COVID-19 Updates
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Older Australians at back of queue for mRNA vaccines despite Atagi advice to give them choice
There will soon be enough Pfizer and Moderna jabs to offer to those who don’t want AstraZeneca, but politicians say 12- to 15-year-olds should get priority Older Australians could have…
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Florida radio host who called himself ‘Mr Anti-Vax’ dies of Covid-19
Marc Bernier was hospitalized three weeks ago Station and friends pay tribute to host Unvaccinated teacher infected half her students, CDC finds A conservative radio host from Florida who criticised…
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For most of the world, the pandemic is not over | Devi Sridhar
Poorer countries need to be able to produce their own vaccines. Until that happens, they will be left behind The Delta variant of Sars-CoV-2 is causing major problems across the…
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Take-up of second Covid jab in England levelling off
Concern as scientists say vaccinating adults is more important than inoculating children or booster shots Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hundreds of thousands of people have…
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Hong Kong bans Philippine Airlines flights from Manila for 2 weeks with city set to allow in helpers jabbed overseas
The plans of many domestic workers – not to mention employers and agencies – were given an unexpected shake-up after the government on Sunday banned Philippine Airlines from operating flights…
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Who is now receiving critical care for Covid? | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
Almost one in three younger women admitted are currently or recently pregnant In his memoir of having Covid-19, the poet Michael Rosen recalled doctors telling him he had a 50–50…
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Why Boris Johnson is getting resentful and paranoid about Rishi Sunak | Andrew Rawnsley
Fear and loathing stalks Downing Street as the prime minister smarts at the growing power of his next-door neighbour The prime minister has cemented his reputation as a careless pair…
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NSW reports six deaths on worst day of pandemic so far; Victoria extends lockdown – as it happened
NSW prison outbreaks grow; ACT reports 13 new cases and New Zealand 83. This blog is now closed NSW Covid update: 1,218 infections mark worst day yet Daniel Andrews extends…
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Coronavirus: every eligible Hongkonger needs to get vaccinated for ‘normal life’ to return, minister says
Everyone eligible for Covid-19 jabs must take them if Hong Kong ever hopes to return to “normal life”, the minister in charge of the city’s immunisation drive has said, refusing…
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Coronavirus: Singapore fully vaccinates 80 per cent of people; Japan explores mixing vaccines to boost roll-out
Singapore has outpaced most advanced economies to fully vaccinate 80 per cent of its 5.7 million people against Covid-19, paving the way for the city state to forge ahead with…