Drop in New Zealand cases is ‘reassuring indication’ lockdown is working, country’s director-general of health says, Japan says it’s likely that Moderna vaccines were contaminated when needles were stuck into vials
White House offers Nicki Minaj a phone call to answer vaccine questions
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The White House offered on Wednesday to connect Nicki Minaj with one of the Biden administration’s doctors to address her questions about the Covid-19 vaccine, after the Trinidadian-born rapper’s erroneous tweet alleg...
‘On the right side of history’: ousted Tennessee vaccine official on mandates, myths and muzzles
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Dr Michelle Fiscus worked in the health sector for almost 20 jare, most recently as Tennessee’s top vaccine official. Until the day she was fired, she got excellent job performance reviews. And then one day she sent ...
‘If I get fired, so be it’: the Louisiana nurses refusing to get the Covid vaccine
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Louisiana’s largest hospital systems are requiring their employees to be fully vaccinated, but a minority of nursing staff say they are still considering leaving their jobs instead of getting the jab, citing concerns ...
‘Do it for our kids’: Ardern urges people to get Covid vaccine as New Zealand reports 13 gevalle
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Jacinda Ardern has implored people to get vaccinated “for our kids”, as New Zealand reported 13 new cases of coronavirus in the community, including a truck driver who travelled outside Auckland as an essential worker...
US vaccine mandates induce bad case of rightwing hysteria – that could worsen
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When Joe Biden announced sweeping federal coronavirus vaccine requirements for 100 million Americans, the White House was braced for objections from Republican opponents. But this being 2021, the rightwing backlash ha...
Australia news live update: Scott Morrison speaks on Aukus submarine deal; 70% first-dose milestone reached; NSW records 1,351 Covid cases, Victoria 514
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Paul Keating slams submarine deal, warning of US-China tensions; Australian nuclear-powered submarines will be banned from entering NZ waters; Victoria records 514 new local Covid cases – follow all today’s news and C...
Russia slams New York’s vaccine requirement for UN general assembly
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All diplomats attending the UN general assembly in New York next week will have to provide proof of vaccination, the city government has confirmed prompting an angry reponse from Russia. Delegates must be vaccinated t...
Covid kills a 9/11’s worth of Americans every three days. The vaccine mandate shouldn’t be controversial
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The Biden administration’s decision to require vaccinations for large segments of the workforce has been predictably controversial among Trump loyalists, vaccine deniers and rightwing media. It’s also the strongest mo...