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Covid becomes equal leading cause of death in New Zealand for first time
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Covid-19 became the equal leading cause of death in New Zealand for the first time in July, overtaking stroke and drawing even with ischaemic heart disease as the country’s No 1 killer. Michael Baker, an epidemiologis...
Covid becomes Australia’s third most common cause of death in 2022
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There were 7,100 Covid deaths in the first seven months of 2022, according to new research from the Actuaries Institute, making the virus the third most common cause of death so far this year. Daily surveillance repor...
Covid loans make UK taxpayers shareholders in cannabis oil firm
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British taxpayers are now shareholders in a further 65 companies because of a government rescue funding scheme set up during the Covid crisis – including a medical cannabis firm, a video game studio and a chain of bar...
Four corporate US landlords deceived and evicted thousands during Covid, report reveals
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Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers are looking to secure more tenants’ rights this week after a yearlong House investigation concluded that four corporate landlords aggressively evicted thousands of people, especial...
HPV vaccine after removal of precancerous cells may cut cervical cancer risk
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Giving women the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine when precancerous lesions are removed from their cervix may cut the risk of cells recurring and them getting cervical cancer, a study has found. Cases of cervical ca...
Covid-19 Australia data tracker: coronavirus cases today, deaths, hospitalisations and vaccination
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Due to the difference in reporting times between states, territories and the federal government, it can be difficult to get a current picture of the pandemic in Australia. Here we have brought together data on cases, ...
Australia makes Covid vaccine Moderna available to vulnerable children from six months old
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Children as young as six months old who have serious health conditions will be offered a Covid vaccine for the first time, but health authorities have decided against making the jab available to all children under fiv...
