CDC ends social distancing and contact quarantining Covid recommendations
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The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday relaxed its Covid-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The Centers ...
Covid may have peaked in Australia’s aged care workforce after cases doubled in July
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The number of active Covid cases in the aged care workforce doubled in a single month in July, placing a huge burden on an already overstretched workforce. Analysis of recent Covid data shows a rapid and sharp increas...
Kim Jong-un fell ‘seriously ill’ during North Korea Covid crisis, his sister says
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North Korea has declared a “shining victory” in its battle with Covid-19, amid suggestions from Kim Jong-un’s sister that he was among those who contracted the virus. Speaking at a meeting of health workers and scient...
Selling Covid antivirals over the counter could compromise patient safety, Australian doctors say
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Doctors have warned that a push for Covid antiviral treatments to be sold over the counter at pharmacies may compromise patient safety due to their complex prescription process. As GP wait times continue to grow signi...
Australia recoils over Chinese ambassador’s ‘concerning’ language about Taiwan
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“Nobody should be surprised” if there is a military conflict between China and Taiwan, Liberal leader and former defence minister Peter Dutton says. In the wake of a shocking speech from the Chinese ambassador to Aust...
900,000 London children to be offered polio vaccine booster after sewage findings
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About 900,000 children in London are to be offered a booster dose of a polio vaccine, public health experts have announced, covering all children aged one to nine years old. The UK Health Security Agency said that, si...
Australia should abandon goal to limit global heating to 1.5C, says gas company eyeing Beetaloo Basin
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A gas company with interests in the Beetaloo Basin is calling on the federal government to rewrite its climate change legislation to abandon the “unattainable” objective of trying to limit global heating to 1.5C. The ...