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Richard Lawrence was the CEO of a non-profit company in the medical field before losing his job due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, he has applied for 136 jobs, without success. His partner Christine Johnson said today that while 2020 had taught the couple to live carefully on a budget, they would have a…

A pharmacist at a suburban Milwaukee medical center deliberately recalled hundreds of coronavirus vaccine dose from refrigeration and left them outside overnight twice, not just once as officials initially believed, the health system’s medical director said. Employees at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton inoculated nearly 60 people with the ruined vaccine, unaware that the doses…

Pressure is mounting on New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian to enforce a tough lockdown in Greater Sydney before coronavirus cases spiral out of control. Concern is growing among health experts that not enough is being done to stop the spread as COVID-19 numbers steadily rise. Today’s case numbers will be posted at 11 a.m.…

Australia has finally completed a year that many felt would never end. At the stroke of midnight, residents across the country’s east coast were the first to celebrate the end of 2020, looking forward with hope for what 2021 might bring. New Years Eve fireworks over Sydney Harbor, seen from Mrs Macquarie’s Point. (Dominic Lorrimer)…

New coronavirus outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne have prompted states and territories to swiftly reinstate border and travel restrictions as Australia ends the year again divided in the fight against the pandemic. As the new year rolls around, several changes have been made to the way residents can move from state to state. It is…

State borders are being locked in Australia as the New South Wales COVID-19 cluster continues to expand. Victoria will close its border to New south Wales from 11:59 pm on January 1 after the Victorian health authorities detected two new cases today. Victoria closes the border with all NSW Any Victorian currently in the New…