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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Hong Kong
HONG KONG civil servants, teachers and healthcare workers must get vaccinated against the coronavirus or pay for regular testing, chief executive Carrie Lam announced on Monday.
She has pushed for compulsory vaccinations — just 35 per cent of the city’s 7.5 million population have had two jabs and 48 per cent have had one.
“There is much room for improvement,” Ms Lam said, adding: “If people are refusing to get vaccinated for reasons that are not health related, I don’t think a responsible government should tolerate that.”
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK