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COVID-19 boosters 'a matter of urgency' says Prime Minister as infections rise to highest level since February

Australia is expected to follow other parts of the world in expanding eligibility for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to the wider population, with the Prime Minister saying the pandemic "isn't over" while encouraging eligible Australians to get their booster shots.

ABC News

COVID boosters: When Australians might be able to get their fourth jabs

With a third Omicron wave approaching, the wider Australian population may soon be able to get their second COVID booster shots.

The New Daily

More Australians to be eligible for fourth dose of Covid vaccine as Omicron infections rise

Atagi will brief the health minister, Mark Butler, on Thursday after agreeing to recommend the expansion of Australia’s Covid vaccine program

The Guardian - AU

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Israel allows COVID vaccine for children under five

The Israeli Health Ministry on Wednesday gave the green light for the vaccination of children between the ages of 6 months to five years against COVID-19.

Reuters

Chancellor's sprawling £100m property empire - including high-street supermarket

Believed to be one of the richest politicians in the House of Commons, Nadhim Zahawi, the new Chancellor, first rose to prominence as the man who helped lead the vaccine roll-out

Daily Mirror

After the long wait, US parents seeking under-5s’ vaccine face yet more hurdles

Some local officials are unsure of how to order Covid vaccines or when they will arrive, while others are aiming to ignore federal guidelines completely

The Guardian - US

Nadhim Zahawi, from fleeing Iraq as a child to Chancellor, via YouGov, vaccine roll-out and education

Represents Shakespeare's constituency and has spoken of how poet Philip Larkin helped him improve his English as a teenager

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Pfizer vaccines that target Omicron variant pass first step to approval in Australia

The TGA’s ‘provisional determination’ for two vaccines comes as BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants drive new wave of Covid cases

The Guardian - AU

World Zoonosis Day | Indian Immunologicals launches nationwide anti-rabies vaccine drive

World Zoonosis Day is observed annually on July 6 to commemorate the first immunisation against a zoonotic illness

The Hindu

COVID outbreak at Melbourne aged care home

A Melbourne aged care facility is managing another COVID-19 outbreak, after 45 residents died from the virus in 2020.

AAP

Ministry signs contract to buy long-acting antibody drug

The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday signed a procurement agreement with AstraZeneca for 257,500 doses of the long-acting antibody drug Evusheld, which boosts Covid-19 immunity in patients with low immunity levels.

Bangkok Post

Canada to throw out 13.6m AstraZeneca Covid vaccine doses amid lack of demand

Government pledged to donate millions of doses to other countries but they were ‘not accepted’ despite fresh rise in coronavirus cases around the world

The Guardian - AU

Canada throwing away 13.6m doses of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine that nobody wants

Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine fell out of favour amid concerns about rare but potentially fatal blood clots

Wales Online

New Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi made his mark as vaccines minister

Mr Zahawi was born in Baghdad to Kurdish parents and his family came to the UK when he was nine years old.

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Cancer vaccine similar to Covid jab produces ‘really hopeful’ results

Vaccine is tailor-made for each patient with DNA found in their tumours

Benzinga

Novavax Gets Expanded Authorization From European Commission For COVID-19 Vaccine

The European Commission (EC) has approved the expanded conditional marketing authorization (CMA) of Novavax’s (NASDAQ: NVAX) Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine in the European Union (EU) for adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years.

Glasgow Live

How to book covid booster vaccine as Scotland records highest infection rate

More people are looking to get their booster vaccine as we head into summer with many planning to attend events and go on holiday - here's all you need to know about booking a booster jab.

The Conversation

COVID vaccines: our current shots could soon be updated to target new variants – an immunology expert explains

More than two years into the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to challenge us. Its ability to rapidly mutate has seen the evolution of increasingly infectious variants that are getting better at hiding from our immune response.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Racial inequities in vaccination are emerging again, this time among Philly’s elementary-age kids

PHILADELPHIA — The Black Doctors Consortium was among the first in the city to offer newly approved COVID shots for young children in June, setting up clinics at its health center in a mostly Black neighborhood in North Philadelphia.

Reuters

Ireland sees 'extensive' autumn COVID-19 vaccine campaign -deputy PM

Ireland expects to run an extensive vaccine drive against COVID-19 and flu ahead of a potentially worrying winter surge that could lead to the reimposition of mask wearing in certain settings, Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Covid cases are soaring again this summer - health expert answers all your questions

Azeem Majeed, professor of public health at Imperial College, London, answers readers' questions as Covid cases begin to rise again amid highly infectious subvariants BA.4 and BA.5

Daily Record

Clinical trial into potential cancer vaccine 'shows early promising results'

The vaccine, which has been codenamed TG4050, uses similar technology to that of the coronavirus jabs.

Tribune News Service

How Pfizer won the pandemic, reaping outsize profit and influence

The grinding two-plus years of the pandemic have yielded outsize benefits for one company — Pfizer — making it both highly influential and hugely profitable as COVID-19 continues to infect tens of thousands of people and kill hundreds each day.

The Independent UK

The destinations that have scrapped all travel restrictions – regardless of vaccination status

More than 30 destinations worldwide have ended all Covid-related travel rules

Axios

The Supreme Court's next target is the executive branch

The court is determined to rein in regulatory agencies.

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