Successful vaccine rollouts have failed to stop Covid transmission, with new data showing the prevalence of the virus increasing in fully jabbed individuals, according to a medical study in The Lancet. Examining new infections in Germany, researchers found that the rate of cases among fully vaccinated individuals aged 60 and older has risen from 16.9% […]
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Covid rates take Germany to ‘nationwide state of emergency’
Germany has been plunged into a “nationwide state of emergency” because of its current high level of Covid infections, acting health minister Jens Spahn has said. He also refused to rule out further lockdowns. Read more Germany sets ‘grim’ Covid record & eyes new curbs “The situation is serious, the dynamic is unbroken,” Spahn told […]
Australia to end emergency Covid income support as vaccine rates rise
Australia Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Wednesday that the government has decided it is time for emergency Covid payments “to come to an end,” as vaccination rates rise and people around the world return to “their normal lives.” Speaking to Australia’s Seven News, Frydenberg unveiled the government’s decision despite the country’s two biggest cities, Melbourne and […]