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Got Covid but working through it? That’s nothing to boast about

Another day, another public figure insisting a deadly virus isn’t going to slow them down. Chuck Schumer, Anthony Fauci, Pete Buttigieg: give it a rest, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

S. Korea expands booster shots as COVID-19 cases creep up

Health officials in South Korea are expanding booster shots to adults 50 and over as COVID-19 cases creep up again across the country

The Independent UK

India logs 16,906 new COVID cases, 45 deaths

India logged 16,906 fresh COVID infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Shanghai sweats over small, but stubborn COVID outbreak already hampering economy

Anxiety levels rose along with temperatures in Shanghai on Wednesday, as medical workers sweated beneath their hazmat suits while administering compulsory mass testing for COVID-19 in a city that recently emerged from a painful two-month lockdown.

Reuters

Long Covid sufferers resorting to buying 'costly unproven blood treatment abroad'

Many people suffering from long Covid are trying blood treatments abroad at private clinics which experts have said are dangerous as they are not proven and the risks are not explained

Daily Mirror

COVID-hit Lions set to regain up to eight

The Brisbane Lions could regain as many as eight players for this Saturday's clash with GWS, with five having recovered from a bout of COVID-19.

AAP

Long Covid May Be Long Tail of Risk for Insurance Companies

Insurers are used to dealing with the unexpected, but trying to figure out the Covid-19 pandemic's lasting effects might be especially challenging.

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Why BA.5 is not a super-virus, and how the vaccines are still the best option against COVID

The BA.5 “subvariant” of the coronavirus has rapidly become dominant in the United States, and rising COVID-19 case numbers are dashing hopes for a summer break from the pandemic.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

If you want to be healthy in Australia today, be born to rich parents

No amount of social restrictions will fix healthcare until we address underlying inequality

The Guardian - AU

Ambulances services put on highest alert due to hot weather and Covid surge

Long waits have been reported for ambulances with all NHS ambulance trusts standing at Reap 4 which signifies under "extreme pressure". It is being put down to the hot weather and a Covid surge

Daily Mirror

Special Report: Who owns intellectual property?

Global perspectives on the state of intellectual property

360info

Patent waiver is no silver bullet, even during COVID-19

Unequal access to the COVID-19 vaccine fuelled calls for a patent waiver, but any major change needs to ensure a better outcome for developing economies.

360info

IP hinders access to affordable drugs for all

Changes to a global agreement allowing compulsory licensing of COVID-19 vaccines do nothing to improve access in developing economies. Cost is still a barrier.

360info

Serum Institute of India to launch vaccine to prevent cervical cancer

Drugs Controller General of India’s approval of SII’s anti-cervical cancer vaccine follows the recommendation of the institute’s COVID-19 vaccine in June last year

The Hindu

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Michigan sees spike in cases, deaths from COVID-19 in past week

DETROIT — Michigan experienced a spike in the coronavirus as it added 16,681 cases and 160 deaths from COVID-19 Tuesday, including totals from the previous six days, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

The Guardian - UK

Thousands seeking unproven long Covid blood treatments abroad

Unproven procedures such as apheresis, or ‘blood washing’, and anti-clotting therapy are being offered in Europe

Manchester Evening News

Police and air ambulance scramble to busy road after 'girl hit by car' in Oldham

Crowds of concerned people frantically swarmed around the girl in the immediate aftermath trying to help

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Pacific Islands Forum rift, new images of universe, top five State of Origin deciders

Wednesday: Anthony Albanese to face contention when he lands in Fiji. Plus: stunning pictures from the James Webb telescope

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Extreme pressure on health care as EMAS on 'black alert' and hospitals 'very busy'

Covid absences, hot weather and hospital handovers are causing issues

The Conversation

How soon can I get COVID again? Experts now say 28 days – but you can protect yourself

My glorious two and a half year run of negative COVID tests came to a shuddering halt last week, after receiving a text confirming I was among the pandemic’s latest catch.

ABC News

COVID-19 outbreaks could hit two-thirds of Queensland's aged care facilities in third wave of Omicron

More than 160 Queensland residential aged care facilities are dealing with active COVID-19 outbreaks, with the third Omicron wave threatening to hit harder than the January peak.

The Canberra Times

ACT schools are bracing for a 'tough' Term 3

Canberra schools are doing all they can to prepare for a difficult term amid rising COVID cases.

The Hindu

Govt. rolls out schemes for aiding entrepreneurs hit by COVID-19

Subsidy-linked credit scheme will help to reestablish businesses; the incentive scheme will help in modernisation of enterprises

Newcastle Herald

Omicron subvariants are spreading, so why not get a booster?

NSW Health revised the COVID-19 reinfection period from 12 weeks to four weeks.

Tribune News Service

Biden administration urges caution as BA.5 COVID variant surges

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is warning Americans to take the latest COVID-19 variant, BA.5, more seriously, but its stated strategy, released Tuesday, is to keep doing more of the same — encouraging masking, testing and getting vaccinated against COVID-19 when applicable.

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