Now playing Next USA New COVID-19 variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells US US President Joe Biden called the new coronavirus variant omicron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic". He said he was not considering any widespread lockdown. 30/11/2021
Now playing Next Health news Omicron variant poses 'very high' global risk, WHO says The World Health Organization says the new Omicron strain of COVID-19 poses a 'very high' risk, but that much is still unknown about it. Here's what we know so far. 29/11/2021
Now playing Next World News Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year Merriam-Webster has chosen "vaccine" as the word of the year in 2021. There was an increase of 1,048% in lookups compared to 2019. 29/11/2021
Now playing Next State Of The Union Europe's week: Fresh COVID wave and possible vaccine patent waiver Fresh restrictions were imposed in multiple different countries across the continent, as caseloads continued to spike. 26/11/2021
Now playing Next World News WHO labels new COVID-19 variant 'of concern', names it Omicron "Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of infection with this variant, as compared to other VOCs (variants of concerns)," the United Nations' health agency said in a statement. 26/11/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Hungary silently rejoins the EU's joint vaccine pool The move comes as a surprise, after the Hungarian government signalled last May that it did not want any more vaccines from the EU's joint procurement scheme. 26/11/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU's COVID travel pass will expire nine months after last vaccine dose A booster shot will be required to extend the certificate, which allows cross-border travellers to skip testing and quarantine. 25/11/2021
Now playing Next World News EU medicines agency approves Pfizer's COVID vaccine for 5-11-year-olds The European Medicine Agency greenlighted Pfizer’s kids-sized shots on Thursday after concluding that the benefits outweighed the risks for 5-11-year-olds. 25/11/2021
Now playing Next Health news Developing countries get free access to Spanish COVID testing tech Spain's public medical research body and the World Health Organization struck a deal that could make COVID testing cheaper and more accessible for poorer nations. 24/11/2021
Now playing Next Germany Parties to reveal coalition deal they hope will propel them into power The centre-left Social Democrats have been negotiating with the Green party and the pro-business Free Democrats since narrowly winning a national election in September. 24/11/2021
Now playing Next Netherlands Social distancing mandatory as Dutch COVID infections spike Dutch coronavirus infection numbers hit a new weekly record on Tuesday. 23/11/2021
Now playing Next This will impact your life What policy options do EU decision-makers have to fight the pandemic? Over the weekend tensions flared over new pandemic restrictions. Europe's vaccination drive is reaching a critical point. So what are the options facing decision-makers to fight back against a new wave of coronavirus infections? 22/11/2021
Now playing Next Ukraine In Ukraine, anti-vax sentiment and fake certificates fuel COVID crisis Ukraine has rock-bottom vaccination rates as rumours spread that the vaccines contain microchips, are dangerous or do not stop the disease. Only 21% of Ukraine's 41 million people are fully vaccinated. 21/11/2021
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovars get COVID vaccine after Friday prayer at mosques Kosovo’s health authorities are trying a new technique to persuade people to get the COVID-19 vaccine — cooperating with the Muslim community at Friday prayers. 19/11/2021
Now playing Next Travel News 5-year-olds must be fully vaccinated to set sail on this cruise This cruise line is the first to state that 5-year-olds must be fully vaccinated if they want to travel aboard their ships. 19/11/2021
Now playing Next Health news Pfizer to allow developing countries to make and sell its COVID pill The new deal will mean that more than half the world's population will be able to access the treatment cheaply. 16/11/2021
Now playing Next Austria COVID-19: Austria begins nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people The government ordered the move due to protect the health service, saying the COVID-19 incidence rate among Austria's unvaccinated is much higher than among those who have received the jab. 14/11/2021