The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

On Thursday, thousands of teachers went on strike in New South Wales, over pay and “unsustainable” workloads.

The federal government has released a new A$11 million ad campaign urging Australians to “take on winter” by getting COVID boosters and influenza vaccines, as well as promoting COVID vaccination for children.

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) announced a new COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement with the U.S. government. SVB Leerink says that the new contract implies the price per Comirnaty dose is ~$30.50. Comirnaty U.S. pricing per dose has increased from $19.50 (2020 contracts), to $24 (+23%; 2021 contract), and now to ~$30.50 (+27%).  The analysts…

UB40's Ali Campbell has described how he's still "reeling" from the death last year of his bandmate and friend of more than 40 years Astro, and revealed he's not scared of dying, saying: "With my best friends dying around me it kind of makes me less fearful."

Community-based food banks are bracing for the worst as the rising cost of living leaves more families unable to afford groceries

Attendance figures for Wednesday were low again, while Covid continues to knock out players from the men’s draw

While vaccinations have greatly cut down on hospitalizations and deaths, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again around the world.

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) has submitted a new drug application to the FDA for the approval of Paxlovid for patients at high risk for progression to severe illness from COVID-19.  Paxlovid is currently authorized for emergency use to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19,…

Chinese tech giants like Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) and TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd implemented fresh layoffs affecting thousands of employees in their latest round of cost-cutting, the Wall Street Journal reports. The job cuts added on to the tens of thousands of employees already axed by Chinese internet companies since late 2021 after the domestic regulatory crackdown crushed the…