Vaccination

EU sceptical of US push to lift COVID vaccine patents

The EU voiced scepticism Friday over the United States' sudden push to waive COVID vaccine patents to boost supply to poorer countries, while defending its own record as the world's biggest exporter of doses.

Vaccination

Quarter of Europeans have had a Covid-19 jab

A quarter of the European Union's population have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine jab, prompting EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to say the bloc is on track to have 70 percent of adults immunised by late July.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU and COVID-19: When a vaccine only adds to the trouble

European Union leaders no longer meet around a common oval summit table to broker their famed compromises. Instead, each of the 27 watches the other heads of state or government with suspicion via a video screen that shows ...

Vaccination

New EU vaccine probe deepens Europe's COVID woes

Europe's stuttering vaccine rollout faced multiple hurdles on Friday as EU regulators said they were reviewing side effects of the Johnson & Johnson shot and France further limited its use of the AstraZeneca jab.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Italy reduces quarantine for UK travellers

Italy will allow passengers from the United Kingdom, Austria and Israel to undergo a shorter, five-day quarantine on entering the country under new regulations that take effect on Tuesday.

Vaccination

Europe badly lags US in jabs-in-arms race

Europe—heavily criticised by the World Health Organization for its sluggish COVID vaccine rollout—is badly lagging behind in the jabs-in-arms race, according to an AFP tally.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

China slams COVID-19 probe critics as Europe reels from surges

China on Wednesday slammed "unethical" critics as it faced mounting pressure over origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, after the World Health Organization chief revived the theory that the coronavirus may have leaked from a ...

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