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Two doses of Pfizer’s vaccine is 94% effective at blocking Covid symptoms in over-55s, finds major study in Israel Suggests Pfizer jab works almost as well in real world as it did in clinical trials  Study on 600,000 found patients also 92% less likely to develop severe illness Findings will be a huge boost to ministers’ lockdown-easing plans in the […]

Illustration: Cathy WilcoxCredit: To submit a letter to The Age, email [email protected]. Please include your home address and telephone number. LOCKDOWN 3.0 National response to outbreaks long overdue Jewel Topsfield’s article (“Mixed feelings as Victorians tackle the third lockdown”, 15/2) was testimony to the fact that our state government appears to know of only one way to manage risk: by […]

St Andrews University comes under fire after axing only female gender studies professor and replacing her with two men Dr Alison Kerr helped set up St Andrews University’s Institute for Gender Studies But bosses have chosen not to renew her fixed-term contract after two years Thousands of students and academics have signed petition for Dr Kerr to keep her job […]

White NHS staff are almost TWICE as likely as black medics to get a Covid vaccine, study finds as experts warn hesitancy among BAME groups could jeopardise national roll-out Only 64 per cent of staff at University Hospitals of Leicester had Covid vaccine Uptake was lowest among Black ethnic groups at 36 per cent by February 13 But surged to […]

There’s a spanner in the works! Lockdown DIY boom sparks shortage of builders’ supplies including taps, cookers and kitchen sinks Warehouses and builders’ merchants have remained open over the past year DIY enthusiasts and professional builders now face a shortage of key products  The surge in demand has mixed with effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit Millions have spent […]

COVID cases could be as low as they were towards the end of last year's first wave in a fortnight raising hopes of lockdown easing, a top scientist believes. In another boost, a single vaccine dose offers 67 per cent protection from the virus after three weeks, details logged on the Zoe Covid symptom app reveals. 🦠 Read our coronavirus […]

Passengers arriving at Sydney Airport from Melbourne on Sunday showed mixed reactions to stay-at-home orders from airlines and state health authorities as Victoria’s five-day lockdown continues. NSW Health advised on Sunday morning that those who had arrived in NSW from Victoria from midnight on Friday to stay home for five days. Victoria went into lockdown last Friday. However, at Sydney […]

VITAMIN D reduces Covid deaths by 60%, a study has found, sparking calls for the therapy to be rolled out across UK hospitals. The study also found patients who had been struck down by the bug were 80% less likely to be admitted to ICU . 🦠 Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates The research, […]