The Big Boost push continues to see tens of thousands of people going out to get their booster dose each day. Yesterday, 40,452 booster doses were administered across the motu and brings the total so far to more than two million doses.

It’s also fantastic news that more than 90% of Māori aged 12 years and over in the Hutt Valley have now been full vaccinated, becoming the fourth DHB area in Aotearoa to achieve this milestone.

The most important step anyone can take to prepare for Omicron is to book their vaccine which is our best defence against the virus.

Every dose counts and lowers the chances of getting very sick and being hospitalised, so if it’s been three months since your last dose, please book your booster today.

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10.8 million rapid antigen tests arrive; 14,633 community cases of COVID-19; 344 in hospital; 5 in ICU

Since Friday, 10.8 million Rapid Antigen Tests have arrived in the country. This follows 5.2 million that landed on Thursday.

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COVID-19: Quebec reports 5 more deaths as hospitalizations continue to drop

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Businesses ready to do away with N.B. COVID mandates, says Restaurants Canada

New Brunswick lifting provincial vaccination requirements at businesses like restaurants, gyms and salons at 12:01 Monday morning, it’s going to be a more “normal” day than many have seen since last summer.For spots like Rocky’s Sports Bar in Saint John, it might mean seeing some more customers, too.“Proof of vaccination definitely limits the amount of customers we can host in an evening or in a day,” says owner Moe Arsenault.“It’s been a challenge, as everything in COVID has been for everybody.”Arsenault says he’s lost some regulars since proof of vaccination has been required at New Brunswick eateries in September.“It has been a deterrent for some consumers, for sure,” he says. New Brunswick lifting all COVID-19 restrictions March 14, proof of vaccination ending Feb.

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Millions of Biden's free COVID at-home tests still unclaimed

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still have not been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test.Wild demand swings have been a subplot in the pandemic, from vaccines to hand sanitizer, along with tests. On the first day of the White House test giveaway in January, COVIDtests.gov received over 45 million orders. Now officials say fewer than 100,000 orders a day are coming in for the packages of four free rapid tests per household, delivered by the U.S.

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India's 4th COVID wave in June: IIT Kanpur scientists predicts duration, peak, severity of next variant

covid wave in mid to late June, and the surge is to continue for about 4 months, a recent study by a team of IIT Kanpur scientists has suggested. The severity, however, will depend on the nature of the variant, the vaccination status across the country.

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Covid-19 update: India logs 10,273 fresh Covid-19 cases, 243 deaths in last 24 hours

#COVID19 cases, 20,439 recoveries, and 243 deaths in the last 24 hours.Active case: 1,11,472 (0.26%)Daily positivity rate: 1.00%Total recoveries: 4,22,90,921Death toll: 5,13,724 Total vaccination: 1,77,44,08,129 pic.twitter.com/Qtyuy9lm72

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Declining cases of Covid-19 and Omicron signal the end of pandemic? Expert speaks

covid cases are on a decline, all are thinking is it the indicator of the end of this pandemic? Will this pandemic end now or if not now when is it going to end? Seeing the waning cases, countries have started opening up their borders and relaxing curbs that were in force to contain the spread of the virus.

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Fully Vaccinated travellers exempted from COVID test

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Director-General of Health Services has announced that fully vaccinated travellers arriving in the country are exempted of a pre-departure COVID-19 test.This measure will come into effect from the 1st of March 2022.Read the latest guidelines for travellers below :

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70% of eligible Kiwis boosted; 14,941 community cases of COVID-19; 305 in hospital; 5 in ICU; 1 death

More than two thirds of eligible New Zealanders have now had their booster, a huge step in the fight against the spread of Omicron in our communities.

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Two people shot at historic Indianapolis Jewish Community Center, police say

INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis police say two people were shot and wounded at a Jewish community center on Hoover Road on Saturday afternoon.Both people were hospitalized in stable condition, police announced at 2:30 p.m. ET. About 30 minutes later, police said they had ruled out a possible hate crime or religious motivation in the incident.Police shut down the area surrounding the JCC at 6701 Hoover Road, but said there was "no ongoing threat."RELATED: Israeli, Palestinian representatives propose 2-state confederation to work towards peace efforts"A perimeter has been set up nearby [and] residents can expect police activity in that area," the Indianapolis Metro Police Department tweeted. "Drivers are asked to avoid the area."Additional information about the suspect and victims was not immediately available. The JCC is a 108-year-old community center.

