COVID-19 Updates
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The great Australian holiday gamble: can we Covid-proof our travel plans?
It is mathematically impossible to predict whether a trip might go ahead or be cancelled. But there are ways to mitigate the risks Travel is on the mind for many…
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Morrison government failing women with lack of action on gender inequality in workforce, ACTU says
Economic recovery from pandemic should provide opportunity to provide more secure work, safer workplaces and equal rights for women, Michele O’Neil says • Get our free news app; get our…
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The Guardian view on vaccines for all: share them now | Editorial
While the UK and others give booster shots, poorer nations are struggling to protect even the most vulnerable For the west and other rich nations, the problem is demand: how…
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Scottish Covid vaccine trialists ‘treated like second-class citizens’
Novavax volunteers fear start of vaccine passports next month could put them at further disadvantage Scottish vaccine volunteers are being treated like “second-class citizens” while waiting for the Novavax jab…
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Fauci: FDA vote against Covid booster shots ‘not the end of the story’
Advisory panel dealt blow to Biden with Friday verdict Million deaths avoidable if vaccinations increase, adviser says Vaccinations among Latinos rise thanks to community outreach A decision not to recommend…
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Tate Reeves: Biden vaccine mandate an ‘attack on hardworking Americans’
Mississippi has second-worst death rate in world, after Peru Governor insists requiring shots for workers is tyranny Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccination mandate for federal workers is a tyrannical “attack on…
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Autumn budget must show financial firepower behind ‘levelling up’ | Richard Partington
As the UK economy enters a rough patch, government needs to give substance to its flagship soundbite Britain’s economic recovery from lockdown is stalling and inflation is on the rise.…
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UK workers on the end of furlough: ‘Will it be Amazon, care homes or driving a van?’
The support scheme has proved positive for some, but others will have no jobs to return to. We hear their stories Since March 2020, 11.6 million UK workers have been…
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Take care with claims about unvaccinated case rates | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
Different estimates of the population can produce wildly different rates ITV’s political editor, Robert Peston, wrote a Twitter thread with the headline: “Infections higher among double vaxxed for those [aged]…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: sacked Cathay workers say reasons to avoid vaccines ignored, experts urge more staff awareness; city confirms 3 new imported cases
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific made waves this month for firing a cancer survivor, a breastfeeding mother and an employee with a heart problem, among those it sacked for failing…