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Universities Concerned Vaccine Rollout Will Delay Return of International Students

April 13, 2021
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Australian university sector executives are worried the delayed vaccine rollout will hinder international students’ returning to the country. “There’s no way the $40 billion-a-year (US$30.5 billion) industry could withstand the loss of a third academic year next year,” Phil Honeywood, CEO of ‎International Education Association of Australia, told The Age. The recent change in medical…

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Australian Vaccine Rollout ‘On Track’ for February: Frydenberg

January 24, 2021
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg insists Australia is still on track to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from February, as new figures suggest people are more than happy to get their jab. The Therapeutic Goods Administration is due to approve the Pfizer vaccine, and others Australia has signed up to, in the coming weeks. “We are not…

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Trudeau Says He Too Is Frustrated by Holiday Travellers, Pace of Vaccine Rollout

January 5, 2021
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he shares the frustrations of Canadians with those who’ve chosen to travel abroad over the holiday season. Trudeau says changes are coming to a new federal benefit that was intended to provide paid sick leave to those forced into quarantine due to COVID-19 exposure. Concerns have emerged, however, that the…

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Fauci Says Vaccine Rollout Disappointingly Slow Because States and Counties Lack Resources

January 1, 2021
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that vaccine rollout has been disappointingly slow and called for more resources for states and counties to speed up the process. Trump administration officials had said they projected 20 million people would get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year….

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