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US Navy says sailors who refuse vaccine will be expelled
The navy said that 98 percent of its 350,000 active duty members had begun or completed the vaccination process.
Rain-sodden Sydney ends lockdown after 106 days
There will still be limits on mass gatherings and international borders and schools will not fully reopen for a few weeks yet.
Pfizer seeks US authorization of Covid vaccine for ages 5-11
While younger children are less likely to develop severe cases, they can still become sick and transmit the virus to the general population.
Brazil's Bolsonaro going to UN meet despite being unvaccinated
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he could not impose the requirement on heads of state.
UK government raps Nicki Minaj over vaccine claims
Minaj shared a story about a cousin in Trinidad who refused to be vaccinated because of alleged side effects
France gets tough on vaccine rule for health workers
Despite appeals by French unions for leniency, the government has vowed to see the policy through.
In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers
The Cuban vaccines, the first developed in Latin America, have not undergone international, scientific peer review.
In Covid-swamped Texas, patients die stranded in rural clinics
Texas is providing these uber-busy rural hospitals with respirators, oxygen and other means of stabilizing their patients.
WHO monitoring new Coronavirus variant named 'Mu'
The WHO currently identifies four Covid-19 variants of concern, including Alpha, which is present in 193 countries, and Delta, present in 170 countries.
Japan detects more Moderna vaccine contamination
The contamination in Okinawa and Gunma follows the suspension of 1.63 million doses across Japan on Thursday
New Australian virus cases soar over 1,000 for first time
The nation has recorded almost 48,000 cases and nearly 1,000 deaths during the pandemic to date.
WHO experts say urgent search for Covid origins 'stalled'
Beijing has especially bridled at the suggestion that the virus might have escaped from the Wuhan virology lab.
Messenger RNA Covid vaccines 66% effective against Delta: US study
A number of studies have now concluded vaccine efficacy has dropped against Delta, even though the precise level of that drop differs between papers.
Slow Covid vaccination to cost global economy $2.3 trillion: study
The Asia-Pacific Region will be the worst hit in absolute terms, accounting for nearly three-quarters of the losses.
US grants Pfizer Covid vaccine full approval, triggering new mandates
Pfizer's vaccine, which will now be marketed under its brand name Comirnaty, is the first to receive full approval.
Paralympics organisers tighten virus rules as cases surge
Most of those linked to the Paralympics who have tested positive so far are Japan-based Games staff and contractors
In Texas, an anti-vax mother's dying wish: vaccinate her children
Jones, who is a nurse, said she tried to convince Rodriguez to get immunized, but to no avail.
Oil prices tank, stocks mostly sink on Delta fears
US stocks had dropped the last two sessions, with analysts pointing to a weak retail sales report amid the Delta variant
WHO slams wealthy nations' rush towards Covid vaccine boosters
Washington had already authorised an extra dose for people with weakened immune systems.
Sri Lanka axes health minister over Covid misinformation as outbreak grows
The government has so far rejected calls for a lockdown to contain the surge, but last week tightened restrictions.
Facebook delays return to campus as Delta variant rages
Facebook is also requiring people in offices to wear masks, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated.
WHO asks China for more data on Covid origins as Russia deaths spike
A government tally reported 808 fatalities over the past 24 hours -- the first time Russia has crossed the 800-mark for daily virus deaths.
Twitter suspends pro-Trump US lawmaker for Covid misinformation
The tweet in question, sent on Monday, said the US Food and Drug Administration should not give final approval to anti-coronavirus vaccines
Pharmaceutical firms rake in billions with Covid jabs
Pfizer has earned more than its competitors, raking in $10.8 billion (9.2 billion euros) in the first half of this year.
Brisbane to lift virus lockdown while Sydney outbreak grows
Limited supply and pockets of vaccine hesitancy have slowed efforts to inoculate Australians, with just over 20 percent of the population now fully vaccinated.
Counting the coronavirus cost at Tokyo's Olympics
Outside the Olympic bubble, Japan hit new virus records, with the capital accounting for a large portion of the numbers.
New Covid restrictions in France as virus cases rise
The government also announced Tuesday it would reintroduce overtime bonuses for hospital workers
Millions under virus lockdown as China battles Delta outbreak
Major cities including Beijing have now tested millions of residents while cordoning off residential compounds and placing close contacts under quarantine.
Flawed scientific papers fuelling Covid-19 misinformation
Inaccurate information about vaccines is especially dangerous at a time when uptake of the shots has slowed in the United States
World races to contain Delta variant, US steps up anti-virus plan
The surge in cases across America has left the early vaccine adopters angry at those who have so far opted against the jab.