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Quebec reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths, another drop in hospitalizations

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John Mayer has contracted COVID-19 for a second time

John Mayer has tested positive for COVID-19 a second time, leading to the next four shows on his ‘Sob Rock’ tour being pushed back to May.The songster shared his diagnosis overnight (February 25), confirming that alongside himself, several members in his band have also wound up with the virus. It comes just days after Mayer’s touring drummer tested positive, with Questlove stepping in to fill his role at the band’s New York City gig.Whelp.

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Foreign travel during coronavirus (COVID-19): find out what you need to do

Check if you qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England, including approved vaccines.If you’re travelling to England from within the Common Travel Area (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and haven’t been anywhere else within the 10 days before you arrive, there are no entry requirements for coming into England.If you’ve been to a country or territory outside the Common Travel Area within the 10 days before you arrive in England, you must follow the rules for entering England from that country.

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Families try making up after pandemic fights over vaccines, masks and tests

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More charges brought against former New Jersey baseball coach accused of sexually assaulting preteen

Bianco is a baseball coach for Cherry Hill National Athletic League and employs minors in his business, Bianco Landscaping Maintenance, LLC. CHERRY HILL, N.J. - A former New Jersey baseball coach and landscaping business owner accused of sexually assaulting a preteen is facing additional charges after four more victims came forward.Thomas Bianco, 20, was charged Wednesday with sexual assault and child endangerment of a 12-year-old, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. The victim was allegedly assaulted on multiple occasions in Bianco's car, prosecutors said. Over the next two days, Bianco was charged with more than a dozen counts of third degree endangering the welfare of a child, as well as invasion of privacy and promoting obscene material to a minor after four 13-year-old victims came forward.Bianco had been a baseball coach for Cherry Hill National Athletic League.

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13,606 community cases of COVID-19; 263 in hospital; 5 in ICU; more than 31,000 boosters administered

The growth in hospitalisations and patients in ICU is not unexpected, has been planned for and is another reminder that vaccination is our best defence against COVID-19.

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COVID-19: Manitoba organizations keeping health mandates in place, despite rules loosening

arts venue says they’ll be following the province’s suggestion.Starting Tuesday, Manitoba will no longer require places like restaurants, gyms and concert venues to check for vaccine proof.However, places like the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra says they’ll be taking matters in to their own hands.“If you look at our audience, they do tend to be a little on the older side, many of them over 45 over 55, so they feel like they’re in that age bracket where it puts them at a high risk,” says Ryan Diduck, the senior director of public engagement with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.The WSO says they’ll be temporarily keeping vaccine and mask requirements in place until at least the end of March. They also say they plan on keeping their capacity at 50 per cent until the current season ends in mid-May.“We’ve listened to our patrons and decided to keep these in place until a least the end of march,” he says.It’s a decision that lawyers say is acceptable.

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Studies: No to very slight risk of hearing loss after COVID vaccine

Two studies yesterday in JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery explore sudden hearing loss after COVID-19 vaccination, one finding no link and the other showing a marginally higher incidence among Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine recipients.

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Waterloo Region past Omicron peak but hospitals remain under pressure: top doc

Omicron wave of COVID-19 but the area is not out of the woods yet.“We are in a better situation now that we are past the peak of Omicron wave,” Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, medical of health, told reporters on Friday morning.

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2022 Alberta budget breakdown with Calgary economist, Edmonton business community

Edmonton Downtown Business Association executive director Puneeta McBryan and University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe join Tom Vernon to break down the 2022 provincial budget and where it falls short.

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Seven more COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba amid declining hospitalizations

Manitoba planning gradual return to normal health services as COVID-19 cases decline COVID-19 Bulletin #571 https://t.co/BY0WyGsEPO pic.twitter.com/7KW0LLqr0W— Manitoba Gov News (@MBGovNews) February 25, 2022Hospitalization numbers, however, continue to improve — with a decrease of 11 Friday, bringing that total to 513.According to the province, ICU volumes also dropped by three, to 29 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care.

