Austria 'No longer necessary': Austria scraps COVID-19 vaccine mandate Health Minister Johannes Rauch said the measure risked polarising society and could even lead to fewer people getting the jab. 23/06/2022
Travel News All the COVID entry rules for every country in Europe Want to know where you can travel in Europe and what tests you'll need to do? Check out this list for all the details. 20/06/2022
Health Justin Bieber: Is Ramsay Hunt syndrome linked to COVID vaccines? The Canadian pop singer said this rare condition had paralysed half his face. Here’s what you need to know about it. 13/06/2022
Travel News Italy is now restriction-free after dropping all entry rules Italy's travel rules have changed for visitors from around the world. Here's everything you need to know. 31/05/2022
Health Davos 2022: Is the world ready to fight off the next health crisis? Preparing the world for another health crisis is a hot topic in Davos this week. Euronews Next spoke to AstraZeneca about lessons learned from COVID. 24/05/2022
Germany Germany’s top court approves vaccine mandate for health workers Judges said the need to protect vulnerable people in hospitals and care homes outweighs any infringement of workers’ rights. 19/05/2022
Health How do you get a reluctant Briton, German or Italian vaccinated? Protection against COVID-19, the right to eat out or to travel abroad: a study looked into what might sway vaccine-hesitant adults across eight European countries. 06/05/2022
Health COVID pandemic likely caused around 15 million excess deaths: WHO Excess mortality is the difference between the number of deaths recorded and the number that would normally be expected based on historical data. 05/05/2022
Destinations Greece has scrapped all COVID entry rules before the summer holidays Here's how travel and domestic restrictions have changed in Greece from May, and when indoor masks are likely to be lifted. 03/05/2022
Health EU says up to 80% of population has now been infected by COVID While the number of infections and deaths from COVID is dropping, EU member states are being urged to step up vaccinations, particularly for children. 28/04/2022
Health Mental health a factor in risk of breakthrough COVID infection - study Vaccinated patients over the age of 65 with a history of certain mental health conditions were found to be at higher risk of breakthrough infection 18/04/2022
Health Valneva’s inactivated COVID vaccine gets first approval in UK Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine uses traditional technology that may appeal to people reluctant to take mRNA shots. 14/04/2022
Germany German MPs reject bill to make COVID vaccines mandatory for over 60s In total, 378 MPs voted against the bill, while 296 supported it. 07/04/2022
Health Too early to consider 4th COVID vaccine dose, say EU medical bodies While most people won't be considered for a fourth dose of COVID mRNA vaccine, those over 80 will be encouraged to get a second booster. 06/04/2022
Germany Man in Germany gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged passes The man from the eastern Germany city of Magdeburg, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, is said to have received up to 90 shots against COVID-19 at vaccination centers in the eastern state of Saxony for months until criminal police caught him earlier this month. 03/04/2022
Health 'Alternative' COVID cure ivermectin turns out not to work A new study of over 3,000 COVID patients in Brazil found the antiparasitic drug worked about as well as a placebo. 01/04/2022
Europe Decoded How COVID is still hitting Europe hard and what the EU can do next EU countries rushed to get their population vaccinated. Now, nearly three-quarters of the bloc's population is inoculated, yet the region remains at the epicentre of the pandemic. 29/03/2022
Health Moderna seeks emergency approval for COVID vaccine in kids under 6 Moderna’s COVID vaccine is around 44 per cent effective for children aged 6 months to 2 years old, early clinical trial results show. 23/03/2022
Health 1 in 4 symptomatic children hit by long COVID, says new study Data from more than 80,000 children with COVID suggests a quarter of them had symptoms that lingered for at least 4-12 weeks. 15/03/2022
Austria Austria to suspend its controversial COVID vaccine mandate Austria was the first country in the EU to introduce such a measure. But now it has been suspended. 09/03/2022
Health Moderna COVID vaccine approved by EU regulator for children aged 5-11 The European Medicines Agency also recommended booster shots for children aged 12 and older. 03/03/2022
Health COVID vaccines for children: How do European countries compare? The EMA authorised the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children over 5 years-old and the Omicron variant has put a renewed focus on countries' vaccination campaigns. Which European countries are now vaccinating young people? 25/02/2022
The Cube There is no investigation into UK COVID-19 vaccines, police say The Metropolitan police stated that it will not be taking any action on complaints from anti-vaccine protesters in the UK. 23/02/2022
Health Fact check: Is Queen Elizabeth’s COVID being treated with ivermectin? Anti-vaxxers and COVID sceptics seized on a mistake in an Australian news broadcast about Queen Elizabeth's COVID diagnosis to push an antiparasitic drug as a treatment for the virus against medical advice. 22/02/2022
no comment Ottawa Police make arrests to end siege Police arrested protesters and began towing away trucks Friday in a bid to break the three-week, traffic-snarling siege of Canada's capital by hundreds of truckers angry over the country's COVID-19 restrictions 18/02/2022
Europe News Germany and Austria eye end to most COVID rules in March Germany saw infections caused by the highly contagious omicron variant surge later than in several other European countries. 17/02/2022
