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Needing to Be Vaccinated Against Covid to Travel Abroad “A Reality in This New World”, Says Grant Shapps
The idea that proof of Covid vaccination is required to travel abroad "is a reality... in this new world", says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, who believes this could be "a feature [of foreign travel] for evermore".
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Covid Vaccine Could Become Mandatory for Troops in U.S. Military
Fears over the Delta variant could push the U.S. Defence Secretary to recommend that the Covid vaccine should be mandated for all 1.3 million active-duty troops. The final decision would lie with President Joe Biden.
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News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about Covid and other areas of warranted scepticism in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.
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Latest Imperial REACT Report Finds Vaccine Effectiveness Could Be As Low as 22% – and Under-64s Are at Greater Risk of Hospitalisation Than Before the Vaccines
The report from round 13 of Imperial's REACT study is out, and it has some disappointing results on vaccine effectiveness and hospitalisations among the under 64s.
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France No Longer ‘Amber-Plus’ and Seven Countries Added to Green List
Good news for holidaymakers. France has been removed from the 'amber-plus' list and seven countries have been added to the green list, bringing the total up to 36. But travel bosses say it's too little, too late.
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16 and 17 Year-Olds Will Be Able to Get Covid Vaccine Without Parental Consent
16 and 17 year-olds will not need parental consent to get vaccinated against Covid, it has been revealed, with Professor Jonathan Van-Tam saying there is "no time to waste" in extending the vaccine roll-out.
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Japan Names and Shames Quarantine Rule Breakers
Japan has publicly named three quarantine rule breakers and has threatened to do the same to others, after telling young people to “share the sense of crisis” by wearing face masks and avoiding having parties.
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More Than 220,000 Under-18s in England Have Already Been ‘Jabbed’
Almost a quarter of a million English children have already had a Covid vaccine, according to new figures, with some clinics vaccinating 16 year-olds – accompanied by a parent – at walk-up appointments.
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America’s Delta Surge
Infections are surging in America, driven by the Delta variant, but there is little appetite for new restrictions now the vaccines are here. Is the curve already peaking in the early hotspots?
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News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about Covid and other areas of warranted scepticism in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.
Read more