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Earl Nichols mass COVID-19 vaccination site to close March 4 due to lower demand

Middlesex-London Health Unit announced Friday that it will be closing its mass vaccination clinic at the Earl Nichols Recreation Centre in one week’s time.The MLHU said the March 4 closure is the result of lower demand and a decision to deploy more resources towards increasing mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic operations. Ontario COVID numbers: 1,003 people in hospital, 297 in intensive care “We are grateful to the many clinic staff members and volunteers who worked at the Earl Nichols vaccination site and made it such a comfortable and welcoming setting for people and their families to get the COVID-19 vaccine,” said Dr.

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COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Wellesley will soon cease operations

COVID-19 vaccination clinic, Waterloo Region has announced that another clinic will also be shut down soon.Last Thursday, the region said that the Cambridge Pinebush clinic would shut down at the end of April and on Friday it said the clinic in Wellesley would close even sooner. Waterloo Region’s largest COVID-19 vaccination clinic to begin winding down operations After being in existence for close to a year, the Wellesley vaccination clinic in Elmira will close in eight days.“Dr.

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Canada approves use of plant-based Covid-19 vaccine, first country to do so

world’s first plant-derived Covid-19 vaccine has been cleared for use in Canada for adults aged 18 to 64.

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Quebec adds 24 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations keep dropping

COVID-19 pandemic continued Friday.Hospitalizations linked to the health crisis fell to 1,532, a drop of 72 compared to the previous day. This includes 105 intensive care unit cases, a rise of nine.This comes as 84 patients were admitted to hospitals across the province and 156 were discharged.The daily tally of novel coronavirus cases stood at 1,542.

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Covid in Scotland LIVE as vaccine passports to be scrapped next week

Scotland will scrap its covid vaccine passport scheme on Monday as the country moves towards living with the virus.

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John Mayer Tests Positive for COVID-19 for Second Time in Two Months

John Mayer has revealed that he was tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in less than two months.

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Philadelphia's Ukrainian communities rally for peace as Russia invasion continues

PHILADELPHIA - Members of Philadelphia's Ukrainian community gathered Thursday to rally for peace as Russia's invasion of their homeland continued for a second day. Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order. Ukraine’s government pleaded for help as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee.Members of the First Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Church in Northeast Philadelphia gathered for a special night of prayer. "It's kind of like this state of not knowing what to do next," Pastor Denis Sichkar said.

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World's first plant-derived covid vaccine approved. Details here

Covid-19 vaccine was cleared for use in Canada, creating a novel immunization to combat the virus from a unit of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. and Philip Morris International.

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Covid-19 update: India reports 13,166 fresh cases, 26,988 recoveries in last 24 hours

#COVID19 cases, 26,988 recoveries, and 302 deaths in the last 24 hours.Active case: 1,34,235 (0.31%)Daily positivity rate: 1.28%Total recoveries: 4,22,46,884Death toll: 5,13,226Total vaccination: 1,76,86,89,266 pic.twitter.com/kPbKxRCBzk

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The Talk's Amanda Kloots Tests Positive for COVID-19, Gives Hopeful Message Thanks to Being Vaccinated

Amanda Kloots has tested positive for COVID-19 and she has a hopeful outlook, two years after her late husband Nick Cordero battled the illness.

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12,011 community cases of COVID-19; 237 in hospital; three in ICU; five deaths

The further increase in cases today is not unexpected given the ongoing spread of Omicron and wider testing achieved from the combined use of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) and PCR.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to slowly decline in Alberta

COVID-19 continues to slowly decline.On Thursday, there were 1,357 people hospitalized with COVID-19 across the province, a slight drop from 1,373 patients on Wednesday. Of those in hospital, 92 are being treated in intensive care.

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US officials plan for next pandemic phase as vaccine uptake drops globally

As the pandemic presses further into its third year, US officials are working on overhauling the nation's strategy, and international officials are for the first time seeing COVAX vaccine supply exceed demand, casting a spotlight on the need to solve rollout problems in Africa.

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COVID-19: Queen Elizabeth postpones more meetings, still experiencing symptoms

Queen Elizabeth II postponed two virtual audiences on Thursday as she continued to experience cold-like symptoms, according to Buckingham Palace.

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Ontario reviewing COVID vaccine mandate for long-term care workers: minister

Ontario’s long-term care minister says a mandate requiring workers in the sector to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is under review.Paul Calandra says the rule is being looked at as the government reviews all of its sector-specific vaccination policies and other pandemic measures.Dr. Kieran Moore, the province’s top doctor, has said that he wants to end workplace COVID-19 vaccination policies by March 1, when proof-of-vaccination rules in indoor spaces are also set to end.

