Health
Russia’s second vaccine ‘100% effective’, watchdog tells media
A candidate COVID-19 vaccine known as EpiVacCorona, Russia’s second to be registered, proved “100% effective” in early-stage trials, Russian consumer health watchdog ...EU looks at vaccine certificates to help summer tourism
The European Union is looking at a common vaccine certificate to help get travelers to their vacation destinations and prevent tourism from ...India starts world’s largest coronavirus vaccination drive
India began one of the world’s biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes on Saturday, hoping to end a pandemic that has killed 150,000 people ...Airlines face more turbulence before vaccine relief
For a year expected to mark a turning point for pandemic-stricken European airlines, 2021 is off to a rough start. A resurgence ...Vaccination drive could see EU lifting economically-relevant COVID-19 restrictions by May
Members of the European Union could see economically-relevant COVID-19 restrictions lifted by May or June, according to an estimate from Capital Economics. ...EU watchdog to review AstraZenenca-Oxford vaccine this month
Europe’s drugs regulator will review the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University this month under an accelerated timeline, the watchdog ...High hopes but slow start: Europe’s Covid vaccine drive
Armed with Covid-19 vaccines developed in record time, authorities across Europe are scrambling to quickly innoculate populations against an outbreak that has ...Moderna becomes third Covid vaccine approved in the UK
UK regulators have approved Moderna’s (MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine for use, making it the third jab to be rubber stamped by Britain. The ...EU should share vaccines with Balkan neighbours, 13 governments say
The European Union should send coronavirus vaccines to its Balkan neighbours and do more to combat the virus in Ukraine, 13 of ...EU authorizes Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for its rollout next week
The EU’s drug regulator approved the Moderna coronavirus jab on Wednesday, the bloc’s second and a shot in the arm for Europe’s ...