COVID-19 Updates
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Some US patients waiting for organ transplants must get Covid vaccine or be removed from list
Transplant patients take immune-suppressing drugs and non-vaccinated recipients are more likely to die of infection Health systems in Colorado and Washington are removing unvaccinated patients from organ transplant lists, given…
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‘Terrible emptiness’: parents struggle with children leaving home
Survey of parents of first-year students found 98% felt extreme grief after the closeness of lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage After an intense lockdown, with…
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Coronavirus: Singapore and South Korea to launch quarantine-free travel lane from November 15
Singapore and South Korea are to launch a quarantine-free travel lane for people who are fully vaccinated from November 15.The travel lane will be Singapore’s third such arrangement, following the…
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Could the global Covid death toll be millions higher than thought?
A data scientist and economics student joined forces in search of the real pandemic death toll – and the results are startling Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…
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Covid vaccine booster shots: why are third jabs needed and who in Australia is eligible?
Australia will offer vaccine booster doses to severely immunocompromised people after a recommendation from the regulator Severely immunocompromised Australians will be able to get Covid-19 vaccine boosters from Monday, after…
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CDC’s COVID-19 Weekly Partner Calls
CDC’s COVID-19 Weekly Partner Calls provide a broad base of partners with updates on the latest guidance, hot topics, and scientific insight on CDC’s COVID-19 response efforts. Each week the…
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Coronavirus: as Australia plans border reopening, stranded citizens wait with anxiety, trepidation
After 17 months stranded overseas, Allison Bradwell is not getting her hopes up about Australia’s plans to reopen its international borders as vaccination rates hit key thresholds next month.The Sydney…
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Australia Covid live news update: Victoria records 1,838 cases, five deaths; NSW faces bumpy road to freedom; Melbourne protest police test positive
Doctors, teachers and business air concerns before NSW restrictions eased; frontline Melbourne police infected at recent protests. Follow all the day’s news live NSW and Vic restrictions; Vic hotspots Vaccine…
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Covid live: England’s travel ‘red list’ cut to seven countries; Italy relaxes coronavirus restrictions
England to scrap quarantine travel rules for 47 destinations; Italy increases maximum attendance capacity allowed at cultural and sporting venues Coronavirus report warned of impact on UK four years before…
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Pfizer asks US to allow Covid vaccines for children aged five to 11
Jabs could begin within weeks if US government approves request, with children getting a third of dose given to adults A Covid vaccine for kids aged five to 11 just…