Now playing Next India India tops 20m coronavirus cases with many more likely undercounted India confirmed more than 20 million coronavirus infections on Tuesday in an official total believed to be a vast undercount. 04/05/2021
Now playing Next The Cube Debunk: Pfizer and Moderna did not skip animal trials All vaccines rolled out within the EU trialed on animals, but people on social media have been pushing false claims that people taking the jabs are acting as 'lab rats.' 03/05/2021
Now playing Next Denmark Denmark drops Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine over side effect fears The Danish Health Authority has concluded that the benefits of using the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson do not outweigh the risk of causing the possible adverse effect, VITT, in those who receive the vaccine. 03/05/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russia lags behind the West in its COVID-19 vaccination drive By late April, just over 8.2 per cent of Russia's population had received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine compared to 43 per cent in the US and 27 per cent in the EU. 03/05/2021
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 France France vaccination: Over 18s will be able to get a jab from June 15 The announcement comes a day after Macron outlined his plan to phase out COVID-19 restrictions across the country. It aims for most non-essential businesses including bars and restaurants to fully reopen on June 9. 30/04/2021
Now playing Next India COVID-19: India records new case high as Brazil sees deadliest month More than 386,450 new cases were reported across India on Friday, as the army opened up its hospitals. Meanwhile, Brazil became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths. 30/04/2021
Now playing Next world news EU slams Russia and China for Western vaccines disinformation campaign Moscow and Beijing's vaccine diplomacy includes "disinformation and manipulation efforts to undermine trust in Western-made vaccines," according to an EU report. 29/04/2021
Now playing Next Spain Spain expects increase in COVID vaccine shipment Spain’s health officials say that vaccination efforts are picking up pace after a record week in both the arrival of doses and the number of shots administered. 28/04/2021
Now playing Next The Cube Anti-vaxxers target David Beckham after UNICEF campaign It comes as Beckham took part in a vaccine campaign as part of World Immunization Week. 28/04/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Could the UK have a third COVID wave despite leading on vaccinations? The UK is reopening its economy with a plan to lift most restrictions over the summer. But could a third COVID wave still hit the country? 28/04/2021
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 Brazil Brazilian regulator rejects use of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine "Due to the lack of consistent and reliable data, Anvisa's Board of directors unanimously decided not to recommend the exceptional importation of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine," the watchdog said on Monday. 27/04/2021
Now playing Next USA US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check The US will export as many as 60 million doses in the coming months, the White House said Monday. 26/04/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU's legal action against AstraZeneca: Why now? How will it play out? After months of accusations and criticism, Brussels has today revealed it's taking AstraZeneca to court. 26/04/2021
Now playing Next India How did India's second COVID wave get this bad? Experts believe India won't reach the peak of this COVID wave until the second week of May, by which time there could be more than half a million cases a day. 26/04/2021
Now playing Next world news Merkel wants more EU self-reliance over Covid-19 vaccine production German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to see more EU self-reliance in the pharmaceutical sector after Covid-19 vaccine supply worries 24/04/2021
Now playing Next world news Vaccine benefits increase with age and infection rates, EMA says The European Medicines Agency maintained that the benefits of getting vaccinated with available jabs outweigh the risks. 23/04/2021
Now playing Next world news First COVID jab cuts infection rates across age groups, says study The chances of COVID infection appeared to fall significantly after a first dose of the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines was administered, researchers found. 23/04/2021
Now playing Next World Fully vaccinated people meeting inside don't need to wear masks - ECDC Mask-free living? Some restrictions can be relaxed for fully-vaccinated individuals, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says. 23/04/2021