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Europe's week: Vaccine boost and Afghanistan decision delayed

There was some relief for the EU this week both on vaccines and defence.

Europe News

Have Russia and China got enough COVID-19 vaccines to sell abroad?

Moscow and Beijing are pushing their homemade jabs abroad. But, what about their own populations?

North Korea

North Korea in alleged attempted hack of Pfizer over COVID vaccine

North Korea launched a cyber attack on the pharma giant to obtain information about its coronavirus vaccine, according to South Korean intelligence services.

Europe News

EU visit to vaccine plant under scrutiny over AstraZeneca delays

The site at Seneffe, south of Brussels, manufactures the active ingredient of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.

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World News

UK praised for making COVID-19 vaccine available to migrants

"Until everybody is safe, nobody is safe," the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies tells Euronews.

South Africa

South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccine push over effectiveness fears

A study has suggested that the vaccine is only 22% effective against moderate forms of the virus.

United Kingdom

UK in world-first trial to test effects of mixing COVID-19 vaccines

“This study will give us greater insight into how we can use vaccines to stay on top of this nasty disease,” said Jonathan Van Tam, the UK's deputy chief medical officer.

Europe News

Why do countries see vaccination as a race against each other?

Vaccination has turned into a global race with countries comparing their performance against each other.

World News

Nine-in-10 coronavirus vaccinations 'have been in richer nations'

North America and Europe have a higher percentage of population vaccinated against coronavirus than the rest of the world so far.

Poland

Polish MP suspended by ruling party after taking COVID-19 vaccine

Zbigniew Girzyński admitted he had been vaccinated in his role as a university lecturer but said he "did not ask anyone for any priority in the queue".

Europe News

Hungary bought Russia's COVID-19 vaccine 'because EU was too slow'

Hungary's foreign minister has been defending Budapest's move to buy two million doses of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine

Europe Decoded

COVID: UK government grants €26m to promote 'accurate information'

Plans include improving helplines, school programmes, workplace engagement, phoning those in at-risk groups, as well as training sessions to help people provide information and provide advice about COVID-19 and the vaccines.

My Europe Series

From vaccine creation to trepidation: France's struggle with anti-vaxxers

France has one of western Europe's highest rates of distrust in modern-day vaccines. On Unreported Europe we take a look at why, what anti-vaxxers have to say and what can bring sceptics rounds.

Austria

Austrian mayors accused of jumping queue for COVID-19 vaccines

Austrian authorities have confirmed they are investigating reports that non-priority citizens, including mayors, have received COVID-19 vaccines.

Europe News

At least 80% of priority groups should be vaccinated by March, EU says

"We can soon start to see the beginning of the end of the pandemic," said health commissioner Stella Kyriakides in a statement.

Ireland

Irish hospital apologises after staff relatives have leftover vaccines

Ministers in Ireland have asked for an investigation after spare COVID-19 vaccines were given to some relatives of staff at a Dublin maternity hospital.

Norway

No link found after COVID-19 vaccine deaths - Norway Health Authority

Norway has stressed that there was no established link between the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the deaths of elderly people who had been vaccinated.

World News

'Catastrophic moral failure': WHO chief slams COVID vaccine rollout

The WHO director-general said rich countries buying up all the doses of COVID vaccines was a "catastrophic moral failure".

Europe News

MEPs will see EU vaccine contract but calls for more transparency grow

MEPs will see details of the EU's deal with COVID-19 vaccine provider CureVac on Tuesday. But that hasn't stopped calls for Brussels to be more transparent on all its vaccine contracts.

My Europe Series

Why does the EU take longer than the UK to approve a COVID-19 vaccine?

Europe's medicines agency approved two vaccines for use in recent weeks, but Britain has put three into general circulation in the same time period