Europe

EU set for vaccines by year-end after regulator relents

  by Danny KEMP Agence France Presse THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (AFP) -- The EU's medicines regulator on Tuesday dramatically…

Spanish firm to produce J&J’s virus vaccine in Barcelona

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spanish pharmaceutical company Reig Jofre said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Johnson &…

Teachers should be among first for Covid jabs: UN

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The United Nations agency for education, UNESCO, on Monday called on governments to give teachers priority…

London set for tighter virus curbs as new variant emerges in England

by Anna MALPAS LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British capital faces tougher Covid-19 measures within days, the UK government…

Non-essential shops, schools to close in Germany: Merkel

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Shops selling non-essential goods, hair-salons and schools in Germany will close from Wednesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel…

AstraZeneca to use part of Russian Covid vaccine in trials

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca's Russian branch said Friday it would use part of Russia's homemade Sputnik…

Britain to begin virus tests for children after infection spike

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government said Thursday that it would begin offering coronavirus tests for children aged…

UK issues allergy warning over Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British health officials on Wednesday warned that anyone with a history of significant allergic…

J&J readies 500 mn vaccine doses for poor countries

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it plans to provide 500 million doses of…

Pfizer chief insists no corners cut on vaccine testing

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla said Tuesday he understands concerns around the speed…

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