Now playing Next United Kingdom UK approves AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine for use The UK has ordered 100 million doses from AstraZeneca, which can vaccinate 50 million people. 30/12/2020
Now playing Next World News UK adds a record more than 50,000 daily COVID-19 cases The record number, though due in part to a backlog from the holidays, was a "reflection of a real increase" in the country, an expert at Public Health England said. 29/12/2020
Now playing Next Russia Russia admits COVID-19 death toll is more than triple official numbers Official figures from the Russian health authority say 55,265 people have died from COVID-19; however, the statistics agency has said this figure is more than three times higher. 29/12/2020
Now playing Next Spain Spain to keep registry of citizens who refuse a coronavirus vaccine The registry, which will be shared with the EU, will not be made public and will be "done with the utmost respect for data protection," the country's health minister said. 29/12/2020
Now playing Next Belgium 'I feel 30 years younger': Man, 96, first to get COVID jab in Belgium "I'm 96 years old and I've been through a lot," Jos Hermans told reporters just before receiving the injection on Monday. 28/12/2020
Now playing Next World News A mammoth task: EU rolls out COVID-19 vaccine EU member states face logistical challenges and vaccine scepticism as they embark on a coordinated campaign to immunise their populations. 28/12/2020
Now playing Next Spain Pfizer delays COVID-19 vaccine deliveries due to temperature issues Spain is one of the countries affected by the issue, which Health Minister Salvador Illa said has since been resolved and will see the vaccine on the road today. 28/12/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom AstraZeneca has 'winning formula' to boost COVID vaccine efficacy The chief executive of the pharmaceutical giant assured that the vaccine developed with Oxford University should be effective against the new coronavirus strain sweeping the UK. 27/12/2020
Now playing Next No Comment First COVID-19 vaccinations take place in Rome and Prague An Italian nurse, Claudia Alivernini, became the first person in Italy to receive the COVID-19 vaccine while Czech prime minister Andrej Babis kicked off the country's coronavirus vaccination programme. 27/12/2020
Now playing Next World News EU kickstarts mass COVID-19 vaccination in 'touching moment of unity' EU member states each received the first shipment of just under 10,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine on Saturday in what the EU's top official hailed as a "moment of unity". 26/12/2020
Now playing Next World News Europeans face tighter coronavirus restrictions as vaccine rollout begins Many Europeans woke up to harsher restrictions on Saturday as the first vaccines deliveries arrived in EU countries. 26/12/2020
Now playing Next State Of The Union Europe's week: Vaccine approval and a final dose of Brexit With Christmas finally upon us this week, so was the welcome news of the EMA's vaccine approval. But failure to secure a Brexit agreement still plagued European leaders, as the continent shut its borders to the UK over fears of a mutant COVID-19 strain spreading further outside of Britain. 25/12/2020
Now playing Next World News 'It's happening': EU preparing first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines The EU27 member states will each receive around 10,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, the Commission has said. 24/12/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Vaccinations will save lives not vaccines, EU Health Commissioner says Euronews speaks to the European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, following Monday's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by the European Medicines Agency. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next World News BioNTech vaccine for new COVID-19 variant could be ready in 6 weeks The pharma company is confident that the current vaccine works against the new UK variant, but further studies are needed to be completely sure. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Joe Biden has COVID-19 vaccine on live TV to demonstrate its safety US president-elect urged all Americans to take the vaccine when it becomes available to them 21/12/2020
Now playing Next Bulgaria Bulgaria awaits COVID-19 vaccine delivery as new cases rise Bulgaria's vaccination programme will see health professionals who are working in hospitals in large cities receive the jab first. 21/12/2020
Now playing Next World News Watch: European Commission approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine This is a "true European success story" says head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. 21/12/2020
Now playing Next No Comment Drive-through COVID-19 vaccination centre opens in north west England The car park of Hyde Leisure Centre in Greater Manchester is being used as a drive-through coronavirus vaccination centre 20/12/2020
Now playing Next Israel Israeli PM kicks off national vaccination campaign with public jab The event gave Netanyahu a political boost as the Israeli PM faces criticism for his management of the coronavirus crisis. 20/12/2020