Press play to listen to this article Greta Thunberg’s childhood ended during the pandemic. Just a few months before the arrival of the coronavirus, the Swedish teenager and her fellow activists had organized a march of millions — possibly the largest climate protest in history. But lockdowns put an end to the boisterous Fridays For … Read more
Press play to listen to this article It is not easy to pinpoint the nadir of the EU’s great pivot to Africa. The shift in Europe’s focus was trumped with great fanfare by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel at the start of their mandates in December 2019. But the … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Europe’s refusal to share COVID-19 vaccine technology threatens to overshadow a major gathering of European and African leaders this week. Europe wants to use the meeting — which has been delayed by 16 months due to the pandemic — to advance relations on several fronts, including trade and … Read more
Protesters from across the European Union are expected to descend on Brussels Monday to object to government COVID-19 policies, including the widespread rollout of vaccines and mask mandates, despite efforts by Belgian authorities to stop the demonstration from throttling the city. The so-called “European freedom convoy” mimics similar anti-coronavirus protests that have taken root in … Read more
Assembly Bill 1993, which would likely take effect next year and levy penalties on employers that don’t comply, is likely to draw criticism from mandate foes — especially as infection and hospitalization rates driven by the Omicron variant continue to plummet. But Wicks argues that the unpredictability of the virus makes the case for the … Read more
French police intercepted hundreds of vehicles and issued almost 300 fines as self-declared “freedom convoys” attempted to enter Paris to protest COVID-19 restrictions Saturday. Convoys are trying to enter the French capital from different directions to protest the vaccine pass, which the French government requires people to have in order to access many public spaces. … Read more
The regulators suggested the interim data was insufficient to begin considering authorization of the vaccine before the trial of three doses is complete. Pfizer and BioNTech said in a statement they expect data on the three-dose regimen by early April. “Being able to begin evaluating initial data has been useful in our review of these … Read more
You might want to reconsider going for a romantic dinner on Valentine’s Day in Brussels — as the city is likely to be completely paralyzed. A coordinated pan-European convoy of anti-vaccine protestors is expected to descend on Brussels on February 14. Brussels police are gearing up should the demonstration turn violent as others have done … Read more
NHS and social care workers will no longer be required to have a Covid-19 vaccine to be able to work after the government announced a huge u-turn on its previous decision The government had previously approved plans that meant NHS staff would need to be vaccinated in order to work and a deadline had been … Read more