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Hungary

Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán receives dose of Chinese COVID vaccine

Public trust in the Chinese and Russian vaccines was far behind injections produced in the West and approved by the EU's medicines agency.

USA

US approves use of single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine

Johnson & Johnson hope to supply more than 100 million doses of its one-shot injection to the US by the end of June.

World News

UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding COVID ceasefire

The resolution "will help bring vaccines to 160 million people in conflict areas or displaced by conflict,'' says the council president.

Europe Decoded

Angela Merkel did not "refuse" the AstraZeneca vaccine

Newspapers claimed the German Chancellor refused to have the vaccine. However, she wasn't offered it because she is above the age threshold.

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World News

Some EU member states relinquished COVID vaccines last year: Macron

EU member states agreed to redistribute COVID vaccines among themselves and many member states took extra vaccine doses that were not wanted by others.

Europe News

MEPs grill AstraZeneca's CEO Soriot over COVID vaccine delivery delays

"How is it possible that you have no clue?" said Finnish MEP Silvia Modig, who called Soriot a "piece of soap" over his alleged conflicting statements in recent weeks.

World News

Single dose coronavirus vaccine effective against severe COVID-19

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 66% effective and protects against severe COVID-19, US regulators confirmed. They could authorise the vaccine within the coming days.

Travel News

Quarantine hotels: Which countries are using them to stop arrivals spreading COVID?

Here's a summary of the quarantine hotel rules in different countries around the world.

Europe News

Speeding up vaccine rollout set to be high on agenda at EU summit

Council members will also discuss the emergence of new variants, which are quickly becoming dominant COVID variants throughout the bloc. They are complicating countries' efforts to bring down infection levels.

SanMarino

San Marino buys Russia's Sputnik V after EU vaccine delivery delays

San Marino isn’t an EU member and was excluded from the deals the 27-nation bloc negotiated with pharmaceutical firms.

United Kingdom

Britons rush to book holidays after plan to ease restrictions revealed

Bookings to Spain, Greece and other destinations soared after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement but there is still uncertainty surrounding international travel.

Travel News

Greece issues COVID vaccine certificates to those who had both doses

The scheme is designed to open up travel again and 55,000 certificates have already been issued to Greeks

France

France's Sanofi to produce millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 jabs

Sanofi is to produce as many as 12 million doses a month of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine once approved. It has also agreed to manufacture 125 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab.

Green News

Could the cure for COVID-19 lie at the bottom of the ocean?

Marine researchers are pushing for more attention to be paid to the ocean's medicinal potential.

Sweden

Stockholm City Hall transformed into vaccination centre

The hall in Sweden is known for hosting the Nobel Prize banquets.

World News

Sputnik V: Why hasn't the EU approved Russia's COVID vaccine yet?

EU leaders have expressed their concerns about the use of the Russian vaccine amid fears Russia will use it to extend its influence in the bloc.

United Kingdom

COVID-19: G7 leaders boost vaccine commitment to poorer countries

Both the EU and the US announced on Friday that they will double their funding to the World Health Organisation's COVAX programme to €1bn and €3.3bn respectively.

France

COVID-19 vaccines: Macron proposes sending 3-5% of supplies to Africa

In an interview with the Financial Times, the French President said he would put the idea to Friday's meeting of G7 leaders.

World News

UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair COVID-19 vaccine access

UN chief Antonio Guterres told a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council that 130 countries have not received a single dose of vaccine.

Europe News

COVID- vaccine: EU to get extra 350 million doses in 2021

The 27-country bloc is now expected to receive 500 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine this year. Enough to inoculate 250 million people.