Britain’s health minister: Get booster shot, avoid Christmas restrictions
UK citizens can help bypass winter COVID-19 restrictions by getting a booster vaccination as soon as they are eligible, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said … Read more
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Germany post-Merkel won’t return to lockdowns, coalition partner vows
Germany’s expected new government will not impose strict pandemic lockdowns, a coalition partner promised on Saturday amid a record spike in COVID-19 cases. The vow … Read more
The next coronavirus wave in Europe
Press Play to listen to this article The fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic is sweeping Europe, with few countries spared a worrying spike in … Read more
U.K.'s skyrocketing coronavirus cases make it an outlier in Western Europe
Press Play to listen to this article EU citizens in Western Europe are watching rising coronavirus cases and hospital admissions in the UK with growing … Read more
European Union fears losing clout as vaccine donations lag
Press Play to listen to this article Senior officials warn that the EU will fall far short of its promised coronavirus vaccine donations to poorer … Read more
Melbourne to ease world’s longest Covid-19 lockdown as vaccinations rise
MELBOURNE – Melbourne, which has spent more time under Covid-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, will be putting its stay-at-home orders off … Read more
Report says mistakes cost thousands of lives during pandemic in United Kingdom
LONDON – The UK’s delaying lockdown and non-adherence to social welfare priority has caused thousands of preventable deaths, according to a parliamentary report on past … Read more
Violent protests in Rome lead to call to ban neo-fascist groups
ROME – The Italian government is under pressure to ban neo-fascist movements that participated in violent anti-vaccination protests over the weekend. On Saturday, protesters demolished … Read more
The lost summer: Central and Eastern Europe pay the price for slow Covid vaccination
Press Play to listen to this article While Western Europe celebrates the results of successful vaccination campaigns, a very different picture emerges in Central and … Read more
‘Complex EU’ leads Europe to diverge from U.S. on coronavirus vaccine booster
The world’s two leading drug regulators have made different decisions about a third dose of the BioNTech / Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine – and this is … Read more
