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 * Education minister revises comment branding COVID-19 shots in schools a
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 * We’ll soon see positive effects of booster campaign, says health expert
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 * With COVID trending down, Health Ministry said set to recommend opening
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 * Anti-vaxxer indicted for threatening to harm education minister and her
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 * Experts say current COVID outbreak being curbed thanks to booster vaccines
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 * Pfizer seeking FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose
   By Tom Murphy
 * Liberman comes out against further COVID restrictions: ‘Let the economy work’
   By TOI staff



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