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UK praised for making COVID-19 vaccine available to migrants

"Until everybody is safe, nobody is safe," the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies tells Euronews.

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COVID vaccinations: UK races ahead as much of EU awaits first doses

While the UK ponders a possible vaccine surplus, many people in Europe are wondering when they are going to receive their first doses.

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Five EU states receive first shipments of AstraZeneca vaccine

Austria, France and Germany are going to restrict the jab to the under 65s because of a lack of data following the vaccine's trials.

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UK regulator says COVID vaccines meet strict safety standards

Most of the reported side effects from COVID vaccines are "mild and short lasting", the UK medicines regulator said.

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EU will have 400M COVID vaccine doses by June, says von der Leyen

If no other vaccines are obtained in the meantime, that's only enough doses to inoculate fewer than half of the EU's 447 million population.

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Denmark has biggest share of people 'fully vaccinated' for COVID-19

Denmark had given first and second doses to a greater share of its population — 1.42% — than other European countries. In contrast, France had fully vaccinated only 0.07%.

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'Wholly unnecessary': Criticism mounts on Brussels over vaccine furore

It's been a tumultuous last week for EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.

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Nine-in-10 coronavirus vaccinations 'have been in richer nations'

North America and Europe have a higher percentage of population vaccinated against coronavirus than the rest of the world so far.

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UK minister says EU recognises it 'made a mistake' on safeguard clause

UK Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said the EU "made a mistake" in potentially invoking Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol by placing export controls on coronavirus vaccines.

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WHO official says vaccine export bans 'not helpful' in COVID fight

The EU says it is not an "export ban" but rather a requirement for transparency on all vaccine exports.

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EU will not trigger 'safeguard clause' over vaccine exports

The European Commission confirmed that it would not enact the emergency Article 16 clause of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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Johnson & Johnson single dose coronavirus vaccine is 66% effective

The one-dose jab from Johnson & Johnson is less effective than other rivals.

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Watch: Delivering a COVID vaccine and keeping it at -80℃ is not easy

Vaccines are already in short supply. So you don't want to ruin the Pfizer one by allowing it to thaw.

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Amid vaccine row, EU adopts measure to control export of COVID-19 jabs

The European Commission announced the measure amid a row with AstraZeneca over supply of vaccine doses the bloc has already paid for.

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What are the real reasons behind the EU's slow vaccine rollout?

As the EU faces heightened criticism over delays to the coronavirus vaccine rollout, we take a look at why it's taking so long.

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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective in UK study

While the Novavax vaccine study is still ongoing, initial results show it is nearly 96% effective against the older coronavirus and nearly 86% effective against the new variant circulating in the UK.

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Boris Johnson travels to hospital laboratory in Glasgow amid lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson travelled to Scotland on Thursday to laud the rapid rollout of coronavirus vaccines across the United Kingdom

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AstraZeneca row could spark an EU-UK vaccine trade war, warns MEP

German MEP Peter Liese told Euronews that if AstraZeneca doesn't reverse its decision to reduce the EU's expected number of COVID-19 vaccines then there will be repercussions.

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COVID-19 vaccine row: How reliant is the EU on AstraZeneca supplies?

The row over the supply of COVID-19 vaccines highlights the tension as Europe struggles to roll out inoculation programmes.

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EU and AstraZeneca fail to resolve supply row despite crisis talks

The EU insisted on Wednesday that the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company had breached a binding agreement over COVID-19 vaccine supplies, which AstraZeneca denies.