Vaccine

Citi tells US staff to get the Covid vaccine or get fired

Citi has told US staff they must get the Covid shot

The bank cited a US government order that requires federal contractors to be vaccinated

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The fintech’s plans for a major US debut were quickly dampened by the global pandemic and multiple lockdowns

Revolut plans 2021 credit card launch in bid to crack US market

Revolut will not require US staff to be vaccinated for the return to work, bucking the Wall Street trend

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Jane Fraser, chief executive officer of Citigroup, previously told employees to use her as an example when balancing the demands of work with family life, insisting flexible working won't be dropped

Citi mandates vaccination for employees who want to return to its US offices

Applies to the New York City headquarters, offices in the Tri-State Area and Chicago, Boston, Washington DC and Philadelphia

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US-headquartered firm Vanguard is reportedly offering $1,000 to all employees who get their jab by the fall

Vanguard dangles $1,000 cash incentive for staff to get jabbed

Vanguard will reward staff ‘who have taken the time to protect themselves, each other, and our communities’

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson

UK ramps up second vaccine doses to combat Indian Covid variant

Prime minister says the roadmap out of lockdown remains on track despite new cases

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The UK may adjust the vaccines schedule and bring the second dose forward due to concerns over the spread of the Indian Covid-19 variant (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Second Covid jabs could be fast-tracked to combat Indian variant spread

Hotspots include the north west of England such as Bolton and Formby, and parts of London

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The app will allow people who have had a full Covid-19 vaccination course to demonstrate their vaccination status. A full course is two doses of any approved vaccine

Covid vaccine passport goes live on an NHS app from 17 May

Travellers will be able to show their vaccination status using the app

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UK adds 12 countries to travel ‘green list’ from 17 May

Holidaymakers can visit 'green list' countries without isolating on return

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The US government claims a waiver on intellectual property rights would increase the supply of the vaccine

Pharma investors scoff at Covid vaccine patent waiver: ‘We are not convinced’

'Production is currently limited by facilities and people capable of producing vaccines and raw materials, which a patent waiver will not and cannot address'

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Malta could be a potential green-list holiday destination

Here’s where the UK’s green-list holiday destinations could be this summer

These are the countries that could be on the UK’s list of approved countries from 17 May

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Government aiming to have Covid-19 home treatments available by autumn

UK aims to roll out antiviral pills later this year

SAGE member and epidemiologist Professor John Edmunds said it was possible that local restrictions could be put back in place if surge testing does not prove effective in containing the variant

London could face local stay-at-home orders as South African variant spreads

Rules are not needed right now due to the vaccine rollout and low case numbers

Johnson & Johnson to temporarily halt rollout of Covid vaccines in Europe

The UK has ordered 30 million doses of the one-shot jab, which is in phase-three trials

The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control will stop using the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 jab at federal vaccination sites and has asked states to pause its use while they investigate its safety

US to pause Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after blood clot death

Number 10 has asked for a safety ruling from the UK's medicines regulator

In the UK, 32,190,576 people have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine up to and including 11 April, and 7,656,205 people have had a second dose

NHS website recovers after glitch with over-45s rush to book jabs: Here’s how to book your Covid shot

More than 32 million people in the UK have received their first Covid-19 vaccine

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Those arriving in the UK from countries in the amber category will have to quarantine for 10 days at home after travel

Traffic light travel: How the UK’s new system for holidays will work

Countries will be sorted into green, amber and red categories based on a number of Covid-related factors

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Coronavirus vaccination at a mosque in southwest London

Sharpest Covid infection drop in London region shows vaccine rollout ‘is working’

Matt Hancock: The vaccine is 'breaking the link' between deaths and coronavirus

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A vaccine developed by Moderna is the third jab to be rolled out in the UK, being given for the first time on 7 April

Getting vaccinated? Here are three things you need to know

Everything we know so far about Moderna, AstraZeneca and vaccine certificates

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The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Pfizer BioNTech vaccine has ‘100% efficacy’ among adolescents, trial finds

The trial involved 2,260 adolescents in the US

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