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UK warns of hospital overload as coronavirus cases continue to surge

The country's health secretary says two million of the most vulnerable people have been vaccinated, but people still needed to remain indoors.

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The most striking images from this week's top stories

The key stories of the week have been captured by photographers around the world.

Ukraine

Ukrainian President calls for investigation into vaccine 'smuggling'

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered security officials to "verify without delay" claims that state officials have been secretly vaccinated against Covid-19 with illegally imported vaccines.

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What are the differences between the three main COVID-19 vaccines?

Here we compare the coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer/BioNtech, Moderna and Oxford/AstraZeneca.

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'A gift of life': Cyprus' president has COVID vaccine live on TV

It comes after Cyprus began its COVID vaccine programme on Sunday.

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UK launches coronavirus immunisation programme

British health authorities rolled out the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday.

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Belgian town where Pfizer vaccine is made 'proud to save the world'

The town is situated between Brussels and Antwerp

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Facebook vows to tackle vaccine misinformation on its platform

Facebook will also be investing $100 million (€82m) in the news industry and supporting fact-checkers.

World News

UN: 870K measles cases in 2019, highest number in 23 years

The number of children sickened by measles in 2019 was the highest in 23 years, according to new data published by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Cube

Facebook to ban paid anti-vax ads but not posts

The latest policy is an extension of Facebook's rules that ban adverts about vaccine "hoaxes".

World News

Africa now free of wild poliovirus, the WHO says

The announcement comes after no cases were reported for four years on the continent, with the last case detected in Nigeria.

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COVID-19 pandemic 'disrupting vaccination for at least 80m babies'

Vaccinations have been interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic putting millions of children at risk.

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Will a coronavirus vaccine be accessible to all or the privileged few?

Amid the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine, the EU and governments are being called upon to guarantee that when one is ready it will be affordable and widely available.

Germany

Measles vaccination becomes mandatory in Germany

Starting now, all children in Germany must be vaccinated against measles. Their parents can face large fines if they don't follow the new law.

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Watch: Facebook takes action on anti-vaccine misinformation

Facebook has pledged to curb anti-vaccine misinformation but does the social network's new policy go far enough? Alex Morgan from The Cube has the story.

Norway

Norwegian woman dies from rabies after puppy bite in the Philippines

It is the first rabies-related human death in Norway for more than 200 years, according to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. We should criminalise the anti-vax movement for eroding trust in life-saving medicines ǀ View

The number of outbreaks of measles around the world is increasing. Governments planning to mandate vaccinations or introduce sanctions for those who do not vaccinate their child should consider action against those spreading false messages about these life-saving medicines.

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The Brief: Fake news fightback

With the European elections around the corner we ask some experts how the EU can fight back against disinformation during the campaign.

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Half of Europeans wrongly believe vaccines often cause side-effects

Nearly half of Europeans wrongly believe vaccines often cause serious side-effects, according to a poll that comes amid a global rise in measles.

Ukraine

The story of measles-hit Ukraine and its fake vaccination certificates

"We all know that there is a huge number of fake vaccinated children. Every mum in the playground knows it. They say ‘All the mothers do it, they just go and bribe the doctor or a nurse’."