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Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year

Merriam-Webster has chosen "vaccine" as the word of the year in 2021. There was an increase of 1,048% in lookups compared to 2019.

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Hungary silently rejoins the EU's joint vaccine pool

The move comes as a surprise, after the Hungarian government signalled last May that it did not want any more vaccines from the EU's joint procurement scheme.

France

France pushes booster vaccines and makes masks mandatory

From 15 January, booster vaccines will be required for health passes to be valid.

United Kingdom

Man sentenced for sending bomb hoax to UK vaccine plant and Wuhan lab

About 120 people were evacuated from a plant near Wrexham producing the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after the bomb scare in January.

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Austria vaccination rate jumps as lockdown starts

Austria's largest vaccine centre has seen a surge in vaccinations since the announcement of another lockdown and a nationwide vaccine mandate.

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Vaccine scepticism hits Gambia's polio campaign

Efforts to eradicate polio in The Gambia are facing skepticism due to distrust of Covid-19 vaccines, according to a medical officer in the West African state.

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What policy options do EU decision-makers have to fight the pandemic?

Over the weekend tensions flared over new pandemic restrictions. Europe's vaccination drive is reaching a critical point. So what are the options facing decision-makers to fight back against a new wave of coronavirus infections?

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Pro- and anti-vaccine protests across Australia

Pro-vaccine and anti-jab rallies took place in Melbourne on Saturday as Victoria state's government looks to pass a controversial law which would grant it specific powers during a pandemic.

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COVID vaccine: Who in Europe is leading the race to herd immunity?

With a fresh wave of COVID infections hitting Europe, which country is best prepared?

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Hundreds march in Kyiv against mandatory vaccines

Hundreds of people blocked the streets of Ukraine's capital Wednesday to protest mandatory vaccination and new restrictions for non-vaccinated residents

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Peru vaccinates communities of mythical Inca lake

Peruvian nurses took a boat across the famed Lake Titicaca on Wednesday in search of communities living on remote floating islands to vaccinate them against the COVID-19 virus.

Hungary

Firms in Hungary can now require their employees to get a COVID jab

It comes as Hungary is facing a surge in COVID cases and deaths not seen since May.

World

The couple behind BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine win a Princess of Asturias Award

You may not know their names, but you definitely know the fruits of their labour. Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci, the scientists behind BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine join the group of researchers to receive a Princess of Asturias Award for their contribution to the virus' vaccines.

World News

EU health agency warns flu season could be severe for elderly

Early indicators suggest that the upcoming flu season could be severe for the elderly, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said.

Health news

WHO recommends world's first malaria vaccine for African children

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called it a "historic moment".

Travel News

US will allow vaccinated UK and EU travellers to visit quarantine-free

The US has finally been able to reopen to tourists, as long as they are fully-vaccinated.

Health news

UK ditches plans for vaccine passports amid backlash

Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the government has shelved the idea of vaccine passports for now amid growing opposition from Conservative lawmakers.

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How struggling Spain became one of Europe's vaccination champions

Clue: no carrots (health pass) nor sticks (mandatory vaccination) needed.

Europe News

Teachers should not be forced to get vaccinated, union warns

As students in Europe return from their summer holidays this week, the question of whether all children and teachers need to be jabbed is beginning to be asked.

Health news

Two die in Japan after receiving suspended Moderna COVID vaccines

The Japanese government had suspended the Moderna vaccine earlier this week over concerns of contaminants in 1.63 million vaccine doses.