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The Latest Breaking News on Australia to expand rollout of fifth COVID vaccine shot

Australia to expand rollout of fifth COVID vaccine shot

Australia will roll out a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine later this month to all citizens aged 18 and above who have not contracted coronavirus or been vaccinated in the past six months, Health Minister Mark Butler said on Wednesday.

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Australian adults will be able to get fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine later this month

ATAGI recommends all people aged 18 and over, who have not had either a COVID-19 vaccine or confirmed coronavirus case in the last six months, get their latest shot from February 20.

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Editorial: Kids need their shots: More kids should get their COVID vaccine; it’ll save lives

Remember COVID? A mutated version of the virus that not long ago dominated our lives is still killing more than 500 Americans per day on average — adding to a 1.1 million grim national total. Here in New York City, 13 people are dying on average each day, nothing to…

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10 most common current Covid symptoms as new variant spreads

Most common current symptoms of Covid-19 revealed

The Independent UK

10 most common current Covid symptoms as new variant spreads

Most common current symptoms of Covid-19 revealed

The Independent UK

Deadline approaching for under-50s to get full set of coronavirus vaccines

The NHS has said Sunday February 12 will be the last day people in this age group can get their primary doses

Wales Online

Deadline approaching for under-50s to receive coronavirus booster vaccine

The NHS says Sunday February 12 will be the last time people in the age group can have the dose unless they are considered at risk of serious illness.

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This winter's U.S. COVID surge is fading fast, likely thanks to a 'wall' of immunity

The main reason the surge is ebbing now, pandemic experts suspect, is the significant immunity many people in the U.S. have acquired from prior infections and COVID vaccinations many received.

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Covid infections lowest in four months but levels rise in primary school children

The virus is also becoming more prevalent among 35-49 year-olds

Evening Standard

Covid infections spike in children but cases in the UK at its lowest in four months

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that while the total number of Covid-19 infections has gone down, it has risen among school-age children and people aged 35-49

Daily Mirror

Total Covid infections lowest in four months, though levels rise in children

The virus is also becoming more prevalent among 35-49 year-olds.

The Independent UK

Five COVID deaths reported in the ACT this week

The ACT has recorded 420 new COVID-19 cases this week.

The Canberra Times

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

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Regulator backs rapid tests as COVID-19 cases fall

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a statement in defence of rapid antigen tests as COVID-19 caseloads continue to fall across the country.

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The Independent UK

Post-Christmas fall in Covid-19 hospital patients comes to a halt

Health experts warn that further increases are likely in coming weeks.

The Independent UK

Six in 10 people with long Covid have had symptoms for a year, figures suggest

More than a third say they have suffered long Covid for at least two years.

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COVID-19 remains a global emergency, but we’re at a transition point. What does this mean?

We need to learn to coexist with COVID. It means applying appropriate prevention and control measures for COVID as we go about our lives.

The Independent UK

10 most common current Covid symptoms as new variant spreads

Most common current symptoms of Covid-19 revealed

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COVID remains a global emergency, the World Health Organization says, but we're at a transition point. What does this mean?

As we enter the fourth year of living with COVID, we are all asking the predictable question: when will the pandemic be over?

Wales Online

Covid cases rise by 50% in 10 days as Kraken variant takes hold of UK

The strain accounts for 42 per cent of cases in the US, rising from 12 per cent in just three weeks

Nottingham Post

11-day Covid warning as vaccination programme draws to a close

The countdown is now on

Reuters

U.S. to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11

President Joe Biden's administration on Monday said it will end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, nearly three years after the United States imposed sweeping pandemic measures to curb the spread of the illness.

The Conversation

Here's who decides cause of death, how death certificates work – and whether a person died with or of COVID

COVID was Australia’s third leading cause of death (after heart disease and dementia) in 2022. In a bad flu year we have about 1,200 influenza deaths. We had more than 1,500 COVID deaths in just the first month of 2023. We need to take COVID seriously. It is not like…

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Nine viruses the World Health Organisation is concerned about

Infectious disease experts remain vigilant for signs of next major outbreak

Nottingham Post

Last chance to get Covid booster jab across Nottinghamshire as offer set to end

350,000 people have had their Covid-19 autumn booster across Nottinghamshire

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