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Winter Weather Advisory: Snow, ice, rain to impact Delaware Valley Thursday

PHILADELPHIA - The Delaware Valley got an early taste of spring this week, but winter will return to parts of the area Thursday night and into Friday morning. A cold front that moved through overnight brought temperatures back into the 30s across the area Thursday morning. Highs aren’t expected to reach the 30s, but the cold won’t be the only dose of winter the area will see. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The advisory includes Philadelphia and the surrounding suburban counties in Pennsylvania, New Castle County in Delaware, and Mercer County in New Jersey. Parts of the area may see a flurry or a sprinkle in the morning or early afternoon – but the main event will happen Thursday night. DOWNLOAD: Get the FOX 29 Weather Authority appForecasters say a mix of rain, ice, and freezing rain will impact the area beginning around 7 p.m.Areas to the south and east of the I-95 corridor can expect to see a wintry mix turn to rain.

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Share of Covid recovery fund offers flexibility for council to support Lanarkshire communities

Airdrie and Shotts MSP Neil Gray is keen to see what North Lanarkshire Council will do with its share of a new £80 million Covid Economic Recovery Fund.

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Manitoba officials to provide public health update Thursday

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How BA.2 stealth omicron can affect the future of Covid-19 pandemic

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NATO head condemns Russian attack on Ukraine: ‘This is barbaric’

NATO secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to order a “special military action” in Ukraine, saying “we are at a grave moment for the security of Europe.” He called the decision “barbaric” and accused Russia of “trying to turn back the clock by force.”

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Medicago’s Canada-made COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada: sources

COVID-19 vaccine, by Quebec-based company Medicago, was approved for use by Health Canada Wednesday, sources have confirmed to Global News.The home-grown vaccine, called COVIFENZ, marks the world’s first ever plant-based jab authorized for human use and is also the first Canadian shot to be approved in over 20 years. The last phase of data, which included 30,000 volunteers, was submitted for regulatory review by Health Canada in December of last year, the company previously announced.Back in May, in earlier phases, the company was seeing promising antibody results in hundreds of participants in a trial.Nationwide, 84 per cent of people aged five and up have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with currently 540,069 active cases of the virus.More to come.

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LA County to allow businesses to make indoor masking optional for vaccinated customers

LOS ANGELES - Indoor masking will soon be optional in Los Angeles County for those with proof of vaccination.Los Angeles County Public Health announced starting Friday, February 25, establishments, businesses and/or venues will have the option to allow fully vaccinated customers and workers to unmask indoors if they can provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19.In a major policy shift, Los Angeles County will ease its indoor mask mandate to allow people vaccinated against COVID-19 to remove face coverings indoors at establishments that verify patrons' vaccination status, health officials confirmed Wednesday.The county's department of public health explained in a press release Wednesday that workers and/or customers who are not fully vaccinated or do not have proof of vaccination are required to provide a negative test and continue wearing masks indoors, except when actively eating or drinking. Customers must show a negative test taken within two days of entry if they use a PCR test, or one day if using an antigen test.

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Queen postpones more engagements as she battles Covid

The Queen has postponed two more virtual audiences after she contracted Covid, Buckingham Palace has announced.

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Queen, 95, postpones two more engagements after testing positive for Covid

The Queen, 95, has postponed two virtual engagements after testing positive for Covid-19. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms" since coming down with the bug earlier this month.

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Queen Elizabeth Cancels Two More Virtual Events as She Continues to Battle COVID-19

Queen Elizabeth II is still not up for participating in her royal duties as she battles COVID-19. The 95-year-old British monarch was diagnosed over the weekend, and has since had to cancel several virtual appearances. On Thursday, Buckingham Palace announced that Her Majesty was once again foregoing two virtual audiences to focus on her health. The Palace shared that the audiences have been moved to a later date as she continues to isolate with COVID. «Her Majesty is continuing with light duties,» the Palace shared in a statement, noting that no other engagements are currently scheduled for this week. ET did learn that the queen spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson by telephone on Wednesday evening.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

More than 40,000 boosters administered; Hutt Valley reaches 90% fully vaccinated for Māori; 1,573 community cases; 63 in hospital

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