Covid-19 deaths pass five million worldwide

Covid-19 deaths pass five million worldwide More than five million people are known to have died of Covid-19 worldwide, 19 months since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Vaccines have slowed the death rate, but some health experts say the true toll could be far higher. BBC News

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• 'Zero Covid absolutists' accuse JCVI of being 'anti-vax' for considering herd immunity in children The Daily Mail
• Compulsory Covid vaccines for NHS workers could trigger winter staff crisis The Daily Telegraph
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