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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

Europe Decoded

Anti-vaxxers target David Beckham after UNICEF campaign

It comes as Beckham took part in a vaccine campaign as part of World Immunization Week.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Denmark

Why did Denmark ditch the AstraZeneca vaccine?

The Scandinavian country became the first in Europe to ditch the jab, despite the European Medicines Agency insisting the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks.

Norway

Norway loans all 216,000 AstraZeneca doses to Sweden and Iceland

Norway's Health Ministry said the doses would be returned if the country resumed use of the AstraZeneca jab.

Germany

Germany to buy 30 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V this summer

The agreed purchase will be made pending the vaccine's approval by the European Medicines Agency, a German minister has said.

India

India shatters the global record for daily COVID-19 infections

The enormous number of new cases comes as major hospitals warn of oxygen running out - and many more in search of beds.