Now playing Next world news WHO greenlights China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine "meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing," the UN health body said on Tuesday. 01/06/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Pfizer’s COVID jab is first in EU to be approved for 12-15 year olds The European Medicines Agency gave the green light to member states to use the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in children between the age of 12 and 15. 28/05/2021
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Now playing Next world news EU and Pfizer sign deal for extra 1.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses Brussels and Pfizer sign deal for additional 1.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses 20/05/2021
Now playing Next world news Jabs for all Germans, Ukraine's struggle, and UK fears Indian variant Germany is stepping up its vaccination rollout, Ukraine is still struggling with its inoculation campaign because of political infighting, and concerns about the transmission of the Indian variant in the UK urge more people to get the jab. 18/05/2021
Now playing Next world news Delay COVID jabs for kids and donate vaccines, WHO tells rich nations The WHO Director-General warned on Friday that the second year of the pandemic could be deadlier than the first and said vaccinating at-risk groups worldwide should be the priority. 15/05/2021
Now playing Next Unreported Europe One country, two wars: how Ukraine is fighting Covid-19 Seven years of war in eastern Ukraine have been marked by an escalation of conflict, a Russian military buildup at the border and a new enemy: COVID-19. We take an in-depth look at how people are surviving the pandemic on Europe's only active frontline. 14/05/2021
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Now playing Next China WHO approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use Sinopharm can now be used and distributed as part of the COVAX mechanism. 07/05/2021
Now playing Next Germany Germany pushes back against COVID-19 patent waiver proposal A government spokesperson said the main issue affecting poor countries' equal access to vaccines was "not patents, but production capacity". 07/05/2021
Now playing Next world news First EU-funded COVID-19 vaccines arrive in the Balkans Most of the Balkan countries have struggled to obtain coronavirus vaccines, except for Serbia, which had launched a successful inoculation campaign mainly thanks to millions of doses of China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputnik V shots. 04/05/2021
Now playing Next Switzerland WHO approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use The American-made vaccine joins AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson in receiving the WHO's emergency use listing. 01/05/2021
Now playing Next world news In Africa, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses Malawi and South Sudan have said in recent days they will destroy some of their doses. 27/04/2021
Now playing Next Andorra Latin American leaders call for more vaccines at Andorra summit The region has been disproportionately hit by the pandemic, accounting for nearly 30% of the world's COVID-19 deaths. 22/04/2021
Now playing Next Brazil Brazil's virus outlook darkens amid COVID vaccine delays The Health Ministry has cut its outlook for vaccine supplies in April three times already, to half their initial level, and the country’s two biggest laboratories are facing supply constraints. 11/04/2021