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, compared with 0.98 per centof such workersfrom January to March.Of those fully vaccinated and then

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI( BLOOMBERG)-The USFood and Drug Administration( FDA) issued a strong and unusual warning on Saturday( Aug 21):" You are not a horse.... You are not a cow.... Seriously, y’all....

JERUSALEM( REUTERS, BLOOMBERG)-Israel on Sunday( Aug 29) began offering a Covid-19 booster shot to anyone who has been fully vaccinated, lowering the age of eligibility to 12." Starting today, the third vaccine dose is open to all," said Health Ministry Director General Nachman Ash, referring to the Pfizer vaccine. The effect of the initial two vaccine doses weakens after five months and therefore, people who were inoculated more than five months ago should get a booster, ministry officials said

BANGKOK( BLOOMBERG)-Thailand's most prominent female politician is pushing for a constitution overhaul to pave the way for a pro-democracy government and avoid a political gridlock amid talks of an early election." If we don't rewrite the constitution before the next election, we'll only see chaos, and political conflict and crisis," said Ms Sudarat Keyuraphan, a former premier candidate and one of a handful of women in male-dominated Thai politics.In a vote likely as soon as early next year, pr

Up to 23 million people including the clinically vulnerable and NHS and care home staff are expected to be offered third vaccinations, rolled out in two stages.... It was reported yesterday that all patients would be offered the Pfizer jab, which has proved to be the most effective against Covid’s Delta variant.... It has shown Britain at its best.”....

WASHINGTON( REUTERS)-Major US airlines plan to announce on Thursday( Sept 9) that they will back a voluntary industry target of using 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel in 2030 as the White House looks to reduce aviation sector emissions, sources told Reuters. Airlines for America, an industry trade group, in March had set a 2030 goal of using 2 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel( SAF). SAF, made from feedstocks such as used cooking oil and animal fat, at present accounts f

HANOI( REUTERS)-Cuba will supply large quantities of its home-grown Covid-19 vaccine, Abdala, to Vietnam and also transfer the production technology to the South-east Asian country by the end of the year, the Vietnamese Health Ministry said on Tuesday( Aug 24). After successfully containing the disease for much of the pandemic, Vietnam has been struggling to control its worst outbreak to date, with a spike in infections and deaths ramping up pressure on the authorities to speed up vaccinations."

Almost half of pupils were off school towards the end of term in parts of the country worst hit by Covid isolations, official figures show.In Middlesbrough, 47.6 per cent of pupils were absent from the classroom onJuly 15, while 44 per cent were absent in Sunderland and 41.5 per cent in South Tyneside, according to data published by the Department for Education( DfE).In Middlesbrough, just over half( 27 per cent) of the absences on July15 were down to Covid.... Meanwhile, Covid-related reasons