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‘Covid is not going to go away’: Australia will require public health measures for foreseeable future, say experts | Omicron variant
In May 2021, Australia’s chief medical officer, Prof Paul Kelly, described how Covid vaccines were our “ticket out of the pandemic”. Vaccination, he said, would give Australians “a life with more certainty”. More than one year later, Australia’s Covid-19 vaccination rate is among the highest in the world. Yet daily […]
Conservative blocs unleash legal action to curb public health powers : Shots
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) has sued the CDC over its air travel mask mandate, while Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (left) has sued and sent cease and desist letters to dozens of school districts over mask mandates. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Texas […]
Covid-19 public health emergency extended in the US
CNN — The Biden administration on Friday extended the Covid-19 public health emergency for another three months. US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra officially renewed the declaration, extending it through October 13, 2022. The emergency declaration has been in place since January 2020, and the latest […]