Russia Russia admits COVID-19 death toll is more than triple official numbers Official figures from the Russian health authority say 55,265 people have died from COVID-19; however, the statistics agency has said this figure is more than three times higher. 29/12/2020
United Kingdom AstraZeneca has 'winning formula' to boost COVID vaccine efficacy The chief executive of the pharmaceutical giant assured that the vaccine developed with Oxford University should be effective against the new coronavirus strain sweeping the UK. 27/12/2020
world news EU kickstarts mass COVID-19 vaccination in 'touching moment of unity' EU member states each received the first shipment of just under 10,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine on Saturday in what the EU's top official hailed as a "moment of unity". 26/12/2020
state of the union Europe's week: Vaccine approval and a final dose of Brexit With Christmas finally upon us this week, so was the welcome news of the EMA's vaccine approval. But failure to secure a Brexit agreement still plagued European leaders, as the continent shut its borders to the UK over fears of a mutant COVID-19 strain spreading further outside of Britain. 25/12/2020
world news 'It's happening': EU preparing first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines The EU27 member states will each receive around 10,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, the Commission has said. 24/12/2020
Europe News Vaccinations will save lives not vaccines, EU Health Commissioner says Euronews speaks to the European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, following Monday's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by the European Medicines Agency. 22/12/2020
world news EMA brings forward review date for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine "It's Europe's moment. On 27, 28 and 29 December vaccination will start across the EU. We protect our citizens together. We are #StrongerTogether," tweeted Ursula von der Leyen. 17/12/2020
Russia Oliver Stone says he has taken Russia's COVID-19 vaccine The US movie director told Russian state TV that he had received the first of two jabs of the Sputnik V vaccine. 16/12/2020
world news How are European countries planning to vaccinate their citizens? Europe is racing to vaccinate its citizens but the UN has warned damage from the coronavirus pandemic will last for years, vaccine or no vaccine. 15/12/2020
United Kingdom One in three people in UK exposed to COVID-19 anti-vaccine messages A new survey by Ipsos MORI and King's College London found that one in three people in the UK have been exposed to an anti-vaccine message. 13/12/2020
Spain Barcelona concert tests use of same-day COVID-19 screening Five hundred Barcelona residents attended a concert as part of a medical study to determine if same-day testing could help prevent COVID-19 spread at cultural events. 13/12/2020
Europe News 'Safety and quality' of COVID-19 vaccine top priority, says EMA chief Emer Cooke, who has taken up the role as the new director of the European Medicines Agency, is heading the body whose top priority is approving a coronavirus vaccine. It's a heavy responsibility. 11/12/2020
Russia Vaccine or vodka? Russians told to choose their shot Health authorities say the Sputnik V vaccine — which requires two shots three weeks apart — is not effective if booze is consumed. 10/12/2020
Russia Coronavirus: Moscow to open mass vaccination centres on Saturday The centres will open just days after President Vladimir Putin announced a programme to get as many Russians vaccinated as possible. Doctors, teachers and social workers will be first to receive the Sputnik V vaccine. 03/12/2020
world news Pfizer and BioNTech request COVID-19 vaccine authorisation in Europe Pfizer and BioNTech requested authorisation from the European Medicines Agency for emergency use of their coronavirus vaccine candidate. 01/12/2020
France French vaccination plan: Fragile first then general public from April France's health authority has revealed a vaccination plan in five phases, with phase one prioritising care homes. 30/11/2020
world news Now we must focus on distributing these COVID vaccines, says expert Dr Jeffrey Lazarus was speaking to Euronews after a third vaccine claimed to have had success at fighting COVID-19 in trials. 23/11/2020
Hungary Coronavirus: Hungary to test Russian COVID-19 vaccine Hungary’s foreign minister said the country is moving forward with testing on a Russian coronavirus vaccine. 23/11/2020
Europe News Coronavirus: Is vaccine scepticism the next hurdle to overcome? In France, for example, little more than half of adults plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a recent survey. 23/11/2020
The Cube Project aims to inform public of vaccine research progress via social From test tubes to TikTok, scientists head to social media platforms to communicate the progress of their vaccine research. 13/11/2020
world news EU's first COVID-19 vaccinations 'could happen early next year' It comes after Pfizer and BioNTech said their potential vaccine had been found to be more than 90% effective. 11/11/2020
world news 'We need to prepare now': Brussels unveils COVID-19 vaccination plan "If we want our vaccination to be successful, we need to prepare now," Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stressed on Thursday. 15/10/2020
The Cube Facebook to ban paid anti-vax ads but not posts The latest policy is an extension of Facebook's rules that ban adverts about vaccine "hoaxes". 14/10/2020
