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Omicron’s mutations impaired vaccine effectiveness, CDC says

Almost 40% of people hospitalized in the U.S. with the COVID-19 subvariant that circulated this spring were vaccinated and boosted, highlighting how new strains have mutated to more readily escape the immunity offered by current shots.

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Prospect of Royal Mail breakup will not improve workers’ mood on eve of strike

Shareholder Daniel Křetínský is seeking a bigger stake, which may be because he is keen to split off GLS

The Guardian - UK

Rashaad Penny tests positive for COVID-19, will miss Dallas game

According to coach Pete Carroll, Penny has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Friday night's preseason game against the Cowboys.

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Getting doctor's appointment is UK postcode lottery - find out reality where you live

NHS Digital figures show 65 per cent of consultations were made in-person across England in July, compared to more than 80 per cent before Covid as a lack of action in some areas leads to anger among campaign groups

Daily Mirror

Woman says she owes her life to rescue dog who sniffed out breast cancer in right armpit

Lucy Giles, 45, welcomed the 11-stone Newfoundland giant into her life in Didcot, Oxford, in July 2021 after her partner Ashley had spent six months in hospital on a life-support machine after contracting Covid

Daily Mirror

Djokovic to Miss US Open as Unable to Travel to New York

Former world number one Novak Djokovic will miss the US Open after he said on Thursday that he will not be able to travel to New York for the tournament, having chosen not to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Current rules require travelers to show proof of full vaccination to board…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sharp drop in monkeypox cases across Europe, WHO reports

Covid-19 cases are also down across UK and world

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Egypt Central Bank Increases Cash Withdrawal Limits

Egypt's central bank on Thursday increased the maximum amount of cash customers are allowed to withdraw from their bank accounts and removed restrictions on how much they could deposit entirely. Under a rule put in place in April 2020, the central bank restricted withdrawals to 50,000 Egyptian pounds ($2,600), but…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, Chicago health chief Dr. Allison Arwady both test positive for COVID-19

The two join the lengthy list of Illinois officials and politicians who have come down with the virus since March 2020. The 88-year-old White reported mild symptoms, and Arwady said she had “some cold-like symptoms and fever but am otherwise well.” Both are fully vaccinated and boosted and working…

Chicago Sun-Times

Wales will announce new school performance system this autumn - education minister Jeremy Miles

League tables and more recently colour codes have been ditched in Wales but a new system is to be announced

Wales Online

Cookstown woman opens up on living with leukaemia diagnosis

Jayne said the pandemic made life living with the illness a lot more difficult, and said she remains vulnerable despite getting her Covid-19 jabs

Belfast Live

Djokovic misses U.S. Open due to lack of COVID-19 vaccination

The U.S. Open is the second Grand Slam the 35-year-old Novak Djokovic will miss due to being unvaccinated — he was forced to skip the Australian Open earlier this year after being deported

The Hindu

Unjabbed Djokovic out of US Open

NEW YORK: Former men’s world number one Novak Djokovic said he will not play in the US Open which begins on Monday as Covid protocols mean he cannot travel to the United States.

Bangkok Post

Symptoms of man who tested positive for Covid, monkeypox and HIV at same time

The unidentified man's second round of coronavirus was unfortunately timed.

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West Lothian taxi fares to rise this winter after Covid delay

The new fare structure - and 40p fare rise- will come into place in November with final agreement by council Executive

The Hindu

New COVID-19 cases dip below 300 in State

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Novak Djokovic announces he will miss US Open due to Covid vaccination status

Novak Djokovic has announced that he will not be able to attend the US Open tennis championship in New York due to his Covid vaccination status.

Irish Mirror

Am I fully vaccinated against Covid-19? The amount of jabs you should now have gotten as new age group to get another booster

The protection from previous doses or a COVID-19 infection may weaken with time.

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Health awareness up after COVID pandemic: Harish Rao

‘State spending 4.5% of its budget on health sector’

The Independent UK

Smiles and hugs as pupils gather to receive GCSE results

Many thanked their school for helping them through their studies during the pandemic.

Daily Record

Fun festival in Lochwinnoch will have everyone feeling good

Lochwinnoch Feel Good Festival is on next month and features more than 50 events for all ages

The Independent UK

Backlash after Sunak’s criticism of lockdown decision-making

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak said ‘we shouldn’t have empowered the scientists in the way we did’.

The Guardian - UK

When an agent of the Tory party decides the BBC’s ‘bias’, it’s a huge problem

All too often, news media are primed to back down, even apologise, to prove how fair they are. That can be exploited, says journalist Emily Maitlis

The Hindu

97 national awardee teachers for 2020 and 2021 write to President, PM to honour them in physical ceremony on September 5

All these teachers had received the award in a virtual event due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Of them, 47 teachers had received the award in 2020 and the rest in 2021

The Guardian - UK

‘We were ready’: Birmingham academy celebrates GCSE results in difficult year

Pupils tell of struggle to study in lockdown as top grades fall in England following period of grade inflation

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