Covid 19 coronavirus: Fears variants are escaping vaccines in the UK
16 Apr, 2021 10:03 PM
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Just the facts - A closer look at the first four vaccines to be rolled out in New Zealand. How they work, why we need them and who developed them. Video / NZ Herald
Just the facts - A closer look at the first four vaccines to be rolled out in New Zealand. How they work, why we need them and who developed them. Video / NZ Herald
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Laura Donnelly and Harry Yorke
New Covid variants appear to be escaping vaccines, as the latest figures show a doubling in cases of the South African mutation in the UK in the past month.
eople wearing protective masks receive a free meal to break the fast during the holy fasting month of Ramadan amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday, April 15, 2021. - Reuters PARIS, April 17 (AFP): The global Covid-19 death toll passed three million on Saturday as the pandemic continues to speed up despite vaccination campaigns, leading countries like India to impose new lockdowns to fight spiralling infection numbers.
It is the latest grim milestone after the novel coronavirus surfaced in central China in December 2019 and went on to infect more than 139 million people, leaving billions more under crippling lockdowns and ravaging the global economy.
Nation will use AstraZeneca, despite blood-clot fears
Nation will use AstraZeneca, despite blood-clot fears
THAILAND: The AstraZeneca vaccine will be the mainstay for the state’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says.
Friday 16 April 2021, 08:51AM
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha shows a vial of AstraZeneca vaccine before being inoculation against COVID-19 at Government House in Bangkok on March 16. Photo: Government House.
“There are many factors for each country whether to use or not use the vaccine,” Mr Anutin said. “But we have expertise to closely monitor the vaccine information.
“We base decisions on scientific knowledge, not news. If something happens, we will let the public know. Please do not worry about it.”
Concerns remain for Hawke s Bay businesses despite imminent transtasman arrivals
15 Apr, 2021 11:05 PM
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Asure Colonial Lodge Motel owner Mark Johnson remains apprehensive amid concerns the bubble will draw potential visitors away from Hawke s Bay. Photo / Paul Taylor
Asure Colonial Lodge Motel owner Mark Johnson remains apprehensive amid concerns the bubble will draw potential visitors away from Hawke s Bay. Photo / Paul Taylor
Hawke s Bay businesses remain sceptical amid the arrival of Australians after the opening of the transtasman bubble, with fears it may not be enough to claw back losses. From Monday, travellers can board quarantine-free flights between New Zealand and Australia for the first time since Covid-19.