COVID-19 Updates
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NSW and Victoria open border for fully vaccinated
High vaccination rates and low Covid case numbers mean border can reopen, premiers Dominic Perrottet and Daniel Andrews say Vaccine rollout and rates tracker; Cases and data tracker Victoria vaccination…
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Study into gene that affects Covid severity should be treated with caution
Immune defences in lungs can vary with ethnicity – but doubts remain over data quality and socio-economic factors Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The statistics are…
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The 1918 influenza tore through Māori communities. Anti-vaxxers risk this again | Morgan Godfery
Some of New Zealand’s anti-vaxxers say that the Covid vaccine is a form of 21st-century colonialism – it’s not One thing that characterises the typical anti-vaxxer, other than being wrong,…
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The Guardian view on Covid’s second winter: act now or pay later | Editorial
Though recorded cases have fallen in the past week, we are not off the hook. Further public health measures would protect us all at little cost Too many people believe…
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Why are so many NYPD officers fighting vaccination? | Akin Olla
Cops have been on the wrong side of public health for the entire pandemic – and yet they act like they are victims In New York City, the Police Benevolent…
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UK Covid cases may have peaked for this year, study suggests
Data from Zoe study shows fall in under-18s but cases still rising in older people Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists on the Zoe Covid study…
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India celebrates Diwali under shadow of Covid and air pollution
Celebrations back in full swing for first time since pandemic began but many fear festival will bring fresh surge Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It is…
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Gene common in south Asian people doubles risk of Covid death, study finds
Finding could partly explain excess deaths seen in some communities in the UK and in south Asia Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists have identified a…
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Europe could see another half a million Covid-19 deaths by February, WHO warns
The rising number of cases of Covid-19 in Europe is of “grave concern” and the region could see another half a million deaths by early next year, the World Health…
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Britain is first to approve Merck’s Covid-19 pill molnupiravir
Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing Covid-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the…