COVID-19 Updates
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Fauci warns time running short to prevent ‘dangerous’ Covid surge in US
Coronavirus cases rising across the country for the first time in weeks as experts fear Thanksgiving will fuel a further increase The US government’s chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci…
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England’s Covid test and trace spending over £1m a day on consultants
Exclusive: revelations follow MPs’ criticism of flagship service as ‘eye-watering’ waste of taxpayers’ money Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage England’s flagship test-and-trace service is still spending…
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Bias in medical devices may have led to avoidable UK Covid deaths, says Javid
Health secretary announces review to examine why people of colour and women have worse health outcomes Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People may have died unnecessarily…
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Covid booster jabs could be extended to all adults, says Sajid Javid
Health secretary says he is awaiting advice on third jabs for younger adults as scheme is extended to over-40s Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid booster…
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Dutch police detain dozens amid Covid-19 rioting
Five police officers were injured in the Netherlands and at least 40 people detained across three provinces as violent protests against Covid-19 restrictions continued for a second night into Sunday.Dutch…
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Sajid Javid rules out compulsory Covid vaccinations in UK – video
The health secretary says the UK ‘won’t ever look at’ mandatory vaccinations for the general public, after Austria announced it would become the first country in Europe to make coronavirus jabs compulsory.…
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Some Pacific countries will take years to vaccinate 50% of adult population, modelling shows
Predictions from Lowy Institute indicate Papua New Guinea will take five years to vaccinate just a third of its population See all our coronavirus coverage Some Pacific countries will have…
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How do we know the effect of boosters? | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
Like seatbelts, vaccines lower risk and two studies reveal the protection that a third jab offers Last week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported encouraging research on booster doses.…
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ICU is full of the unvaccinated – my patience with them is wearing thin | Anonymous
Most of the resources we are devoting to Covid in hospital are being spent on people who have not had their jab Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…
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Is Delta the last Covid ‘super variant’?
The Delta variant was first detected a year ago and is now dominant across the globe. Scientists are concerned that a new strain could supersede it Coronavirus – latest updates…