Now playing Next United Kingdom UK 'past the peak' of COVID wave as hospitalisations decrease The UK has vaccinated more than 10 million people but experts said it will still be weeks before it begins to have an effect on deaths and hospitalisations. 03/02/2021
Now playing Next World News COVAX to distribute more than 330 million COVID vaccines through June Over 10 of the 145 countries that will receive vaccines through the global initiative are in Europe. 03/02/2021
Now playing Next Germany Germans call for crackdown on COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumpers It emerged that at some clinics in the country managers were vaccinated ahead of doctors and frontline medical staff. 03/02/2021
Now playing Next World News France, Poland, Sweden rule out AstraZeneca jab for elderly The three EU member states join Germany and Italy in their recommendations, citing insufficient clinical trial data. 03/02/2021
Now playing Next World News COVID vaccine: One dose of AstraZeneca jab cuts transmission by 67% Primary analysis of phase III trials also showed that the vaccine efficacy is stronger when the period between the two doses is lengthened to 12 weeks. 03/02/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU will have 400M COVID vaccine doses by June, says von der Leyen If no other vaccines are obtained in the meantime, that's only enough doses to inoculate fewer than half of the EU's 447 million population. 03/02/2021
Now playing Next World News Denmark has biggest share of people 'fully vaccinated' for COVID-19 Denmark had given first and second doses to a greater share of its population — 1.42% — than other European countries. In contrast, France had fully vaccinated only 0.07%. 02/02/2021
Now playing Next World Serbian PM: Vaccine success down to prioritising health over politics The latest data shows that 6.4 doses have been administered per 100 people in the Balkan state. That's higher than any EU state. 02/02/2021
Now playing Next Travel News Could your flight cancellation voucher now turn into a cash refund? Millions of Europeans are still waiting for refunds from their airlines. Many accepted a vouchers after their flights were cancelled, but could those travellers now be entitled to cash instead? 02/02/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom COVID-19: UK deploys surge testing to track South African variant Additional mobile testing units, door-to-door testing and home testing kits are being deployed in eight areas of England where the variant has already been identified. 02/02/2021
Now playing Next Spain Vaccine brings hope to Spanish care homes devastated by COVID-19 There's a light at the end of the tunnel in Spain for care home residents and workers who have received their COVID vaccines. But they also recall the horror of the first wave. 01/02/2021
Now playing Next World News BioNTech/Pfizer pledges up to 75 million extra vaccine doses to EU COVID: BioNTech/Pfizer pledge up to 75 million extra vaccine doses to EU 01/02/2021
Now playing Next World News AstraZeneca will deliver nine million additional vaccine doses to EU Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday that AstraZeneca would deliver the EU nine million additional doses of its coronavirus vaccine but it still falls short of what they originally agreed on. 31/01/2021
Now playing Next Ireland Irish Taoiseach says 'lessons to be learned' over EU exports chaos Irish PM Micheál Martin said there were "lessons to be learned" over the EU's move to tighten coronavirus vaccine exports. 31/01/2021
Now playing Next Germany Germany recommends AstraZeneca COVID vaccine only for people under 65 Germany will review the order of its coronavirus vaccine priority list following a recommendation from its vaccine authority not to give the #AstraZeneca vaccine to individuals 65 and older. 30/01/2021
Now playing Next World News UK minister says EU recognises it 'made a mistake' on safeguard clause UK Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said the EU "made a mistake" in potentially invoking Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol by placing export controls on coronavirus vaccines. 30/01/2021
Now playing Next World News WHO official says vaccine export bans 'not helpful' in COVID fight The EU says it is not an "export ban" but rather a requirement for transparency on all vaccine exports. 30/01/2021
Now playing Next World News Johnson & Johnson single dose coronavirus vaccine is 66% effective The one-dose jab from Johnson & Johnson is less effective than other rivals. 29/01/2021
Now playing Next Italy Watch: Delivering a COVID vaccine and keeping it at -80℃ is not easy Vaccines are already in short supply. So you don't want to ruin the Pfizer one by allowing it to thaw. 29/01/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Amid vaccine row, EU adopts measure to control export of COVID-19 jabs The European Commission announced the measure amid a row with AstraZeneca over supply of vaccine doses the bloc has already paid for. 29/01/2021