COVID-19 Updates
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Why pregnant women need clearer messaging on Covid vaccine safety
Analysis: early uncertainty around vaccination advice for expectant mothers has left them confused and hesitant Pregnant women are being turned away from Covid vaccine clinics, experts warn Coronavirus – latest…
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Masks to be mandatory again in parliament for staff but not MPs
Fresh guidance issued amid concern over rise in Covid cases ahead of budget speech Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Masks are being made mandatory again for…
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World has wasted chance to build back better after Covid, UN says
Report says countries must strengthen climate ambitions after wasting chance to build back better after Covid The world is squandering the opportunity to “build back better” from the Covid-19 pandemic,…
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Covid measures ‘plan C’ has been discussed, senior official tells MPs
Chief scientific adviser for Department of Health refers to tougher proposal beyond ‘plan B’ that has ‘not been extensively worked up’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Boris Johnson’s Covid plan B looks destined to stay on the shelf
Analysis: the PM seems oddly unenthusiastic about clampdown proposals he himself is supposed to have concocted Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage For a plan that was…
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Businesses badly need some help from Rishi Sunak’s autumn budget | Larry Elliott
Slowing growth and tax rises to come, let alone higher wage costs and staff shortages, mean many firms are facing a grim outlook Budget speeches normally last for about an…
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Australian business groups lament ‘nightmare’ of states’ differing Covid vaccine mandates
As states reopen, a national, uniform approach would ‘make everything we do in life easier’, employers say Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Vaccine rollout and rates…
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Australian GPs offered bribes for fake vaccine certificates while others abused by anti-vaxxers
Covid-19 vaccine misinformation is prompting some patients to seek exemptions without medical grounds, doctors say Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Vaccine rollout tracker; cases and…
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UK politics: Owen Paterson rejects report saying he broke lobbying rules – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. Please see our full story on Owen Paterson below Owen Paterson faces suspension for breaking lobbying rules Analysis: damning verdict on Paterson’s lobbying Yesterday…
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What price human life? Overworked NHS staff have to answer this every day | Rachel Clarke
Politicians turn a blind eye to the Covid-ravaged NHS, but as winter hits, we’re forced to ask how many deaths are acceptable Rachel Clarke is a palliative care doctor and…