Vaccination

Germany's Bavaria plans to buy Sputnik vaccine

Germany's Bavaria region has reached an agreement to buy doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine once it is approved by European regulators, the regional health ministry said Wednesday.

Vaccination

EU says 'no evidence' to restrict use of AstraZeneca vaccine

The head of the European Medicines Agency said Wednesday that there is "no evidence" that would support restricting the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in any population, as Germany has now done amid concerns over ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU agency: AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will add clot warning

The European Union's drug regulatory agency said Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine doesn't increase the overall incidence of blood clots and that the benefits of using it outweigh the possible risks, paving the way for ...

Vaccination

Why have some countries paused the AstraZeneca jab?

Why have several countries in Europe suspended use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, citing fears of blood clots, even as the European Union's top regulator insists there is no evidence of a link and calls for the inoculations ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rapid Covid tests sell out in Germany on first day

Germans flocked to supermarket chain Aldi on Saturday to snap up the first rapid coronavirus tests to go on sale nationwide, with stocks selling out within hours.

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