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Like an immune system overreacting and harming the person it is meant to protect, the "dynamic COVID zero" policies that had crushed the virus in Hong Kong have contributed to current woes.

Hong Kong's 'zero-COVID' success now worsens strains of Omicron spike

Hong Kong until recently had an enviable record battling COVID-19, but as an Omicron wave now overwhelms the city, the steps that saved lives are making life unbearable for many of its 7.4 million...

By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong until recently had an enviable record battling COVID-19, but as an Omicron wave now overwhelms the city...

By Farah Master

Like an immune system overreacting and harming the person it is meant to protect, the 'dynamic zero-COVID' policies that had crushed the virus in Hong Kong have contributed to current woes, experts say

Moderna has become the second Covid vaccine approved for children aged six to 11 in Australia following Pfizer. Moderna was previously only been available to people 12 and over.

As Australias Omicron wave subsides a surprising graph from the Kirby Institute shows exactly how much more contagious the variant is and why that is important for emerging variants.

Australian National University professor Peter Collignon has outlined some scenarios for the end of the Covid pandemic and warned that there will be more outbreaks and variants in winter.

Australian National University expert Professor Peter Collignon said vaccine effectiveness against the Omicron strain meant mandates were no longer worth the pain they cause.