Now playing Next France France widens AstraZeneca jab use, backs one dose for COVID patients Health Minister Olivier Véran told France 2 on Monday evening that the AstraZeneca jab has now been approved for people aged 65-74 with "co-morbidities". 02/03/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán receives dose of Chinese COVID vaccine Public trust in the Chinese and Russian vaccines was far behind injections produced in the West and approved by the EU's medicines agency. 28/02/2021
Now playing Next USA US approves use of single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine Johnson & Johnson hope to supply more than 100 million doses of its one-shot injection to the US by the end of June. 28/02/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech Republic imposes tightest restrictions yet amid COVID surge More than 1,500 COVID-19 patients are occupying intensive care beds, the highest number yet recorded by the Czech healthcare system. 27/02/2021
Now playing Next world news Some EU member states relinquished COVID vaccines last year: Macron EU member states agreed to redistribute COVID vaccines among themselves and many member states took extra vaccine doses that were not wanted by others. 26/02/2021
Now playing Next Europe News MEPs grill AstraZeneca's CEO Soriot over COVID vaccine delivery delays "How is it possible that you have no clue?" said Finnish MEP Silvia Modig, who called Soriot a "piece of soap" over his alleged conflicting statements in recent weeks. 25/02/2021
Now playing Next world news EU regulator issues guidance to adapt COVID-19 vaccines to variants The EU regulator says authorized vaccines protect against the variants currently prevalent across Europe. But the shots may need to be adapted as new mutations spread. 25/02/2021
Now playing Next SanMarino San Marino buys Russia's Sputnik V after EU vaccine delivery delays San Marino isn’t an EU member and was excluded from the deals the 27-nation bloc negotiated with pharmaceutical firms. 24/02/2021
Now playing Next world news Sputnik V: Why hasn't the EU approved Russia's COVID vaccine yet? EU leaders have expressed their concerns about the use of the Russian vaccine amid fears Russia will use it to extend its influence in the bloc. 20/02/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Europe's week: Vaccine boost and Afghanistan decision delayed There was some relief for the EU this week both on vaccines and defence. 19/02/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU unveils plan to prepare for battle against COVID-19 variants The EU plan to fight variants, called HERA Incubator, will be a public-private partnership, pooling knowledge from researchers, biotech companies, manufacturers, the health sector and public authorities and regulators. 17/02/2021
Now playing Next Europe News COVID- vaccine: EU to get extra 350 million doses in 2021 The 27-country bloc is now expected to receive 500 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine this year. Enough to inoculate 250 million people. 17/02/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Oxford/AstraZeneca to begin COVID vaccine trials on children Pfizer and Moderna began trialling their vaccines on children as young as 12 last year, while AstraZeneca will be expanding the age group further. 13/02/2021
Now playing Next South Africa South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccine push over effectiveness fears A study has suggested that the vaccine is only 22% effective against moderate forms of the virus. 07/02/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID vaccinations: UK races ahead as much of EU awaits first doses While the UK ponders a possible vaccine surplus, many people in Europe are wondering when they are going to receive their first doses. 07/02/2021
Now playing Next world news Five EU states receive first shipments of AstraZeneca vaccine Austria, France and Germany are going to restrict the jab to the under 65s because of a lack of data following the vaccine's trials. 06/02/2021
Now playing Next World Merkel asks Germans to 'hold out a little longer' Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Germany is past the peak of the latest surge in coronavirus cases. But the German leader wants to wait for more data on the spread of new variants before deciding whether to ease lockdown restrictions. 05/02/2021