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More Than 80% Of Teachers, Staff Have Received 1 Dose
Many teachers unions pushed for educators to be vaccinated before returning to in-person learning.
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Johnson Says U.K. Faces 'Tidal Wave' of Omicron Cases
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. is facing a "tidal wave" of omicron infections, and sets an end-of-year deadline for the country's booster vaccination program. He speaks in a hastily-arranged address on Sunday night.
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Singapore’s Vaccination Plan Ahead of Schedule: Trade Minister
Aug.17 -- Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong discusses the country’s vaccination rate, reopening the economy and the biggest risk to growth. Gan speaks exclusively to Bloomberg’s Haslinda Amin on “Bloomberg Daybreak:...
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Fauci on Child Vaccinations, Boosters and Merck Covid Pill
Oct.06 -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden, says he can't predict when or if a Covid-19 vaccine for children will be approved. He also comments on Merck's Covid pill and the possibility of being able...
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Ausbil CIO Xiradis on Australia's Growth Outlook Amid Covid
Paul Xiradis, executive chairman, chief investment officer and head of equities at Ausbil Investment Management, looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the Australian economy and its financial markets. He also discusses the...
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FDA Clears Moderna, J&J Boosters and Backs Vaccine Mixing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Moderna Inc. vaccine recipients 65 and over can receive a third shot, and Johnson & Johnson recipients 18 and older are eligible for a booster shot at least two months after receiving their...
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The Science Behind COVID Booster Shots
A virologist says there's not much we can do to stop the virus from mutating, but we can control how much copying of the COVID virus goes on.
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Singapore Transport Minister Explains Reopening Criteria
Aug.22 -- Singapore has announced vaccinated travelers from Germany and Brunei can enter from Sept. 8 without having to quarantine. S. Iswaran, Singapore's Transport Minister discusses the complex factors to open up its borders.
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IMF: Asian Advanced, Emerging Economies' Divergence to Widen
Changyong Rhee, director of the Asia and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund, discusses the prospects for the region's economies. The fund cut its growth forecast for the region due to a surge of the delta variant of...
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Boosters Won’t Change Covid Trajectory: Johns Hopkins’ Adalja
Aug.31 -- Dr. Amesh Adalja, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security senior scholar, discusses Covid travel bans and the usefulness of vaccine booster shots. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by Michael R....
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Fortescue CEO Gaines on Earnings, Iron Ore
Aug.30 -- Elizabeth Gaines, CEO of Fortescue Metals Group, discusses the company's latest results and the outlook for the iron ore market and demand. She speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe".
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Mixing Covid-19 Vaccines Raises Antibodies, Study Finds
Mixing Covid vaccines produces as much or more antibodies as using the same shot as a booster, according to preliminary results of a widely awaited U.S. government-sponsored trial. Today, FDA advisers begin meeting to debate whether...
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Biden Says it Would Be Easy for Kids to Get Vaccines
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S.’s Covid-19 response and vaccination program. A group of top vaccine experts is meeting on Thursday and Friday to consider whether people who got the Covid-19 vaccines made by Moderna Inc....
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CLEAN : Community groups boost Australian vaccination race
Community groups in Australia's Covid-hit cities are battling misinformation in multiple languages as they race to vaccinate a way out of "traumatic" lockdowns (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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EU to Reimpose Travel Curbs on U.S.
Aug.31 -- Countries in the European Union have voted to impose fresh restrictions on non-essential travel from the U.S. That comes amid a surge in virus cases. Bloomberg’s Michelle Cortez reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”
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Intv with one of the two scientists who discovered HIV/AIDS virus
1. Wide shot through window of Paris with Eiffel Tower, pan to Professor Luc Montagnier sitting at desk
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Professor Luc Montagnier, co-discoverer of the HIV virus and President of the World Foundation for AIDS...
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Global Aid Group Says It Is Facing Vaccination Roadblocks in Congo
Doctors Without Borders says it is struggling to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of people.
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Matt Hancock addresses Public Health England conference
Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks at the Public Health England annual conference in Coventry. Quotes from his question and answer section, on the HM Treasury Tweet about duty free cigarettes and alcohol and the Sugar Tax success, and...
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WHO Chief Calls Herd Immunity Strategy Ethically Problematic
Oct.12 -- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says herd immunity has never been used as a strategy for responding to an outbreak as it is "scientifically and ethically problematic."
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We Need to Do Better on Virus Testing, Fauci Says
Aug.05 -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says the government has to do better when it comes to Covid-19 testing. He spoke to Bloomberg's David Westin.
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RBI Policy Normalization Unlikely in Near Term: StanChart
May.05 -- Anubhuti Sahay, head of South Asia economic research at Standard Chartered Bank, looks at how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting India's economy and the central bank's policy. The Reserve Bank on Wednesday announced new...
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More Than 559 Million Covid-19 Shots Given Worldwide
Mar.30 -- The U.S. is on pace to soon administer 3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines a day as the supply increases and states widen eligibility. Dr. William Schaffner from Vanderbilt University is on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Vanderbilt's Professor Schaffner Concerned About Vaccine Hesitancy
Mar.30 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Professor William Schaffner of Bloomberg's Guy Johnson and Alix Steel about his concerns about vaccine hesitancy despite the rate of vaccinations being on pace to soon overtake the...
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Expert on benefit of UK delaying second vaccine dose
Oksana Pyzik of University College London gives an overview as to why a twelve-week gap between coronavirus vaccine doses has benefited the UK, despite it being seen as controversial to begin with.