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US to end travel bans for vaccinated passengers 'early November' - official

The United States has announced that it will lift Covid travel bans on all passengers in November if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing and contact tracing.

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Pfizer jab safe for children aged 5-11: clinical trial results

Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said trial results showed their Covid-19 vaccine was safe and produced a robust immune response in children aged five to 11, adding that they would seek regulatory approval shortly.

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'Desperate need' to get vaccines to Africa - Gordon Brown

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has said there is a "desperate need" to get vaccines to Africa as quickly as possible, warning that it could otherwise become a "centre for Covid".

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Melbourne pins lockdown exit on hitting vaccine targets

Australia's second-largest city will exit its coronavirus lockdown in late October if vaccine targets are met under an official roadmap released today.

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Anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Australia

Australia recorded 1,882 new coronavirus cases today, as thousands of police officers in Sydney and Melbourne were deployed to quell planned anti-lockdown protests, setting up checkpoints and barricades.

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Africa Covid jab shortfall could take world 'back to square one': WHO

Africa faces a 470 million shortfall in Covid-19 vaccine doses this year after the Covax alliance cut its projected shipments, raising the risk of new and deadly variants, the World Health Organization has said.

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Austria hears first lawsuit over virus outbreak in ski resort

The first civil lawsuit is due to begin in a court in Vienna over a notorious outbreak of coronavirus at the popular Austrian ski resort of Ischgl in March 2020, where thousands of people from 45 countries claim to have become infected.

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Australia trialing home quarantine in effort to open border

Australian officials will trial a home quarantine system for fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Sydney, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said, as the country moves to reopen its borders despite persistent Covid-19 cases.

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What countries have made Covid jabs mandatory so far?

A sharp upturn in infections due to the Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccinations have pushed governments to make Covid shots mandatory for health workers, other high-risk groups or dining out.

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France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers

Thousands of health workers across France have been suspended without pay for failing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 ahead of a deadline this week, Health Minister Olivier Veran has said.

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Italy to make Covid 'green pass' obligatory for workplaces

Italy is set to make the country's anti-covid "green pass" obligatory for all employees, in a bid to boost vaccine rates ahead of the winter flu season.

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Thousands of women in UK reported period disruption after vaccine but changes 'short-lived'

More than 30,000 women in the UK have reported disruption to their periods after Covid-19 vaccination, but the changes are "short-lived", according to an article in a leading medical journal.

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Vaccine uptake gives hope in Australia's Covid battle

Australia's Victoria state reported its biggest one-day rise in Covid cases of the year as a surge in vaccinations nationwide raised hope for easing restrictions with almost 70% of the adult population having had a first dose.

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White House offers to talk to Minaj about vaccines

The White House is willing to set up a call for rapper Nicki Minaj about the safety and effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccine after she said she wanted to do more research on vaccines before getting one.

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Nicki Minaj's Covid-19 vaccine claim false - Trinidad health minister

Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has criticised as "false" the claim by American rapper Nicki Minaj that a person on the Caribbean island suffered swollen testicles after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine.

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Pope rails against vaccine 'denier' cardinals

Pope Francis has spoke out against "denier" cardinals who refused the coronavirus vaccine, in an apparent swipe at his main opponent who recently contracted Covid.

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EU will be tested more by Covid pandemic - Von der Leyen

The next year will be "a test of character" for the European Union as it grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.

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Joy and tears as Broadway's big musicals return

Broadway's biggest musicals roared back to life, banishing the eerie silence of the last 18 months in New York's pandemic-hit theatre district with screams, tears and standing ovations.

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Putin self-isolates after Covid-19 detected in entourage

Russian President Vladimir Putin is self-isolating after members of his entourage fell ill with Covid-19 and will therefore not travel to Tajikistan this week for planned regional security meetings, the Kremlin said.

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China battling new Covid-19 outbreak among schoolchildren

Southern Chinese cities have closed schools and ordered testing for millions in a race to curb a new Covid-19 outbreak which has sparked concerns over infections among unvaccinated schoolchildren.

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No need for a vaccine third jab booster: study

Vaccines are effective enough at preventing severe Covid-19 that there is no current need for the general population to be given third doses, according to a report in The Lancet published today.

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Auckland to remain in strict lockdown as Delta variant spreads

New Zealand has extended a strict lockdown in Auckland, requiring 1.7 million people to remain indoors for at least another week to snuff out small outbreaks of the highly infectious Delta variant of coronavirus.

