Vaccination

Merkel, Macron defend EU vaccine strategy

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday defended the European Union's joint COVID-19 vaccination rollout despite its troubled start.

Vaccination

Swiss say more data needed on AstraZeneca jab

Swiss regulators said Wednesday that data submitted by AstraZeneca were not yet sufficient for it to authorise use of the Anglo-Swedish firm's COVID-19 vaccine and "new studies" were needed.

Oncology & Cancer

EU stumps up 4 billion euros in fight against cancer

The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a four-billion-euro ($4.8-billion) plan to prevent, treat and research cancer in the EU as part of a bigger project for an integrated health policy.

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