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Only 14% of promised Covid vaccine doses reach poorest nations
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Only one in seven Covid vaccine doses promised to the world’s poorest countries have been delivered, a report reveals. Of 1.8bn doses pledged by wealthy nations, just 261m (14%) have arrived in low-income countries, a...
Instagram displays ad offering fake Covid vaccine certificates in Australia
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Instagram has displayed an ad promoting fake vaccination certificates in Australia at a time when New South Wales and Victoria are emerging from Covid lockdowns and requiring people to present proof of vaccination. Va...
In-N-Out closes in San Francisco over refusal to enforce vaccine mandate
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In-N-Out burger has become the first restaurant in San Francisco to be temporarily closed for failing to enforce the city’s vaccine mandate. City officials made the move on 14 October after the burger chain said it wo...
No jab, no play? How vaccine mandates for players will affect the Australian Open
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Novak Djokovic has been a lightning rod for discussion throughout the pandemic given his brilliance on the court and his role as a fledgling union leader for tennis players off it. It has proven the case again this we...
WSU head coach Nick Rolovich fired from $3m-a-year post over vaccine refusal
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Washington State fired football coach Nick Rolovich and four of his assistants on Monday for refusing a state mandate that all employees get vaccinated against Covid-19. Washington’s governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, h...
Vaccine centres in England to take children’s bookings within weeks, says No 10
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Downing Street has confirmed that vaccine appointments for children will be bookable within weeks in England, as Boris Johnson said the UK still faced a “difficult winter” due to Covid and flu putting pressure on the ...
US to allow Americans to ‘mix and match’ boosters of Covid vaccine
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American regulators plan to let Americans “mix and match” booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine. This means that people aren’t required to get the booster from the same brand that was used in their original inoculatio...
Religious exemptions threaten to undermine US Covid vaccine mandates
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This month, California became the first state to require Covid-19 vaccines for all schoolchildren but the provision came with a loophole: students will be granted religious exemptions. California, which currently has ...