabs from current three years was safe and effective, panel chairman says. Read the original article…
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‘Put your masks on,’ Dr Monique Ryan tells Coalition in question time – video
Dr Monique Ryan, the federal member for Kooyong, told Coalition members to put their masks on during question time after she was interrupted when discussing the burden of Covid-19 reinfection…