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Paris set for lockdown as France fears third wave
The French capital and various other areas will have movement restricted as cases rise.
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Paris set for lockdown as France fears third wave
The French capital and various other areas will have movement restricted as cases rise.
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Germany, France, Italy and Spain will restart vaccinations after a regulator says it is "safe".
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It is understood a shipment of five million AstraZeneca doses to the UK has been held up by four weeks.
Covid nearly disabled the NHS, says hospital boss
The outgoing chief executive of a London trust warns the health service needs more capacity to avoid crisis.
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Paris set for lockdown as France fears third wave
The French capital and various other areas will have movement restricted as cases rise.
European countries to resume AstraZeneca jab rollout
Germany, France, Italy and Spain will restart vaccinations after a regulator says it is "safe".
UK vaccine supply hit by India delivery delay
It is understood a shipment of five million AstraZeneca doses to the UK has been held up by four weeks.
Covid nearly disabled the NHS, says hospital boss
The outgoing chief executive of a London trust warns the health service needs more capacity to avoid crisis.
Why is the EU warning the UK over vaccines?
The EU threatens to block vaccine exports to the UK unless it "gets its fair share".
Brazil health service in its 'worst crisis ever'
Brazil's health service is on the brink of collapse amid a surge of coronavirus cases and deaths.
EU plans rollout of Covid travel form by summer
It will permit travel by those vaccinated, or who have tested negative or recently recovered.
European countries to resume AstraZeneca jab rollout
Germany, France, Italy and Spain will restart vaccinations after a regulator says it is "safe".
UK vaccine supply hit by India delivery delay
It is understood a shipment of five million AstraZeneca doses to the UK has been held up by four weeks.
Covid nearly disabled the NHS, says hospital boss
The outgoing chief executive of a London trust warns the health service needs more capacity to avoid crisis.
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Follow me and 'get the jab done', says PM
As Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepared to receive his first AstraZeneca vaccine dose today, he urged people to do the same.
It comes as several EU nations, including Germany and France, have pledged to continue their roll-out of the jab following their suspension of its use amid fears it caused blood clots.
Mr Johnson claimed on Thursday that the AstraZeneca jab was safe but "the thing that isn't safe is catching Covid, which is why it is so important that we all get our jabs as soon as our turn comes".
"The way to ensure this [lockdown easing] happens is to get that jab when your turn comes, so let's get the jab done," he said.
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