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December 23, 2021 (Thursday)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
  - COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales
    - New South Wales reports a record 5,715 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant now the dominant strain in the state. The NSW Government reintroduces mask-wearing in indoor settings, despite the state having a 93.5% vaccination rate. (ABC News Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
  - COVID-19 vaccination in Argentina
    - Argentina purchases and receives more than 2.6 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to use as a booster dose. (La Vos)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait
  - The Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation announces that its citizens who wish to travel but has been fully vaccinated more than nine months ago must receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine nine months after their second shot beginning on January 2, 2022. (Times of Oman)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, COVID-19 drug development, COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines
  - The Philippine Food and Drug Administration approves the emergency use of the Molnupiravir drug made by Merck & Co. for high-risk adult patients. It also approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
  - Russia surpasses 300,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
  - South Korea reports a record 109 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 5,015. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra
  - Prime Minister Xavier Espot tests positive for the COVID-19 with mild symptoms. (Diari d’Andorra)

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 **[[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia]]
 ***[[COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales]]
-****[[New South Wales]] reports a record 5,715 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant]] now the dominant strain in the state. The [[NSW Government]] reintroduces mask-wearing in indoor settings, despite the state having a 93.5% vaccination rate. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-23/nsw-records-5715-cases-and-1-death-covid-19/100721460/ (ABC News)]
+****[[New South Wales]] reports a record 5,715 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant]] now the dominant strain in the state. The [[NSW Government]] reintroduces mask-wearing in indoor settings, despite the state having a 93.5% vaccination rate. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-23/nsw-records-5715-cases-and-1-death-covid-19/100721460/ (ABC News Australia)]
 **[[COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina]]
 ***[[COVID-19 vaccination in Argentina]]