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Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
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Thailand Reverses Covid Vaccination Entry Rule For Visitors
Thailand has rescinded an entry policy announced at the weekend requiring visitors to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination, its health minister said on Monday, citing sufficient immunisation levels in China and globally.
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China Administers Over A Million Vaccine Doses A Day As Covid Cases Rise
China raced to vaccinate its most vulnerable people on Thursday in anticipation of waves of COVID-19 infections, with some analysts expecting the death count to soar after a loosening of strict controls that kept the pandemic at bay for three years.
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Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 Misinformation Policy, Experts Express Concerns Over False Claims
Twitter has rolled back its COVID-19 misinformation policy, as public health experts and researchers have expressed concern that the change would have major repercussions as the virus continues to spread and vaccination numbers remain low. The company's new CEO, Elon Musk, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules m...
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Amazon Terminates Paid COVID-19 Paid Leave Policy for Workers in the US
Amazon has updated its policy following the availability of COVID-19 vaccines and revised guidance from the US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Google Will Dock Pay, Fire Staff Who Avoid Vaccines: Report
Google has threatened to reduce pay or even fire staff who fail to comply with internal policies on Covid 19 vaccinations, CNBC reported, citing internal documents.
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China's Zero-Covid Policy Under Stress Amid Recurring Virus Spikes
A retired Chinese couple who tested positive for COVID-19, days after they went on a travel spree across the country, has been blamed for the latest spike in cases in the country.
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Apple Asks US Employees to Report COVID-19 Vaccination Status by Mid-September: Report
Apple is reportedly asking its US employees to report their vaccination status as COVID-19 cases spike in the country.
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Google Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for All Employees, Announces New Support for Coronavirus Response
Google CEO Sundar Pichai in an email to employees announced that the search giant is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened. Google also announced some fresh measures to aid Southeast Asia’s ...
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Twitter Closes Re-Opened US Offices, Big Tech Firms Make COVID-19 Vaccination Mandatory as Delta Cases Surge
Twitter is shutting its reopened offices in the US, while other big tech companies are making vaccination mandatory for on-campus employees, as the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant drives a resurgence in cases.
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Vaccines Ok For Pregnant Women: Government Changes Earlier Stand
Pregnant women "can and should" be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said Friday evening, signalling a policy change that follows growing concern over exposure of expectant mothers (and their children) to the deadly virus.
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44 Crore Doses Ordered: Centre After Change In Covid Vaccine Policy
Forty-four crore doses of Covid vaccines has been ordered which will be available from August, the government today said amid a raging shortage that has forced a closure of vaccine centres in many states.
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RBI Governor Sees GDP Growth At 9.5% In 2021-22 On Positive Indicators
GDP break up to be 18.5 per cent in first quarter, 7.9 per cent in second quarter, 7.2 per cent in third quarter and 6.6 per cent in fourth quarter.
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Twitter Tackles COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation With Labels, Strike Policy
Twitter said it would apply warnings to tweets that contain misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and implement a strike system of enforcement that could see users permanently banned for repeat violations.
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Aadhaar Not Mandatory for Registration on Co-Win Portal, Says Government
Aadhaar card is not mandatory to register on the government’s COVID-19 vaccination portal, Co-Win, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in Lok Sabha on Friday.
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Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
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Thailand Reverses Covid Vaccination Entry Rule For Visitors
Thailand has rescinded an entry policy announced at the weekend requiring visitors to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination, its health minister said on Monday, citing sufficient immunisation levels in China and globally.
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China Administers Over A Million Vaccine Doses A Day As Covid Cases Rise
China raced to vaccinate its most vulnerable people on Thursday in anticipation of waves of COVID-19 infections, with some analysts expecting the death count to soar after a loosening of strict controls that kept the pandemic at bay for three years.
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Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 Misinformation Policy, Experts Express Concerns Over False Claims
Twitter has rolled back its COVID-19 misinformation policy, as public health experts and researchers have expressed concern that the change would have major repercussions as the virus continues to spread and vaccination numbers remain low. The company's new CEO, Elon Musk, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules m...
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Amazon Terminates Paid COVID-19 Paid Leave Policy for Workers in the US
Amazon has updated its policy following the availability of COVID-19 vaccines and revised guidance from the US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Google Will Dock Pay, Fire Staff Who Avoid Vaccines: Report
Google has threatened to reduce pay or even fire staff who fail to comply with internal policies on Covid 19 vaccinations, CNBC reported, citing internal documents.
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China's Zero-Covid Policy Under Stress Amid Recurring Virus Spikes
A retired Chinese couple who tested positive for COVID-19, days after they went on a travel spree across the country, has been blamed for the latest spike in cases in the country.
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Apple Asks US Employees to Report COVID-19 Vaccination Status by Mid-September: Report
Apple is reportedly asking its US employees to report their vaccination status as COVID-19 cases spike in the country.
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Google Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for All Employees, Announces New Support for Coronavirus Response
Google CEO Sundar Pichai in an email to employees announced that the search giant is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened. Google also announced some fresh measures to aid Southeast Asia’s ...
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Twitter Closes Re-Opened US Offices, Big Tech Firms Make COVID-19 Vaccination Mandatory as Delta Cases Surge
Twitter is shutting its reopened offices in the US, while other big tech companies are making vaccination mandatory for on-campus employees, as the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant drives a resurgence in cases.
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Vaccines Ok For Pregnant Women: Government Changes Earlier Stand
Pregnant women "can and should" be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said Friday evening, signalling a policy change that follows growing concern over exposure of expectant mothers (and their children) to the deadly virus.
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44 Crore Doses Ordered: Centre After Change In Covid Vaccine Policy
Forty-four crore doses of Covid vaccines has been ordered which will be available from August, the government today said amid a raging shortage that has forced a closure of vaccine centres in many states.
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RBI Governor Sees GDP Growth At 9.5% In 2021-22 On Positive Indicators
GDP break up to be 18.5 per cent in first quarter, 7.9 per cent in second quarter, 7.2 per cent in third quarter and 6.6 per cent in fourth quarter.
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Twitter Tackles COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation With Labels, Strike Policy
Twitter said it would apply warnings to tweets that contain misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and implement a strike system of enforcement that could see users permanently banned for repeat violations.
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Aadhaar Not Mandatory for Registration on Co-Win Portal, Says Government
Aadhaar card is not mandatory to register on the government’s COVID-19 vaccination portal, Co-Win, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in Lok Sabha on Friday.
