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Russia

First stage of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is complete, says Putin

The controversial project aims to deliver Russian gas to Germany.

Health news

These drones are airdropping vaccines to remote Ghanaian villages

Each drone can carry up to 2,000 vaccines 160 kilometres, reaching the remotest corners of the west African country.

France

France extends COVID-19 vaccination to 12-18 year olds

France will begin inoculating teens aged 12-18 on June 15, President Macron said as COVID-19 indicators were deteriorating in southwestern regions.

United Kingdom

UK hits COVID-19 vaccine milestone with 75% of adults inoculated

Three-quarters of the adult UK population has now received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, authorities said on Wednesday. The milestone was hit amid concerns in the country over the fast-spreading delta variant.

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Greece

Greece extends COVID-19 vaccination campaign to migrants camps

Athens has faced criticism for not including asylum-seekers earlier in its vaccination campaign.

Netherlands

Dutch production line to increase Moderna COVID-19 jab output

This line will enable the supply of an additional 300 million doses of Moderna's booster variant vaccine candidate per year, if authorised.

Health news

Small number of heart inflammation cases linked to Pfizer vaccine

275 reported cases of myocarditis were found among the 5 million people who received the COVID-19 vaccine, Israel's health ministry said.

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.

World News

COVID vaccination campaigns are 'too slow', WHO Europe director warns

Hans Kluge, the World Health Organisation Regional Director for Europe, warned people should continue to be cautious amid more transmissible variants and slow vaccination campaigns.

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.

Health news

Why are COVID vaccines linked to blood clots? Scientists have answers

A group of scientists in Germany claims they have cracked the code as to why AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are causing blood clots.

France

Sanofi/GSK launch Phase III trial of COVID-19 vaccine

The two companies will test their vaccine's efficacy against variants and when used as a second dose following a first injection with another vaccine.

Europe Decoded

Airbnb listing suspended over spreading vaccine misinformation

The hosts were spreading common anti-vaccination narratives, claiming falsely that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines shed from person to person.

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson faces MPs after Dominic Cummings said government failed

Johnson dismissed the criticisms, saying: "None of these decisions have been easy [...]. At every stage, we've tried to save lives, protest the NHS and follow the best scientific advice available."

USA

Moderna says its COVID-19 jab is highly effective in 12-17 year olds

The results could pave the way for the vaccine to be made available to younger age groups.

World News

What do we know about the B.1.617 variant that first emerged in India?

The B.1.617 variant was first detected in India in October 2020 and has multiple concerning mutations that affect how it binds to proteins. It is thought to spread more rapidly than other COVID-19 strains.

World News

Estimated 115,000 health workers have died from COVID-19, says WHO

At least 115,000 health and care workers are estimated to have lost their lives to COVID-19, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

Travel News

UK travellers could face tight restrictions this summer

EU countries are considering how to stop the Indian variant being spread by UK visitors.

United Kingdom

Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines 'highly effective' against India variant

Both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines were found to be about as effective against the Indian variant than against the British one after two doses.

Hungary

Katalin Karikó honoured in her Hungarian home town for COVID jab work

Karikó, who is the vice-president of BioNTech, became best known for her work with mRNA technology that is used in the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines.