COVID-19 Updates
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UK business output falls for sixth month in a row amid supply chain crisis
Rising energy prices and worker shortages also take toll, says accountancy firm BDO British businesses’ output has fallen for the sixth month in a row amid a supply chain crisis,…
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Coronavirus: Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates face first test with government workers
US President Joe Biden is pushing forward with a massive plan to require millions of private sector employees to get vaccinated by early next year. But first, he has to…
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‘Get the vaccine’: family of Covid victim’s plea to pregnant women
Saiqa Parveen planned to have jab after giving birth but died from disease after daughter was delivered by emergency caesarean She was eight months pregnant and weeks from welcoming her…
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Ted Cruz condemns Big Bird for advocating Covid vaccines for kids
Other rightwingers piled on criticism: ‘Brainwashing children’ No more birthday candles? Experts’ worst Covid predictions The Texas senator Ted Cruz led conservatives in condemnation of a prominent public figure for…
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I’ve had a wake-up call on Covid vaccines for children – mine will be first in line | Emma Brockes
The US vaccine approval for five- to 11-year-olds has brought an end to speculation and dither – and joy to parents Along with a lot of other people, over the…
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Northern Ireland health minister to sue Van Morrison over Covid remarks
Legal action comes after singer hit out at Robin Swann over handling of Covid restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Northern Ireland’s health minister is suing…
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England’s hospitals already at peak winter bed occupancy, NHS bosses warn
Head of NHS Providers says situation is ‘very worrying’ as exhausted staff prepare for Covid surge Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hospitals in England are already…
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We can be confident there have been far more than 5 million global Covid deaths | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
Estimating ‘excess’ fatalities, a more robust analysis method, puts the pandemic’s grim toll between 10m and 19m people• Coronavirus – latest updates•See all our coronavirus coverage On 1 November, news…
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Get Covid-19 booster jab to help save Christmas in ‘national mission’, urges British government
Elderly and vulnerable people in Britain have been urged by the government to get their Covid-19 booster jabs as part of a “national mission” to help avoid a return to…