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‘Warm’ Covid-19 jabs effective against variants of concern: Aussie science agency

Heat-tolerant vaccine formulations developed by biotech firm Mynvax, Indian Institute of Science trialled in mice, hamsters

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Vietnam approves Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines

It is 6th vaccine endorsed after AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Pfizer, Vero Cell and Moderna

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Hong Kong study finds Pfizer jabs produce 10 times more antibodies than China’s Sinovac

But researchers say any jab still better than none, add that having boosters for inactivated vaccines may raise protection

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Melbourne back into lockdown for fifth time

They join Sydneysiders already deep into weeks-long restrictions

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68 dead in Germany, Belgium as storms ravage Europe

Unusually heavy rains also inundate neighbouring Luxembourg, the Netherlands

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EU opens to Ukraine tourists, restricts travel from Thailand

However, bloc allows entry by vaccinated travellers from any non-European Union country

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Cooperate better with Covid-19 origin probe, China told

WHO chief demands more raw data from Beijing, says prior push to rule out virus escaped from lab ‘premature’

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Hong Kong nabs 4 in mega crypto-laundering bust

60% of HK$1.2 billion illegal funds channelled through Singapore bank accounts over last 15 months

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Social media regulation threatens rights, UN warns

Some governments see such laws as way to limit unwanted speech, silence civil society, says Rights Office

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Thailand opens 3 more islands to vaccinated travellers

Samui, Tao, Phangan follow in wake of ‘Phuket Sandbox’ earlier this month

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Melbourne enters 5th virus lockdown tonight

This brings total number of Aussies under stay-home orders to 12 million

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Japan finds Covid-19 cluster at hotel hosting Brazilian Olympians

At least 8 staff infected, but none had contact with judo team

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Singapore investigating karaoke bars after Covid-19 outbreak

Govt launches testing drive amid fears of emerging clusters, promises party-goers confidentiality