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Now playing Next Germany Europe starts booster shots as WHO says jabs should be saved for poor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while so many millions worldwide had not been vaccinated it was wrong to give people a third dose. 01/09/2021
Now playing Next Work Nike gives staff a week off to avoid COVID burnout For many who are working from home during the pandemic, the blurring of home and work life has also increased the risk of burnout. 01/09/2021
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Now playing Next Denmark Denmark's high vaccination rate sees COVID pass ended for restaurants Denmark, population 5.8 million, has fully vaccinated more than 75% of people aged 12 and over. 01/09/2021
Now playing Next no comment Yemeni children return to school amid war and pandemic As the new academic year begins, dozens of students sit on the ground of a house that has been converted into a school in war-torn Taiz, Yemen. In this poverty-stricken country, millions of children rarely get to sit in a chair or at a desk, or even go to school. 01/09/2021
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Now playing Next Europe News Milk, bread and... a COVID jab? Vaccines given at Belgian supermarket Customers in Brussels can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine at several different stores in an effort to boost the vaccination rate in the Belgian capital. 31/08/2021
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Now playing Next South Korea South Korea sees drop in COVID-19 transmissions after jump South Korean officials are expressing cautious hope that COVID-19 transmissions are beginning to slow, after battling the country’s worst wave of infections for weeks. 31/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Greek police fire tear gas as 7,000 protest vaccine rules in Athens Around 7,000 people protested in Athens on Sunday against a new rule obliging health workers to get vaccinated against Covid-19, said police who fired teargas to quell violence among the demonstrators 30/08/2021
Now playing Next world news Vulnerable can get 3rd jab as Europe face 'worrying' COVID surge: WHO A further 236,000 people could lose their lives to the pandemic across Europe by December 1, the World Health Organization confirmed. 30/08/2021
Now playing Next New Zealand Woman in New Zealand dies from heart inflammation following Pfizer jab The woman developed myocarditis — a known, rare side effect of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. 30/08/2021
Now playing Next Health news Two die in Japan after receiving suspended Moderna COVID vaccines The Japanese government had suspended the Moderna vaccine earlier this week over concerns of contaminants in 1.63 million vaccine doses. 29/08/2021