COVID-19 Updates
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Venues that reject vaccine passes in favour of ‘equality’ for the unvaccinated are harming us all | Philip McKibbin
Venues that say they respect personal choices may sound community-minded but really they undermine efforts to keep everyone safe Like most Aucklanders, I can’t wait to get out of the…
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Covid news: UK reports 43,992 cases and 54 deaths; protests in Brussels turn violent – as it happened
Hospitals already struggling to cope as they enter winter, says president of Royal College of Emergency Medicine; people march in Brussels against latest restrictions Omicron: what do we know about…
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Coronavirus: WHO appeals to Chinese pharmaceutical firms to share vaccine patents
The World Health Organization is in contact with two major Chinese vaccine developers in the hope they will share the patents for their Covid-19 jabs.The WHO has repeatedly called for…
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Australia’s Omicron travel ban is ‘discrimination’, South African diplomat says
High commissioner says a large number of cases of the new Covid variant have been detected on other continents Follow our live blog for the latest updates Get our free…
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CBI revises next year’s economic growth forecast down to 5.1%
Accountant KPMG is even gloomier, predicting 2.6% growth if social distancing rules are imposed Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Economic forecasters have slashed expectations for Britain’s…
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Covid not over and next pandemic could be more lethal, says Oxford jab creator
Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert says this will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The…
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Omicron is a ‘wake-up call’ to vaccinate poorer nations, experts say
Covid vaccine rollout must reach developing world to prevent further variants, experts say Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Failure to vaccinate the world against coronavirus created…
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Covid: figures reveal vaccine lottery for children in England
South-east is the only region where at least half of 12- to 15-year-olds have been vaccinated Children in some parts of England are three times more likely to be vaccinated…
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Protest against Covid-19 restrictions turns violent in Brussels
Police fired tear gas and used water cannon on Sunday to disperse protesters pelting officers with cobblestones and fireworks as a demonstration in Brussels over government-imposed Covid-19 restrictions turned violent.A…
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Ben Jennings on Boris Johnson and the No 10 Christmas party — cartoon
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