COVID-19 Updates
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‘Get vaxxed’: New Zealand gang leaders unite to urge community to get vaccinated – video
Seven New Zealand gang leaders, representing four of the country’s best-known street gangs, have joined forces in a video urging their communities to get vaccinated, in a concept thought up by a…
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US gives final approval for smaller-dose Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children 5-11
The United States can now start giving children aged 5-11 the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine, US health authorities said Tuesday in a move hailed by President Joe Biden as a “turning…
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Australia news live update: Victoria reports 941 new Covid cases and NSW 190 as Scott Morrison flies home from Cop26
Liberal MP Tim Smith will ‘never drink alcohol again’ while in public life; Victoria records 941 new Covid cases, NSW 190; Japan honours Olivia Newton-John; French ambassador Jean-Pierre Thébault prepares…
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More Hong Kong expats buy property in their home countries, offshore markets as they eye leaving city for good
More Hong Kong-based expats are buying properties in their home countries or other overseas markets, boosting the number of transactions by 30 to 40 per cent this year, according to…
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How to use a Covid-19 rapid antigen testing kit, now available in Australian supermarkets – video
With rapid antigen Covid-19 tests now available to buy in Australian retail stores including pharmacies and supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths, Guardian Australia reporter Matilda Boseley gets a lesson in…
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Coronavirus live: UK sees highest daily death toll since February; Greek cases set new record high
Another 293 deaths recorded in last 24 hours in UK; Greece public health body says 6,700 new infections recorded in past day Chinese urged to stockpile amid ongoing Covid outbreak…
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What next for China’s zero-Covid strategy, as herd immunity hopes face Delta hurdle?
This is the first part of a series on China’s zero-tolerance Covid-19 strategy. Here, Zhuang Pinghui looks at the road to herd immunity as more transmissible variants emerge and what…
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CDC advisers recommend Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for young children
Child-size vaccine doses are already being distributed in US and shots may begin as early as Wednesday Advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday…
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Jeremy Farrar: Sage scientist quits over ‘concerning’ UK Covid picture – reports
Farrar, who advocated a ‘vaccine plus’ strategy, wishes to devote more time to the Wellcome Trust Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A senior member of the…