COVID-19 | New infections: 3 085, new fatalities: 23, new vaccinations: 73 199. Total vaccinations: 29 957 898.
Australian PM says his government was 'too optimistic' before Omicron surge
In an address to the National Press Club in Canberra, Morrison said he would take the criticism that came with the leader's job.Beijing Olympics says 24 new Covid-19 cases detected among games-related personnel on 31 January Six others were among those already in the"closed loop" bubble that separates all event personnel from the public, five of whom were classified as either an athlete or a team official, the notice said.Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech SE are expected to submit an emergency use authorisation request as early as Tuesday to the US Food and Drug Administration for vaccines for children aged six months to 5 years, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
The two vaccines were 52% effective against Delta infection and 60% for symptomatic disease, researchers wrote in a peer-reviewed paper.
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