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Now playing Next Europe News EU ends legal dispute with AstraZeneca over vaccine delays The Commission and the company have struck a deal to guarantee all the 300 million doses will be delivered by the end of March 2022. 03/09/2021
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Now playing Next France France starts giving COVID booster jabs to its elderly and vulnerable The head of WHO Europe said this week that such jabs -- given low vaccination coverage in poorer parts of the world -- should not be seen as “luxury boosters”. 01/09/2021
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