Wednesday 20 October 2021

Morning mail: Fears vaccines could be wasted, Brazil’s president accused, AI robot sparks row

Thursday: The number of unused AstraZeneca doses in Australia has ballooned above 7m. Plus, an AI artist robot causes a diplomatic fracas

Good morning. There is a push to send Australia’s excess AstraZeneca stock abroad, the Brazilian president is facing calls he be charged with crimes against humanity, and Aboriginal child welfare advocates call for legislative review in NSW.

Doctors and pharmacists are being urged to use excess AstraZeneca vaccine stock amid fears much of the current 7m surplus doses could go to waste, Guardian Australia has revealed. None of the excess stock has been earmarked for foreign aid, with the volume of supply available to Pacific neighbours declining to just 26,500 last week. Former AMA president, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, condemned “a very good vaccine going to waste”, as declining public take-up causes stock held by suburban GPs to pass expiration dates.

Continue reading...

from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3lZ7gxr

No comments:

Post a Comment

Georgia must change course to open EU membership talks, says European Commission

Western powers call for investigation into Georgian Dream party election win amid reports of voter intimidation and fraud The European Comm...