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England drops plan for vaccine passports for nightclubs

Plans to introduce vaccine passports in England for nightclubs and other crowded venues have been scrapped in the latest of Boris Johnson's government's coronavirus U-turns.

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French ex-health minister charged over handling of Covid pandemic: prosecutor

Former French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has been put under formal investigation over her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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WHO expresses doubts about vaccines ending pandemic

The head of the WHO Europe has expressed doubts about vaccines' ability to put an end to the Covid pandemic, as new variants dash hopes of reaching herd immunity.

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Added protection or not needed? Third jab debate rages

Should a third dose of Covid vaccine be recommended for the general population? Some say it is vital to boosting immunity as the Delta variant spreads, while others say precious vaccines should go to countries, mostly in the Global South, where most people haven't even had their first jab.

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Denmark lifts all remaining Covid-19 restrictions

Denmark has lifted the last of its Covid-19 restrictions meaning a return to offices, no masks and an end to vaccine passports in nightclubs.

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Biden mandates widespread Covid vaccines and tests

US President Joe Biden has taken aim at vaccine resistance in America.

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Ten people die in Macedonia Covid hospital fire

Ten people have died in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in North Macedonia.

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Nerve disorder listed as 'very rare' side effect of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has listed the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause temporary paralysis, as a "very rare" side effect of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

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Sydney pubs to reopen next month as lockdown eases

Sydney's cafes, restaurants and pubs are set to reopen in the second half of October after months of strict lockdown.

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WHO wants richer countries to delay Covid booster jabs until 2022

The World Health Organization has called for countries to avoid giving out extra Covid jabs until "at least" the end of this year, pointing to the millions worldwide who have yet to receive a single dose.

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Social and economic consequences of pandemic landed 'on shoulders of women' - Mike Ryan

Women and girls have experienced the pandemic in a very different way across the world to men, according to Dr Mike Ryan of the World Health Organization.

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Idaho activates healthcare rationing due to Covid-19

The US state of Idaho has activated "crisis standards of care" to allow for healthcare rationing at hospitals in northern parts of the state due to a surge in Covid-19 patients requiring hospitalisation.

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Stones thrown at Canadian PM on campaign trail

Canadian Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was hit by a handful of gravel on Monday, television images show, as he made his way to his campaign bus past a crowd shouting their opposition to Covid-19 vaccines.

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Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

Cuba has become the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against Covid-19, using home-grown jabs not recognised by the World Health Organization.

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New Zealand to begin easing Covid-19 restrictions

The latest Covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand are to be eased but will remain in place in Auckland, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as the country battles a Delta variant outbreak.

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New Zealand reports 20 Covid-19 cases as outbreak slows

New Zealand reported 20 local Covid-19 cases today, the same as in previous day, giving authorities more confidence that they are gaining a winning hand over the current outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta variant.

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Despite pro-vaccine messaging resistance to Covid jab persists

There is widespread concern over the emergence of new Covid-19 mutations as infection rates are ticking up globally again, with the highly transmissible Delta variant taking hold - especially among the unvaccinated - and in regions where anti-virus measures have been relaxed.

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AstraZeneca, EU reach settlement on vaccine delivery

The European Commission and AstraZeneca said they have reached a settlement on the delivery of the remaining Covid-19 vaccine doses by the British drugmaker and also ended the pending litigation in Brussels.

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UK to send four million Pfizer doses to Australia

The UK will send four million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced, as his country raced to halt a deadly virus outbreak.

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India records most Covid-19 cases in two months

India has reported the biggest single-day rise in Covid-19 cases in two months, as the government worries about the virus spreading from the most-affected Kerala state, schools reopening, and the start of the festival season.

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Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected to contain foreign substance

Japan reported a fresh contamination case involving Moderna's Covid vaccine, the fourth such incident in less than a week, threatening to slow the country's sputtering inoculation campaign.

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WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named 'Mu'

The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu", which was first identified in Colombia in January.

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New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

New Zealand has reported its first recorded death linked to Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine, the health ministry said, after a woman suffered a rare side effect leading to inflammation of her heart muscle.

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Israel registers record daily coronavirus cases

Israel has recorded its highest daily coronavirus case tally of nearly 11,000 new infections, amid a surge caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant as schools prepare to reopen.

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World better prepared for future pandemics, says NUIG expert

A professor of bacteriology at NUI Galway's school of medicine and co-ordinator of the EU-wide future pandemic defence system, PANDEM, says the risk of another emerging disease is higher now than at any point in history.

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EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential travel

The European Union has recommended that its member states reimpose travel restrictions on US tourists over rising Covid infections in the country.

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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